Christmas has always been a time to eat until you feel like you’re going to burst, but if you were a Christmas food, what would you be?
As I ate my first mince pie of the season yesterday I thought about the origins of Christmas dinner and some of those classic Christmas dishes…..
We set fire to our Christmas puddings to banish evil spirits, we eat turkey because King James I once decided it would be easier on his digestive system, and we munch away on mince pies because, well, they’re delicious!
Indulgence is such a big part of Christmas that we send our friends and family food hampers full of Christmas goodies!
Over the last few days I have been asking you take part in our Christmas Hampers competition – to get your thinking hats on (or perhaps your reindeer antlers) and fill in the blanks for the following sentence:
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be……………………. because ………………………………………………
Our Christmas panel has now decided which they felt were the best and I am pleased to announce that the winners are as follows:
1st Prize goes to Patricia Edwards – winning The Christmas Star Hamper
‘I’d be a nice piece of cheddar, because I’m well natured and you’d be crackers not to pick me’’
2nd Prize goes to Sparkler – winning The Christmas Festivites Hamper
‘If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be a Christmas Kiss because you can have as many as you like and never gain an ounce!’
3rd Prize goes to Sue Harrison - winning Fairtrade Festive Feast Hamper
‘Nuts!’ (for sheer simplicity!)
Congratulations to all of our winners! We have really enjoyed running the competition.
Thank you and merry Christmas to everyone who entered!
If you would like to send one of these Christmas Hampers to a friend or relative then visit our Christmas hampers shop where delivery is available right up to and including Christmas Eve!
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If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be pigs in blankets because its meat…wrapped in more meat….its like having a pound coin wrapped in a five pound note… Cracking Christmas!
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would definitely be Brussels sprouts. Cold, lonely and unwanted.
If i were a christmas food i would be christmas cake because i am sweet, fruity and always a bit nutty and at the end of the day people either love me or hate me.
I’d be a mince pie as It really wouldn’t be Christmas without being offered a mince pie, would it?
If I were a Christmas food I’d be a Christmas pudding because I’m hot, a bit fruity, full of alcohol and when you bite into me you might find some metal.
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be chestnut, pork and leek stuffing because it is hearty and satisfying.
A candy cane – too tempting to be left on the tree too long and itching to be unwrapped!
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be a turkey because I’d be rather stuffed
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be the turkey because it’s not just the Turkey that gets stufed at Christmas, it’s us humans too
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be cranberry sauce, sweet, a little sharp and get on well with nearly everyone!
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be a turkey because I am nicely fattened for Christmas, often stuffed and can feed an army and men can’t decide which they prefer, my legs or my breast!!!!
Merry Christmas.
If I were a Christmas dish I would be a roasted goose because I’m tasty and i’m tender and i’ve always been a posh bird!
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be Flaming Brandy because it never disapoints, is sweet enough but not too sweet and leaves you feeling warm inside.
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be Figgy Pudding because you always forget how much you like it, its got some bite, not everyone gets it and it is something you sing about.
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be Brandy Butter because it is smooth, sharp, just sweet enough and always leaves you wanting more…
- like to think I’d be sweet, lit up, & with good raisin to be swimming in brandy…..
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be mulled wine because I’m spicy yet sweet, and am guaranteed to keep you warm on a cold winter’s night!
a turkey because I like to feel stuffed
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be a stcky toffee christmas pudding because i would be steamy hot and you’d definatley want to come back for more!!!!!!!
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be a tin of quality street because i would be loved by everyone in the room and be everyones favourite
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be a christmas cake as it seems to last for ages and tastes just as good weeks later
I’d be a pig in a blanket coz I’m always cold!
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be “Cranberry Sauce” because
Christmas turkey isn’t dressed, unless it wears the berry best.
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be a mince pie because i’m sweet on the outside and savoury inside.
I’d be the wishbone because then everybody would want to pull me!
I’d be a mince pie – a bit flakey, really fruity and best when laced with brandy and warmed up
If I were a Christmas food I would be a chocolate tree decoration as I have fond memories of pinching them off the tree when I was little
If I were a Christmas dish/food I be a Christmas Pudding, round and fat and jolly with a piece of Christmas holly. Carrying a babe like Mary wished upon by a Christmas fairy
the custard for the children, cos they can’t have the boozy butter and get forgotten
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be………Brandy Sauce of course……………. because ………I’m delicious and merry and know how to spice up dessert!………………………………………
If i were a Christmas dish i would be a Brussel Sprout because I’m small and round, and am always the last one left at the table at the end of dinner time!! Im always invited even though im not sure if anyone likes me and I have an annoying habit of coming back to visit! Love me or hate me, Christmas just wouldn’t be the same without me!
If i was a christmas food i would be a Christmas pudding, because im sweet, plump and round, I like a good dash of brandy and once im in the festive mood, im on FIRE!!
Nuts!
Cranberry sauce – sweet but sharp, fruity but something to savour!
