Pizzas beat Indian curry meals in Britain

Last year, about 466 million pizzas were sold as compared to 191 million curries, The Sun reported Monday. There are about 12,700 restaurants that serve the Italian dish while there are 12,000 Indian eateries and 10,500 fish and chip shops in Britain.

Over 90 percent of Britons now eat pizza at least once a week. Pizza sales have gone up as they are fast, fit in with busy lives and with TV viewing, say experts.

Tesco pizza buyer Adam Chadwick was quoted as saying: "It's the ultimate TV dinner and good for sharing. And it doesn't get in the way of watching the action." The top pizza flavours include margherita, pepperoni, cheese feast, giuseppe, ham, mushroom & mascarpone, BBQ chicken, chicken & bacon as well as bacon & mushroom.