A recent study by UK diners’ club, Gourmet Socity, has found the staple of the traditional Sunday roast, beat Eccles Cakes, the Lancashire hotpot and Cheddar cheese to win the title of the nation’s favourite.

Matt Turner, CEO of Gourmet Society, said: “Brits are spoilt for choice when it comes to trying regional dishes from around the UK, so it’s nice to see that plenty of regions are still sticking to their roots and backing their local dish.

“I often eat all over the country when working, but there is certainly nothing better than coming back to Yorkshire to enjoy a proper Yorkshire pudding with a Sunday Roast. We can understand why it has been voted Britain’s favourite, but it is nice to see a range of dishes from every part of the UK appearing in the top five.”

The top five favourite regional dishes are Yorkshire pudding, Cornish pasties, Devon cream tea, Bakewell tart and Cheddar cheese.

Despite haggis being the most well-known regional dish, with 73% having heard of it, it’s also the nation’s least favourite regional dish – 15% of people voted the dish, which consists of sheep’s pluck (heart, liver and lungs) as their least favourite. The East End’s jellied eels came a close second, with 13% voting it as their least favourite.

Despite Yorkshire puddings being the overall winner, the survey found that many people are still loyal to the dish of their hometown. Over a quarter of people in Belfast voted Irish soda bread as their favourite, while 37% of Scots living in Glasgow voted theirs as haggis.

There are some places in the UK, however, that are not as vocal about or proud of their regional dish – because they do not know what it is. Those topping this list are Southampton (33%), Nottingham (30%), Sussex (29%) and London (27%).