Are you craving potato waffles, fish fingers and baked beans? You are not alone. Stylist investigates the rise of cooking our favourite childhood dinners during lockdown.

Food ideas: How childhood dinners became a lockdown trend

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Who would have thought, in 2020, that my main source of happiness would be turkey dinosaurs, potato smiley faces and a tin of spaghetti and sausages? – Laura Kirk, podcast host

The foods we eat in childhood become associated with not just being physically nourished, but emotionally cared for – Kimberley Wilson, chartered psychologist

Maybe we’re just using The Current Situation as a welcome break from the performative side of eating, resisting the pressure to show off

At a time when we’re all feeling isolated, talking about these foods provides a familiar, shared cultural touchstone, helping us to feel more connected

Are you craving potato waffles, fish fingers and baked beans? You’re not alone. 

How childhood dinners became our favourite lockdown trend