Every so often I get asked some questions by Yougov. And at the moment I'm filling in a survey for them which has asked the question "Which is your favourite type of cuisine?"

Though the choices offered were wide-ranging – Caribbean, Turkish, Chinese, Mexican, British, Spanish, Vegetarian, Japanese, American, Malaysian, Lebanese, Indian, Persian, Greek, Thai, French, South American, Italian and Other – the very concept of selecting just one to represent my tastes is an impossible task; all have their esteemed place in my choices.

In the end I selected Japanese, through my love of sashimi, but I'll likely have Thai tonight and an Indian tomorrow …