What's your favourite xmas food?

Van Hellseek · 21 Dec 2010 at 14:06

We all eat stuff at xmas that we wouldn't bother with for the rest of the year, since it's mostly horrible.

Sprouts, Cranberry sauce, mince pies, xmas pudding, mulled wine etc etc.

Is there any food specific to xmas that you actually like?

apeZ · 21 Dec 2010 at 14:12

I love sprouts. Don't understand all the hate, nomnom.

Parsnips are awesome too.

theukmoog · 21 Dec 2010 at 14:13

Turkey + bread sauce + sprouts + pigs-in-blankets.
Yumsk!

Guerrilla · 21 Dec 2010 at 14:14

theukmoog said:
pigs-in-blankets

Best invention ever.

Gilly · 21 Dec 2010 at 14:15

+1 for pigs in blankets :cool:

monkeyspank · 21 Dec 2010 at 14:17

pigs in blankets are amazing but I don't save them for xmas especially.
sprouts, xmas pud, mulled wine = grim

8of9 · 21 Dec 2010 at 14:17

Purple Mash Potato

If you haven't tried it, you haven't lived.

Cosimo · 21 Dec 2010 at 14:18

+5 for blankets on pigs.

Van Hellseek · 21 Dec 2010 at 14:19

Mixed nuts is another random xmas-specific food. Rarely see them for the rest of the year.

Particularly hazelnuts, walnuts and brasils.

Pestilence · 21 Dec 2010 at 14:19

Sprouts are fine if they're cooked well. Not just chucked in boiling water for a bit, in which case they are truly horrific.

randomshenans · 21 Dec 2010 at 14:22

I love a good stuffing, and pigs in blankets, standard. Erm, lots really...

Sp00n · 21 Dec 2010 at 14:23

Piggys in blankets.

gillywibble · 21 Dec 2010 at 14:24

theukmoog said:
Pigs-in-blankets.

Also, bread sauce.

Glaucus · 21 Dec 2010 at 14:24

pigs in blankets.

But bets is
turkey, stuffing, pigs in blankets, gravy, cranberry sauce, door stop sandwhiches on boxing day and a few days after that.

Not having turkey this year though

Also sprouts are pretty darn tasty. sliced and stir-fried with honey and cashewnuts, you could even chuck in some smoked bacon lardons. It's all about how to cook it and not turning it to tasteless mush.

AJK · 21 Dec 2010 at 14:25

seek said:
We all eat stuff at xmas that we wouldn't bother with for the rest of the year, since it's mostly horrible.

Why would anyone spend their holiday eating food they don't like? :-/

Van Hellseek · 21 Dec 2010 at 14:28

AJK said:
Why would anyone spend their holiday eating food they don't like? :-/

Exactly.

If people really liked xmas foods they'd eat them throughout the year, not just at xmas.

Sp00n · 21 Dec 2010 at 14:28

I eat sausages and bacon all year round, just not sausage wrapped in bacon.

We also have sprouts every sunday and if we're doing chicken then its sage and onion stuffing too.

Nivforever · 21 Dec 2010 at 14:29

chipolatas! and my grandma's stuffing

Glaucus · 21 Dec 2010 at 14:30

seek said:
Exactly.

If people really liked xmas foods they'd eat them throughout the year, not just at xmas.

expense, availability, sheer size you need to feed a lot of people, time to cook, calories.

If it wasn't for those details, I would eat Christmas food throughout the year.

Pestilence · 21 Dec 2010 at 14:33

AcidHell2 said:
Also sprouts are pretty darn tasty. sliced and stir-fried with honey and cashewnuts, you could even chuck in some smoked bacon lardons. It's all about how to cook it and not turning it to tasteless mush.

Yep, par-boil 'em for a few minutes, halve them and fry with a little honey and cashew/pine nuts with chopped bacon or panchetta.

DELISH.