Taste Test: Caitriona Redmond reviews the best supermarket Christmas food
Caitriona Redmond. Picture: Emily Quinn
While I might argue that mince pies are for 365 days of the year, not just for Christmas, there’s a select number of food items that only appear in supermarkets when the Hallowe’en decorations have been put away. They have long shelf lives and can be bought earlier in the Christmas shopping season, then put away to enjoy on the day itself.
I’m a competent cook who enjoys baking and preparing for big celebrations. However, after testing the offering from six large supermarkets this year I am about to change my spots and maybe buy a few of these products to save me time and money in the kitchen. Some are good enough to pass off as homemade by my fair hands and others are just so beautifully presented that they will make the perfect gifts for friends and family.
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