Which Christmas Dishes Are Australians Most Keen To Make?
Which Christmas Dishes Are Australians Most Keen To Make?
To answer this question, we studied search engine data surrounding what dishes Australians wanted information on "how to" prepare in the lead up to and around Christmas - here are the results.
To answer this question, we studied search engine data surrounding what dishes Australians wanted information on "how to" prepare in the lead up to and around Christmas - here are the results.
Turkey & Ham Are The Winners!
Perhaps unsurprisingly, turkey and ham enjoyed the biggest spike in searches for December, with searches for "how to" prepare both dishes increasing more than 2700% during the lead up to Christmas. Between the two types of meat, turkey is the leader with a search interest spike more than double that of ham.
This could be because the iconic holiday turkey is more traditional in the United States, and thus Australians need instruction on how to prepare it for their own Christmas gatherings.
The other top contenders were trifle, pavlova, gingerbread, and eggnog.
This could be because the iconic holiday turkey is more traditional in the United States, and thus Australians need instruction on how to prepare it for their own Christmas gatherings.
The other top contenders were trifle, pavlova, gingerbread, and eggnog.
Search Increases for Festive Dishes Over Christmas
The chart below shows the percentage by which searches for different festive dishes increased during the Christmas period, compared with their average monthly searches over 12 months.
Australians Rush To Prepare Their Christmas Dishes
The data we found reveals that interest in "how to" prepare different Christmas dishes seems to start increasing around 2 weeks before the holiday, no doubt reflecting research by those planning ahead for their Christmas gatherings. However, the biggest overall spike occurs during the week of Christmas. This isn't suprising since most people tend not to think about holiday food preparation until the week of the gathering. The charts below represent spikes in search interest during the week of Christmas 2019.
State By State - Which Festive Dishes Had The Biggest Increase In Search Interest?
The map below highlights which states had the largest percentage increase in search interest for different festive dishes over the Christmas period. New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia all share pavlova as the dish with the biggest spike in search interest. Turkey and ham have the biggest spike in searches in Tasmania and Queensland, respectively.
