We ask Liverpool: What belongs on a BBQ and what doesn't?

Fish, onions, peppers, burgers, jerk chicken, pork, sausages...

Transcript

00:00The overall barbecue and alfresco eating market in 2023 was worth just over £1.9 billion.

00:09Over the last few years, there's been a clear gastro-grilling move, the sausage to swordfish

00:14and burger to brioche evolution in the style and type of food cooked at a barbecue.

00:19So the question is, what belongs on a barbecue and what really doesn't?

00:26I don't think I'd like fish on the barbecues, not really. I like beef burgers.

00:34What belongs? Onions, peppers and chicken, pork. What doesn't? Popcorn. I eat popcorn.

00:47That's a funny question because this week I've been trying to go a bit vegan for, not

00:52overboards, but I'm surprised I have vegan chicken and it actually tastes just like chicken.

00:58So but if I'm being old school me, then definitely your meats and then a little bit of onions

01:05and spices to make things up. Maybe a bit of jerk chicken if you're going for something

01:09really good, yeah.

01:10Well, I should say beef burgers and sausage belong on a barbecue.

01:14Oh, the salads and fruit. Yeah. I'm not mentioning drinks.

01:21God, to be honest, I'm quite easily pleased when it comes to food, so not much.

01:26Despite overall slowing of the plant-based or meat-free market, vegetarian or vegan options

01:31are still increasingly in popularity on the barbie, in line with continuing trends towards

01:36a more flexitarian offer in the choice of barbecued food. It's estimated around 31%

01:42of all barbecues in 2023 contained a primary plant-based or meat-free base.

01:47As more and more people are working from home, the dynamics of after-work barbecues have changed,

01:52with around 29% of barbecues now being midweek. However,

01:56weekend barbies are still the most popular.