Pasta, a French passion! Which ones do you love?

Eight out of ten French people eat pasta regularly. But why is it so popular?

Even more pasta during the pandemic

According to a study recently published by YouGov, seven out of ten French people eat pasta at least once a week (70%). 36% even say they eat it more than once a week. And this passion is not about to erode: nearly half of Millennials (49%) even eat it several times a week.

Of course, the lockdown also came along, to the great delight of pasta makers: 28% of French people say they ate more pasta than usual during this period. A simple and practical solution, which allows you not to return to the nearest supermarket too often during the pandemic.

Spaghetti, stars of the plates

According to statistics published last year by Statista, 80% of French people regularly eat pasta. A figure to be compared with the country that is the world’s largest consumer, Italy (83%). If we are to believe the study carried out by YouGov, 41% of French people have opted more for pasta in order to limit their spending.

It must be said that their relatively reasonable price makes them a meal of choice to spend less for 18-34 year olds, tight budget obliges. But what pasta do we eat the most? Everyone has their favorite shape. The favorite shape in France: spaghetti, far ahead of penne, fusilli, tagliatelle and farfalle. It must be said that pasta goes with (almost) all recipes.

The “gluten-free” pasta market

The demand for gluten-free products is growing, the supply of gluten-free pasta remains insufficient according to 28% of the population (35% of Millennials). Moreover, 75% of French people say they have never eaten gluten-free pasta. If 1 in 2 people do not see the point, 30% of French people have simply never had the opportunity to consume it and 12% fear the taste of gluten-free pasta, and 12% consider that its price is too high.