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Three-quarters of people do not know how to boil an egg, according to a poll.
Asked how long it would take to soft boil an egg, 70% said three minutes or less, which would leave the white runny and raw, the ICM poll for The Guardian found.
Four per cent thought 6 to 10 minutes, which would result in a hard yolk.
The correct answer is four to five minutes, which was the response given by 25% of those asked.
The poll also found that 82% of those asked want food adverts aimed at children to be banned or regulated more tightly and 79% thought food manufacturers were irresponsible.
A total of 45% were worried about how healthy their food is. That percentage rose to 52% among those with children aged 11 to 18.
ICM interviewed a random sample of 1,006 adults aged 18 and above by telephone between April 25 and 28.
Asked how long it would take to soft boil an egg, 70% said three minutes or less, which would leave the white runny and raw, the ICM poll for The Guardian found.
Four per cent thought 6 to 10 minutes, which would result in a hard yolk.
The correct answer is four to five minutes, which was the response given by 25% of those asked.
The poll also found that 82% of those asked want food adverts aimed at children to be banned or regulated more tightly and 79% thought food manufacturers were irresponsible.
A total of 45% were worried about how healthy their food is. That percentage rose to 52% among those with children aged 11 to 18.
ICM interviewed a random sample of 1,006 adults aged 18 and above by telephone between April 25 and 28.