What with the credit crunch hitting home people are looking to new cheaper forms of indulgence than hitting the restaurants for some feel good food.
Step into the world of the budget takeaway, these days offers in takeaways are getting ridiculous. Admittedly Donner kebab is not my idea of fine dining, however when its offered complete with freshly made naan bread and a choice of dips and salad its hard to walk on by when the asking price is 99p Yes that’s a kebab with a chilli pepper for 99p.
What’s the biggest success story of the recession so far? Greggs, the bakers. Reporting record sales since they began trading in a shop in Newcastle. as people look to a little bit of comfort food to give them a lift in these dark and depressing economic times.
So shop around, you’re not going to get fine dining, for a pound, but don’t discount the takeaway, it’s a staple of the British diet, and it can still come up with the goods.