Valentine's is here, be prepared
Photo by It's the most romantic day of the year and if you're gearing up for a dinner date this evening, it helps to be prepared.
Whether you're cooking for your other half, or heading to a restaurant, it's probably best not to take risks with a food that could ruin your evening in one way or another.
A poll of 2,000 adults found spaghetti dishes, ribs and corn on the cob are the top foods dates avoid at all costs, along with oysters, usually dubbed the food of love, and noodles.
Just a fifth of adults would feel comfortable eating messy foods like spaghetti and noodles on a date, with seven in 10 believing there is a fine art to eating them politely.
As a result, almost four in 10 consider how hard a food will be to eat before choosing a meal to eat or cook, while 28 per cent assess whether it will get stuck in their teeth.
And almost seven in 10 believe it is important to select the least messy food possible on a first date
TOP 20 FOODS TO AVOID ON A FIRST DATE
1. A spicy curry
2. A spaghetti dish
3. Ribs
4. Corn on the cob
5. Oysters
6. A noodle dish
7. Chicken wings
8. Sushi
9. Seafood
10. Fajitas
11. A burger
12. Sausage and mash
13. Fish and chips
14. Burrito
15. Soup
16. Pizza
17. Rice dishes
18. Tacos
19. A roast dinner
20. Stew
