The best Christmas party food and drinks – tested by Ed Gamble | Christmas food and drink
Tesco Finest Christmas Pudding Flavour Crisps
150g, £1.25, tesco.com
Christmassy – a flavour you don’t normally taste on a crisp: cinnamon or cloves. The surprise was not welcome. I’m not sure I like them but let’s not assume I wouldn’t eat the whole packet.
★★
M&S Christmas Turkey Feast Snack Combo Mix
150g, £1.65, marksandspencer.com
A more regular flavour. Pretty delicious, but I’m not into all these different shapes. This wheel worries me, it feels like a child’s crisp.
★★★
Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Croquette Monsieur Bites
£5.50 for 10, sainsburys.co.uk
Salt, meat and a cheesy surprise in the middle. If I went to a party that had these, I’d stand by the oven so I could eat them all first from the hot tray.
★★★★
Waitrose Christmas King Prawn Katsu Curry Melts
£7 for 12 (260g), waitrose.com
A breaded bauble. I like the curry in the middle. The prawny business is a little bit dry, but flavour is good.
★★★
Tesco Vegetable Samosas
£1.25 for 12, tesco.com
A good samosa. Little bit of spice. It’s not changing the world but it’s nice to have it. When things are more spiced, you can rely on some people at a party to not like that. So you can guarantee you’ll get five or six of these.
★★★
Tesco Finest Lobster Mac & Cheese Pots
£4.50 for 8, tesco.com
I love these and I will go through them. Then you realise, if you’re having nibbles, you’ve already eaten a bowl of pasta. That’s no bad thing. I’m taking a star off because you need a spoon.
★★★★
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Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Crab Thermidor Crumpets
£6 for 10, sainsburys.co.uk
I’m seeing crumpet and I’m liking what I’m seeing. Mmm, a crabby pizza crumpet. Love the crab. Love the tomato flavour. Little bit of cheese. This is a real treat.
★★★★★
Extra Special Smoked Salmon Blinis With Truffle & Dill Flavour Soft Cheese
£6 for 8, 240g, asda.com
A classic little blini bad boy. I like the cream cheese – dilly as all hell. The blini is a…
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