Which one Christmas food are you looking forward to?

[pokemon_master]

Shortbread. I haven't had any since last january, and in fact Christmas time last year I got back into them! I loved and loved to eat them. But one day I got bored and haven't eaten one in a while. So looking forward to our relatives coming round so I can get some gingerbread, even if my cousins are annoying!!

I like Christmas Dinner too although I am always stuck on the kiddie table with my cousin.. Now that Christmas is around our house I am determined not to be stuck with him! Even if that means sticking with my Auntie which is more annoying then they are!! But alas, it's christmas time. The one time of year you have to put up with them..

 

[MrsJobba1]

I love roasting chestnuts and eating them while their warm

mmmmmmmmmmm

 

[fizz13]

I love the Guerlain chocolate sea shells, and we only get a box at Xmas, they are a real treat for me

 

[wils]

I'm putting After Eights on the shopping list! I also love Turkey and stuffing and bread sauce - don't think my MIL usually does the bread sauce. That's it - I'm cooking chicken or turkey and the rest New Year's Day!

 

[KayleeUK]

Don't fancy those at all ~ In my mind milk chocolate and mint just don't go together

But it would be rude not to try them

 

[wideeyes]

not a food item however I am looking forward to a drink of baileys. We only have it at christmas.

Also like trying the different cheeses rather than the chedder we have all year round.

 

[mandymouse]

not a food item however I am looking forward to a drink of baileys. We only have it at christmas.

Mmmm, me too. Have you tried the Bailey's chocolates ? They're lovely

 

[wideeyes]

Mmmm, me too. Have you tried the Bailey's chocolates ? They're lovely

no, will have to get some of them. sound nice.

 

[UKDEB]

This thread's got me thinking - there are certain things which used to be for 'Christmas only' which we can get all year round these days. That's both good and bad. Dates spring to mind. My Gran always had a box of 'Eat Me' dates at Christmas. These days I get the gorgeous medjool dates, but they're not 'special' - I can have them any time. The same goes for shell-on nuts. Other reminders of Christmases past are Apricot and Cherry Brandy, Snowballs, New Berry Fruits, liquor chocolates, turkish delight, home-boiled ham, my Mum's mince pies and sausage rolls - making them was always a Christmas Eve tradition. Oh, and licking clean the Christmas cake bowl!

The answer to the question, for me, has to be turkey. In this country turkeys are primarily bred for Christmas. Other than the foil tray breast roasts and Bernard Mathews reconstituted turkey burgers, we don't really have turkey in the UK other than at Christmas. I also love bread sauce and, because it would never occur to me to have it with anything other than turkey, it's a once-a-year treat.

 

[florida sun]

Gosh Deb, that brought back a few memories for me as well then, my grandmother always had dates for Christmas, and My mum always bought a bag of mixed nuts with the shells on and a new nutcracker every year as my dad would always end up breaking it. Also another thing we used to have a lot of in our house was Snowballs, that advocaat yellow stuff.

 

[Ware Bears]

Turkish Delight for me

 

[Goofyish]

Cold turkey sandwiches

 

[Booknut]

What are After Eights?

After Eights are God's gift to me They are the most delicious dark chocolate mints in the world and are partly the reason that my behind is so huge!!!

I'm mostly looking forward to yummy brussel sprouts (which i'm cooking this year with grilled pancetta and shallots) and christmas pudding with custard. Those are probably the only two things I only eat around Christmas time!

I hope you all have a wonderful delicious Christmas meal!!!

 

[Funniebunny]

I love After Eights, have you tried the new After Eight Bags?, and a huge tin of Quality Streets. It's not christmas without chocolate

 

[Booknut]

Abso'bloomin'lutely!!!!

Those After Eights in the individual packets are just the naughtiest things, I love them!

 

[carolfoy]

I had a snowball last night it was in a fit of abigails-party-style nostalgia! yum, I'd forgotton how nice they are.
I agree with the shell on nuts though, and dates were always xmas-only fodder. My dad used to crack the nuts using just his bare hands - It was his party trick

 

[Booknut]

What does a snowball taste like?? I remember them from The Royle Family's Christmas specials, they seem to love drinking snowballs Is it kind of like egg nog?

 

[UKDEB]

I love After Eights, have you tried the new After Eight Bags?

I've looked at them, but what makes After Eights, IMHO, is that they're wafer thin (or 'waffer' as we like to say in our house ). I will admit to quite liking the white chocolate ones and I have bought a box of the new milk chocolate ones this year, but not opened them yet.

 

[UKDEB]

What does a snowball taste like?? I remember them from The Royle Family's Christmas specials, they seem to love drinking snowballs Is it kind of like egg nog?

They're Advocaat (which is made with egg yolks) mixed with lemonade. I could probably force one down for nostalgia's sake.

 

[Booknut]

Is it something you only have at Christmas then? I might buy a small bottle of advocaat and try one this weekend!