It's well known by now that the mere mention of what Chinese dishes to order can tear families apart, turn friends against each other and lead to major arguments between couples.
Whether your go-to is a hearty chow mein, tangy lemon chicken or szechuan pork accompanied by heaps of egg fried rice, ordering the perfect Chinese meal for an evening in, is a serious, almost sacred business.
To mark the Chinese New Year today, Deliveroo has looked back at Belfast’s eating habits when it comes to ordering Chinese food.
According to the food delivery company, last year Belfast ordered the third most Chinese food per person compared to any other city in the UK - just behind Aberdeen, who was crowned Britain’s biggest Chinese orderers in 2019, and Portsmouth in second place.
A lookback at Deliveroo ordering data from 2019 shows that the dish most likely to be ordered by Belfast locals is Chicken Balls, with our city ordering enough portions to fill three city buses!
They've also broken down the orders by restaurant, so that you can see where's the most popular place to get your Chinese food from.
If you fancy staying in this Saturday with a takeaway to celebrate Chinese New Year, take a look at Deliveroo’s most popular Chinese dishes being ordered in Belfast right now:
1 Salt n Spicy Chicken from Wok N Stix
2 Chicken Balls from Wok-A-Moley
3 Sweet & Sour Cantonese Style Chicken from Welcome Chinese Takeaway
4 Braised Pork Belly Cantonese Style from Welcome 88
5 Green Milk Tea with Pearls from A Nice Sip
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