Brit kids have eaten curry by five, mussels by six – and sushi by the age of seven

Modern British kids have eaten curry by the age of five, mussels by the age of six – and sushi by the age of seven, according to a new poll.

New research of UK parents has revealed a list of foods school children eat today, which their parents had never even HEARD of when they were young.

The study revealed a generational shift in what today’s children will eat, with the average youngster trying things their parents didn’t try until they were well into adulthood – such as chillies, squid, Pad Thai and edamame beans.

According to the poll, one in ten children under ten have tried an oyster – with hummus, bao buns from China, Japanese katsu curry and Mexican quesadillas among a list of world foods parents never tried as a youngster, but that their children regularly enjoy.

Of the 1,500 parents who took part in the study by Giraffe World Kitchen, a third said their children were adventurous when it came to their culinary tastes and half said ‘they will try most things.’

In fact, 41 percent said their children will happily try foods that they wouldn’t be overly keen to try themselves.

Unsurprisingly, 27 percent said their kids can competently use chopsticks, and one in five mums and dads said there was competition in their social group over whose children were the most adventurous with food.