The nation's favourite school lunch? A roast dinner followed by sponge pudding and custard. (See our 'favourite school dinners' gallery here.)
So says the Local Authority Caterers Association, anyway. It asked more than 3,000 people to vote for their school canteen grub of choice from 12 main courses and 12 puddings.
But hang on a second, I don't remember roasts – or even sausage, mash and onion gravy (the second choice). Hell, I didn't even get lasagne and garlic bread – the third choice – either. There was custard, but no apple crumble with it – the second "favourite" pudding – and no strawberry cheesecake (the third top pudding).
We had purple or pink pop and chips, sausage rolls or peas. And that was on a good day. Mostly it was even worse. Chicken curry came with a thick layer of oil on top, while pudding was usually a watery, tasteless jelly. Far from having feelings of nostalgia for my school canteen, I want to retch when I remember its smell.
What do you think? Did you have a favourite dish – or did you hate it all?
