Maltese least likely to eat fish at home among EU countries

Despite being an island smack in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, the Maltese are less likely to eat fish at home than citizens of other European Union countries. A Eurobarometer survey showed how 57% of Maltese said they ate fish at home at least once a month. This might not seem as a considerably low percentage, but the European average racked up to 65% by comparison. Malta, in fact, had the 8th lowest proportion of respondents who said they enjoyed a home-cooked fish meal once a month.

Even Cyprus, an island neighbour, registered an identical 57%, followed by the likes of Poland, Austria, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Romania and Hungary. 19% of Maltese said they eat fish less than once a month, with 32% saying they had fish between one and three times a month. 19%, which is quite a large percentage, said they never had fish, compared to the EU average of 11%. The survey also reported how eating fish correlated to socioeconomic status, with those who report financial issues reported lowest fish consumption rate.#MaltaDaily

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