The data revealed that rigatoni was ranked as the UK’s favourite pasta dish with over 40,000 monthly searches, closely followed by lasagne, orzo and tagliatelle, all with over 33,000 average monthly searches. Elsewhere spaghetti received 27,100 searches, linguine got 22,200 and cannelloni had 18,100.
HelloFresh’s research also revealed the top queries when it comes to the pasta dishes Brits are cooking. ‘Rigatoni vodka’ experienced a 'breakout spike' in searches since the start of October 2022.
Mimi Morley, HelloFresh recipe development manager, said: “We know pasta is a popular meal here in the UK, and it’s no surprise that rigatoni was high on the list. This warm, hearty dish is perfect for families and those wanting to batch make meals to last a few nights. Our data shows that people are certainly experimenting with flavours in rigatoni. With searches for different ingredients growing in popularity.”