Where do they carry out these surveys?? And what age group are they surveying, students on a campus?? And Raymond Blanc should know better as should all other Frenchies who criticise the way we eat. My husband is Dutch, they live on cheese, alcohol and coronaries, but we don't hear about it in the papers. My husband believes that every child is fat, everybody in England except us eats rubbish and takeaways because he is gullible enough to believe what is said in these surveys and the newspapers.

I think all those nutters that are stuffing their kids until they are fat enough to appear in the newpapers are a set-up, to run this country down even further in the estimation of other countries.

Christine, Hayes, England

Mr Smith in what way is Giles Coren's assertion nonsense? If you can only cook four things then you either have a very dull culinary repertoire if you find eating the same four things regularly, interesting or like he says 'they are probably all rubbish' no one who could cook anything interesting wouldn't cook the same four things.
It isn't difficult to cook different meals and the people who can't are either too scared to try or have such a boring culinary reportoire that they find the same four meals truly interesting. To those I say open a cook book, you'll be surprised what you'll find you can cook if you try.

Visitor, London,

I can cook four things very well.

Steph, London,

Might I suggest that those of us who like to cook - and are happy to try new recipes out regularly - are unlikely to be completing a survey for a brand of ready made sauces!
I'm not an exception weither as quite a few of my friends like to cook and I prefer to try new things - I think I've made spag bol once inthat last 6 weeks!

Janet, Bristol,

More people should lern to cook as children. I was taught by my dad from a very young age and now i cook most meals from scratch, although i must admit the first dish i learnt was Spaghetti Bolognese. As for the insinuation that a roast is boring i beg to differ, if you are willing to experiment then a roast can be as exciting as anything a professional chef cold come up with. I think these people who can only cook pasta and sauce need to stob being so unadventurous and open up to their eyes to that cookery book perhaps bought on a wim 4 years earlier - you may surpise yourself.

Rebecca, worcester, UK

Giles Coren's assertion that "if you can only cook four things, it's fair to say that are are probably all rubbish" is foodie nonsense. Many people have a small but toothsome culinary repertoire. Giles Coren, poor fellow, clearly moves in the wrong circles.

David Smith, Thurso, UK