Along with the successful merchandise right here, the judging workforce additionally awarded ‘extremely recommended’ standing to high-scoring favourites that they felt additionally deserved recognition.
Classes
- Gammon:
Your finest joint of ham that comes both semi-cooked (to be completed off within the oven or on the hob) or ready-cooked (to serve chilly). The ham can include a glaze produced from different flavourings.
- Smoked salmon:
Your finest sustainable smoked salmon, served sliced or as a complete piece.
- Pigs in blankets
Pre-prepared sausages wrapped in bacon, able to cook dinner within the oven. Variations of pigs in blankets, for example flavours, coatings or unconventional shapes, are permitted.
- Cranberry sauce
A pre-made cranberry sauce, able to spoon onto turkey or use in sandwiches. The sauce may be flavoured, so long as the first flavour is cranberry.
- Gravy
The final word corner-cutting Christmas purchase – gravy that tastes prefer it’s home made however takes solely minutes to arrange. We’re on the lookout for a recent gravy that requires heating – not gravy granules. The gravy ought to complement the normal festive dinner, however a vegetarian choice may be submitted if most well-liked.
- Greatest turkey crown
Your finest carve-able turkey crown to be a Christmas centrepiece. This will embrace plain, wrapped or stuffed turkey crowns or parcels. We’re not on the lookout for entire plain birds.
- Various Christmas primary
Not all people is a fan of turkey – we’re on the lookout for the very best different meat to serve up on Christmas Day. This might be venison, a rib of beef, a Wellington, fish or seafood, an opulent spin on roast hen – present us your finest.
- Vegetarian primary course
Christmas is all about inclusivity, so we need to serve a vegetarian primary that’s tantamount to meaty alternate options. The vegetarian primary course may be individually portioned or a sharing measurement and will serve two or extra.
- Vegan primary course
Christmas is all about inclusivity, so we need to serve a vegan primary that’s tantamount to meaty and veggie alternate options. The vegan primary course may be individually portioned or a sharing measurement, and will serve two or extra.
- Greatest scorching canapé
Your finest scorching canapé to serve at a Christmas occasion or have with drinks earlier than Christmas dinner. This might be something from mini mac and cheese, to pakoras, pies or sliders. Should be served scorching – both microwaved, pan fried to reheat or heated within the oven.
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- Mince pies
Your finest basic mince pies with a conventional fruit filling (please specify whether or not vegetarian when packaging is unbranded), and a lid. Pies with out a pastry lid can have an alternate (for instance nuts, fruit or crumble), so long as the pie filling is absolutely enclosed. We search for high quality tasting, full-flavoured mincemeat and ideal pastry.
- Flavoured mince pies
Your finest non-traditionally flavoured mince pies. They will need to have a lid (both produced from pastry or an alternate reminiscent of nuts or crumble). Focus is on spectacular flavour, whether or not that’s salted caramel, artistic use of fruit or chocolate variations of this festive favorite, in addition to glorious pastry. This product ought to nonetheless be bought as a ‘mince pie’, however ought to have a twist.
- Gluten-free mince pies
Particular-diet mince pies to rival the unique. Pies ought to function a conventional fruit filling with a lid. Pies with out a pastry lid can have an alternate (for instance nuts, fruit or crumble), so long as the pie filling is absolutely enclosed. Please clearly label dietary particulars.
- Christmas pudding
A basin pudding that may be cooked in a pan, oven or microwave. This must be a fruit-based pudding (please specify on unbranded packaging whether or not it’s vegetarian). Please ship a full-sized pudding.
- Christmas cake
Your finest conventional Christmas cake. The number-one cake to slice and serve at Christmas, the cake must be iced and embellished, able to current to visitors.
- Showstopper dessert
A sharing dessert of any price range – one thing to wow visitors on the large day or at Christmas events. Should serve 4 or extra. Could be frozen or recent, served heat or chilly.
- Free-from dessert
A traffic-stopping free-from pudding to serve after the principle occasion. This must be gluten-free or vegan, or each! A part of a free from vary. This may be frozen or recent, served iced, heat or chilly. Focus is implausible, multi-dimensional flavours and visible attraction.
- Christmas biscuit tin
The perfect particular tin of biscuits to take as a present this Christmas. We’re on the lookout for one thing that feels indulgent, is ideal for sharing and consuming in entrance of Christmas tv.
