Most Brits Secretly Hate Mom’s Home-Cooked Meals, Study Finds

A new study conducted by Food Network has found that almost half of the Brits are secretly fed up with their mother's cooking. Some said that it is too repetitive.

The Mirror reported that the said study was conducted to explore Britain's culinary code of conduct. Study results showed that almost one-half of the respondents silently disliked their mother's home-cooked meals.

While most of the respondents are bored with their mother's prepared meals, the survey also discovered that almost 50 percent of them considered their father's cooking as the worst because it is often overcooked or burnt. On the other hand, almost 25 percent of the people questioned said they prefer eating their partner's home-cooked meals over their parents'.

"There's obviously a light-hearted theme to the survey but the findings are also illustrative of the changing food landscape in the UK," said Kevin Dickie of Food Network. "There is a generation of food lovers whose expectations are high and who constantly want to be exploring new recipes and new food ideas."

The results of the recent study were a bit surprising considering that surveys in the past have showed that a mom's home-cooking is more preferable. According to Huffington Post, a survey conducted by Food Network in 2012 revealed that more than 50 percent of British men prefer their mother's cooking over their partner's.

Respondents said that a mom's cooking is preferable because it is "more hearty and traditional." They reasoned out that their mothers took extra time and effort in preparing the dishes, compared to their wives or girlfriends who are more accustomed to serving frozen or pre-made food.

Debates about home-cooked meals being associated with "good mothering" have spurred in the past years. PBS reported that a study by a team of researchers at North Carolina State University in 2014 showed that home-cooking has disproportionately burdened mothers. The researchers discovered that idealizing home-cooked meals pressures and stresses mothers who lacked time and money.