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Be completely honest-which would you rather eat?

205 replies

Shouldigonontraditional · 15/12/2021 00:10

The Christmas dinner or the steak, chips and onion rings. Straight of the bat, which is more appealing?

To me it’s the steak..wondering whether to break with tradition and have this on Christmas Day, first time in my 44 years on earth. Don’t know why that feels so weird fo do! Don’t even like Christmas dinner that much, do you?

I could even go Mexican or curry 😋 all nicer than the Christmas meal

Be completely honest-which would you rather eat?
Be completely honest-which would you rather eat?
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xprincessxjanetx · 15/12/2021 01:38

I would enjoy the steak meal more but I am too used to tradition so would have the christmas dinner anyway lol

TheLeadbetterLife · 15/12/2021 01:43

Steak and chips is a perfect meal, but so is Christmas dinner and I look forward to it all year. I genuinely love it. I’m a bloody good cook though, no dry turkey here. My mouth just started watering thinking about it…

BarbaraofSeville · 15/12/2021 06:29

Between those two, I'd pick the roast dinner, but neither would be my first choice.

But that doesn't matter to you. If you want steak and chips for your Christmas dinner, have that, it's obvious it's a more special/treaty meal to you and that's what counts. Don't have something you won't really enjoy because it's traditional. That's mad.

Ajl46 · 15/12/2021 06:32

On Christmas Day / during the festive period I'd rather have traditional turkey & all the trimmings. I can (& do!) enjoy a steak during the other 51 weeks of the year.

DockOTheBay · 15/12/2021 06:32

We have rare rib of beef for Christmas lunch so sort of the best of both!

SausageDogMum73 · 15/12/2021 06:36

On Christmas Day it would be the Christmas dinner on any other day it would be the steak

ChristmasRobins · 15/12/2021 06:38

I’d have Christmas dinner, although only at Christmas. Have whatever you like.

SickAndTiredAgain · 15/12/2021 06:46

Steak.

But if you don’t like turkey, don’t have it at Christmas. We have duck instead.

drpet49 · 15/12/2021 06:49

Steak but I’d rather have a curry

pilates · 15/12/2021 06:50

Christmas dinner for me always

ThinWomansBrain · 15/12/2021 06:53

pigs in blangets, turkey, roast potatoes, stuffing, yorkshire pudding, thick gravy, home made cranberry sauce, lots of vegetables.

Having venison on christmas day - will cranberry sauce still go?

FrankGrillosWrist · 15/12/2021 06:53

I love a proper cooked dinner as I call it, I was bought up on them, but I also love a steak too. Although if I’m home at Christmas I usually cook lamb. But in saying that I leave the country to get away from it all, so I could well be having absolutely anything for dinner. You can have Christmas dinner any day you like, don’t know what all the fuss is about. Unless everyone lives on micro meals.

YourenutsmiLord · 15/12/2021 06:56

Christmas Dinner - with all it's veg and gravy.
I eat steaks in the summer but I find oven chips pretty cardboardy now.

YanTanTetheraPetheraPimp · 15/12/2021 06:57

Steak definitely unless I can have cold turkey, chips and coleslaw.
I really dislike Christmas dinner, I hate all the cooking faff. I only do it because DH likes it.

Sleepyquest · 15/12/2021 07:22

I really dislike Christmas dinner. Everyone thinks I'm mad. I've found my people!

Footprintsinthegrass · 15/12/2021 07:25

Definitely the Christmas Dinner.

We have steak most weeks though, we also have a roast most weeks but Christmas Dinner is a bit more special

Thatsplentyjack · 15/12/2021 07:25

Christmas Dinner for me.
Pil always have steak on Christmas day.

maddening · 15/12/2021 07:30

My husband loves loves loves a roast, I am veggie.

He cooks, he does him and ds a roast/cheistmas dinner and me my fave pasta dish.

TheChild · 15/12/2021 07:33

If you swap the steak for steak and ale pie with shortcrust pastry, chuck on approx 4 dozen pigs in blankets and a few stuffing balls and you've got yourself a winner 🤤

backtolifebacktoreality · 15/12/2021 07:33

I'd sooner have Christmas lunch as steak is something you can have any day. I know you can have Christmas lunch any day but there's a lot involved and it's not something I could be bothered to do any other time of the year!!

dworky · 15/12/2021 07:33

Christmas dinner for me but only because I don't have roasts at any other time. Never the steak - looks vile to me.

AuntieMarys · 15/12/2021 07:35

I've never made a Xmas dinner and I'm in my 60s. We go out and eat Mediterranean/ Turkish.

Whitney168 · 15/12/2021 07:35

@Luredbyapomegranate

I love Christmas dinner, with all trimmings, wouldn’t want to have anything else - and then cold cuts on Boxing Day with fresh roasties..

Adore a great steak also, but not on the 25th, no hoho.

This, got to have the leftovers too!

Anyone who thinks roast turkey is dry and tasteless needs to learn to cook better LOL, our Christmas dinner is fabulous.

mogsrus · 15/12/2021 07:38

We go out every Christmas, last year was beef Wellington &. Dover sole this yr we are both having pork

ufucoffee · 15/12/2021 07:38

I'd rather have the steak. But I can have that at any time of the year whereas I only have turkey on Christmas Day so it's a nice change.