To not want to cook turkey on Christmas Day?

[ToffeePennie]

Would you buck the trend of turkey for Christmas Day?
Person A grew up having full turkey roast dinners for Christmas Day.
Person B grew up never having a full roast on Christmas Day but would have roast lamb on Boxing Day.
Now these people are married, they need to come up with a creative solution. Their budget only allows them to afford one meat. Which would you go for turkey or lamb?

Lamb if it's just two of you.

Turkey, lamb is for Easter. Or very small amounts of each.

It’s just the couple and their children 4 and 1.
The meat will have to come from Lidl so cannot be bought by the pound.

Another meat entirely. New tradition so no one feels hard done by.

Beef

We had Duck last year. Very nice it was too. There were only two of us though.

Ham? Lots of nice christmassy ham recipes.

Personally, I love roast pork for Xmas lunch. I find Turkey horrible and dry.

There is no law, just decide between you what you'd prefer.

I had egg and chips for Xmas lunch one year.

I've never cooked a turkey in my life! I can't stand the stuff, so have always cooked something else, (sirloin) for Christmas dinner.

The only important thing is what the both of you would like to eat, not what "tradition" dictates. Why cook something foul? (sorry!)

They have goose in Lidl, not sure about aldi. Is nicer than turkey but I think still v v christmassy.

Nut roast?? We have that now as we’re now vegetarian but for my children, age 2-17, I do chicken. The older ones don’t like turkey and it’s a waste and expensive. I buy an organic special hand reared in Norfolk in a goose feather duvet type chicken. It’s around £25 but it’s the best chicken you’ve ever tasted and everybody loves it.

Whoever is cooking gets to choose this year.

Swap next year.

If cooking together, name out of a hat for this year, swap next year.

Just going to leave this here for those who don't want dry turkey: www.itv.com/thismorning/food/phil-vickerys-turkey-masterclass

We usually have a turkey and a ham, I know you said you can't afford both but that much meat lasts a few days of sandwiches or can be turned into turkey and ham pie which provides an extra meal or two which helps justify the extra cost.

I do love lamb though.

id look around at some of the other options available if you want to mix it up, aldi have some lovely xmas specials, other birds , fish etc but if its down to the two you've said turkey, turkey is a xmas meat, and im my opinion far more versatile for using in left overs the next day, lamb at this time of year not seasonal and its perfect for Easter,

I'd have dominos duck personally.

My family don’t like turkey - we have roast beef and all the trimmings on Christmas Day. Tried goose once, never again!!

I'd go for beef!

Chicken.

Chicken. Turkey is rank.

Turkey is vile IMO so we're having chicken and will also buy half Chinese crispy duck which is lovely with gravy and roasties and all the trimmings.

I second the nut roast idea - if money is an issue this will be cheaper (and tastier)

Come to the US. Most Americans don't have turkey for Christmas, having just had a big turkey dinner for Thanksgiving. We almost always have ham for Christmas or sometimes roast beef.

For that few people, I’d roast a large chicken with all the traditional trimmings - at a third of the cost, and then make chicken & veg soup from the carcass on Boxing Day.

Lamb roast is for Easter, Turkey for Christmas.

If they grew up with that then keep it as person b doesn't sound very bothered either way.

Duck or goose, both are lovely and definetly special meals!

We'll be having normal turkey and beef Christmas dinner at the in-laws, then will cook ourselves a goose tea at some point over the festive period, just because we love cooking and enjoy goose or duck!