One in six British women struggles to crack the art of cooking, a survey revealed today. More than half said their husband is a better cook.

今日发布的一项调查显示，六分之一的英国女性厨艺不精，超过半数的英国女性说她们的丈夫做饭比自己做得好。

The poll of 2,000 men and women commissioned（委任） by the Good Food channel found that the typical female can cook only seven dishes from scratch（从头开始） .

More than one in five women struggles with a basic curry¹（咖喱粉） , one in six cannot bake a cake and one in ten has never cooked a roast.

One in 20 even messes up boiling an egg or preparing a cooked breakfast.

Around half admitted that their mothers would have easily fixed² up any of those dishes.

One in ten women can cook fewer than three meals without looking at a recipe（食谱，处方） book or asking for help.

Eight in ten admitted cooking the same dishes over and over again. Fussy³ children, hectic⁴ lifestyles and keeping costs down were blamed for them being ‘stuck in a rut’.

Good Food spokesman Roopa Gulati said: ‘The research shows how busy lifestyles and a lack of culinary（厨房的） know-how⁵ are impacting on the dishes we feel confident to cook.

‘Everyone is increasingly pushed for time, and women in particular are finding it harder than ever to balance work and home lives.

‘Many are resorting to quick fixes in the kitchen, rather than cooking from scratch.’