M&S Christmas Food hit and misses

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gbpaln · 29/12/2025 07:27

I'm always taking notes for next year so interested in thoughts on M&S Christmas food hits and misses. Ours were:

Hits
Chateaubriand beef with peppercorn source
Sticky toffee trifle (was sceptical but delicious)
Christmas sourdough (made the most amazing Boxing Day sandwiches)

Misses
Dancing through the Snow dessert (it was fine and looked amazing when on the table but very.expensive for a couple of spoonfuls of mousse)
Pigs in Blankets Mac 'n' Cheese

Appreciate it is all down to personal taste but always wonder what delights I have missed.

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70isaLimitNotaTarget · 22/01/2026 22:11

ApplesinmyPocket · 01/01/2026 15:04

Thought the beef wagyu would be good as an alternative for my son-in-law and me as neither of us is keen on turkey. £40 and I hated it. It tasted as if it had been steeped in garlic, basted with garlic, injected with garlic, rained on by a garlic storm, and for a final flourish, powdered with garlic. No taste of beef at all.

SIL loved it however so it wasn't wasted, but then he adores garlic, and so do most of MN I think ('whenever I see a recipe that calls for two cloves of garlic, I add 8!' 'only EIGHT? we use SIXTEEN!' etc 😉) but to my mind it ruined what would have been a beautiful piece of beef.

Lurpak Garlic Butter 125g | Sainsbury's

A pack of this delicious garlic butter melted over the top would've taken it to the next level

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