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FTB’S FAST FOOD
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The festive season is a time for gifts, seeing family, Christmas trees and Father Christmas. But, for many people, the most important part of Christmas is definitely the food and drink. It seems that the selection of Christmas food and drink is becoming ever more puzzling, with so much variety on offer. FTB has tried and tested the premium selections from the UK’s top supermarkets to make sure that you choose the very best and ensure that this Christmas is a real cracker TESCO
Although probably created with children in mind, this
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finest* rainbow Gyoza selection; £4
M&S
Percy Pig Pigloo; £15
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pudding will have the whole family coming back for
This selection of gyozas isn't exactly a traditional
a second piece. A gloriously moist cake made with
Christmas canape, but these are a real must if you want
Madeira sponge, Percy Pig sweet-flavour buttercream and
to put a smile on your guests' faces. Not only do they
fruity jam, it has some surprise piggy goodies inside the
look the part, with a fantastic array of different colours,
edible smash dome in the form of Percy Pig sweets, small
but the taste is just as good, with a variety of tasty fillings
fudge pieces and mini marshmallows. What more could
including vegetable, prawns and chicken. The range
you ask for? The Percy Pig phenomenon doesn’t seem to
of different textures also works really well, with more
be slowing down any time soon!
traditional softer options as well as some battered ones. It really does not matter which one of these delicious
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morsels you go for – you won’t be disappointed.
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LAKELAND
BEST CHRISTMAS CRACKERS
6 Lakeland Gingerbread Bowling Crackers; £19.99 These festive Gingerbread Bowling Christmas crackers
are the perfect addition to your Yuletide dinner table. Each candy cane-festooned cracker contains an adorable wooden gingerbread person bowling pin, as well as the usual hat, joke, and snap, so you can play a bit of festive bowling between courses. The set includes a stripy bowling alley, felt board and a red and white bowling ball. So once you’ve pulled your crackers, set up the six pins at one end of the board and then get ready to score a strike! TESCO
finest* Medium British free-range Narragansett turkey; between £40-£52.50
TESCO
finest* Premier Cru Brut Champagne; £21
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Roast turkey is the centrepiece of any festive
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dinner table. There’s nothing worse than a dry and
If you want to get the
flavourless turkey, especially when it’s the one thing
party started, nothing works better than
you’ve been looking forward to all December, but this
a great bottle of bubbly and Tesco’s Cru Brut
one from Tesco will not disappoint. Reared in East
Champagne will do the trick nicely. A crisp and
Anglia, these turkeys have freedom to roam and forage
dry Champagne, with flavours of citrus, green
in lush, enriched pastures, expressing natural behaviour
apple and brioche, it has been aged extra-long
as they would do in the wild. Traditional farming
in the bottle. Great served with canapes or by
methods, their environment and a varied, nutritious diet,
itself, you are sure to enjoy a glass or two as
make the meat full flavoured and naturally self-basting,
you celebrate the most wonderful time of the
BEST PR
OSECCO
so it stays
TESCO
SAINSBURY’S
finest* Prosecco Doc; £8
5 Yule pups; £2.20
Christmas time and some fabulous festive fizz seems
Even a cup of tea at Christmas time needs a
to go hand-in-hand. This excellent prosecco is elegant
tasty chocolate treat to go with it. These yule
and smooth, with a lingering finish, full of citrus and
pups continue the nation’s craze for man’s best
pear flavours with peach blossom aromas. A glass on
friend, with rolls made from a light chocolate
its own works as a great party sipper, but this prosecco
sponge cake rolled in an indulgent vanilla filling
really comes to life when paired with a salmon starter or
and covered with a smooth milk chocolate. The jolly
canape where the flavours match up superbly. These are
pups are then decorated with festive sprinkles and a
great value bubbles that taste a lot more expensive than
sweet little dog face to add cheer to your Christmas
the price suggests.
spread. Almost too cute to eat!
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wonderfully succulent as it cooks.
year this Christmas with your friends and family.
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