Revealed: The unexpected foods Brits won't fly without this summer

Sometimes when travelling overseas a little home comfort is needed, whether that's in the form of clothing or a favourite blanket.

But some tourists can't seem to jet off without certain food items – and many of the choice are unexpected.

Millions of Brits have been heading off on holiday this summer, and their cases might be full of a range of snacks and even beverages from home.

An analysis of 10,000 UK Google searches from travellers asking if they could bring certain foods and drinks on planes, or through airport security, revealed what tourists leaving the UK want to bring with them.

Several nostalgic British staples cropped up, though they are surprising items to take abroad.

Chocolate topped the list, with 840 monthly searches about taking it overseas.

Though other, far more unusual, items cropped up too, including mince pies, which placed seventh.

It appears that Brits can't leave the classic Christmas staple behind, as 40 monthly searches were made about the festive treat.

Jelly came eighth and is apparently an essential sweet treat for many travellers, racking up 30 monthly searches, according to the analysis by UK grocery exporters, Britsuperstore.

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Forget trying the local cuisine, gravy granules was the ninth most searched for food item, with 10 enquiries Googled.

While another strange snack - pork pies - came tenth and had ten searches.

Other, more understandable enquiries that appeared on the list include tea, with 740 Googles, and crisps with 330.

Biscuits was also researched 220 times, as well as cheese which cropped up in 400 searches.

Meanwhile, KPMG found the cost-of-living crisis was also impacting the food habits of British tourists abroad.

The research revealed 75% of travellers try to cut costs and 19% choose self-catering accommodation to do so.

Elsewhere, Barclays found 71% of consumers purchase more products that were 'Made in Britain'.

While 40% look for UK-made alternatives to items they usually buy from abroad, suggesting people are staying loyal to British products even when travelling, and are cost-conscious at the same time.

Brits are bringing other wild items on holiday with them, too, including air fryers.

One in five have said they’ve taken their favourite appliance for a trip abroad, according to AO.

To address the market, AO have even released a new air fryer suitcase to transport the beloved cooker to a hot and sunny destination.