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be The Icing on Christmas cake, as everyone saves the best until last.
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be the Cranberry sauce. A juicy, warm red and fruity addition to any christmas dinner.
if i were a christmas dish/food i would be a potatoe,
because,you can do lots of different things with me
wash me, cut me, slice me, boil me, fry me, roast me, bake me,
and if thats not enough, you can even smash me to a pulp,
so at least with me you have a choice, and if you dont want to hurt me,
you can just bury me, and let me multiply.
and i`m not just for christmas
( happy christmas all )
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be roast potatoes because although I’m crisp and crunchy on the outside, I’m a softie on the inside.
A Mince Pie… I’d be all warmed up and smothered in cream, and eaten with all the joys of christmas in mind xx
If i were a christmas dish/food i would be a christmas pudding because i’m well rounded, fruity, love brandy or rum sauce and my friends say i light the room up when i arrive!!
Christmas lunch – its a place where you can really talk turkey
If I were a Christmas food, I’d be a brussel sprout because, let’s face it, I’d have the highest chance of survival! I’d sit back and watch all the other foods get eaten one by one, while I relax with my buddies. There’s no shame in not being liked, at least I’d live to fight another day! Cheers
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be…a roast potato…. because I must not be the most exciting thing but if I wasn’t present I’d be missed.
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be sprouts (the un-eaten ones) because I could sit back and relax and watch the carnage that my friends caused to the the humans tummy’s!
A turkey so I could gobble everything up
…A Christmas pudding, because I am very fruity and often marinated in brandy on Christmas day!
I would be a Christmas tree chocolate because when you unwrap me I’m sweet on the inside!
I would be a square of Christmas pudding with sauce –
A little bit square but the sauce makes it interesting
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be a christmas pudding, because I’m slightly stodgy and will be doused in alcohol by 3 pm
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be the turkey because when stuffed with taste and berried in flavour, this Christmas bird would be something to savour!
IF I WERE A CHRISTMAS DISH/FOOD I WOULD BE HOT ROASTED CHESTNUTS, BECAUSE I AM TOO HOT TO HANDLE AND VERY MOREISH!
If I was a Christmas dish/food I would be a roast potato because they are simple, cheap, popular, understated but completely necessary (the majority of the worlds population will eat them or rice on Christmas day without the fancy birds).
Thanks Inferflora for the competition.
Merry Christmas to all.
a chocolate log cos everyone would find me yummy
“Mince pie – all sweet and tender”
I’d be a nice piece of cheddar, because I’m well matured and you’d be crackers not to pick me
A mince pie. (I’m funny that way.)
If I were A Christmas dish I would be a trifle -it’s creamy, sweet, looks and tastes delicious and is easy on the digestion after a big meal
I would be a trifle, because I have many layers- gentle and creamy, sweet and fruity, soft and sweet, and alcoholic and sour.
If I were a Christmas dish I would be a christmas cake, because I’m a bit fruity, a bit nuts and am at my best when full of booze!
If I was a christmas dish I would be bread sauce as I am warm and tasty, spicy and satisfying, and also a bit lumpy!
If I were a Christmas food I would be a box of Cadburys Heroes because I am made of Dreams, a little bit Twisted, slightly nutty and fruity(Picnic), have a dark side (Bournville), and like to have Time Out in the festive period!
If I were a Christmas dish I would be…. Turkey Curry, trying to make the best of what’s left before its too late!
Merry Christmas everyone! x
If I was a Christmas food I would be a Mince Pie because I’m sweet and interesting, sometimes just a little nicely nutty, and I always get to meet Father Christmas.
A Christmas pudding because i am round, fruity and good enough to eat.
If I were a Christmas Dish I would be a CHRISTMAS PUDDING because, I WOULD BE RICH AND FRUITY, WHICH WOULD DELIGHT ME AND MY HUSBAND, NOW THAT WOULD BE A CHRISTMAS PRESENT!
i fi was a christmas dish i would be a turkey curry – cost effective – but spicey!!
If I were a Christmas dish I would be pickled red cabbage because it may sit quietly all year in the cupboard, but once let out it certainly adds a zing to the party!
I would be a glass of champagne because I am small, fruity and very expensive.
If I could be a christmas dish I would definitely be a Yorkshire pudding…….
Fill me up with juicy gravy and anything else you fancy!
A Yorkshire pudding is like me really, round with an empty stomach always needing something to eat!
A pickled egg, because I’m well rounded and like a good yolk
i would be a pig in blanket, just sitting there minding my own business until someone comes along & stabs me in the back!!
I would be double cream because i could go straight to the ladies hips without getting slapped
If I were a Christmas dish / food I’d be a chocolate orange… because you can never find a good enough excuse during the year to tackle a whole one!
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be Christmas Chocolate Macadamia Tart because no-one can resist a sweet, nutty tart at Christmas!
If I were a Christmas food, I`d be a Chocolate and Almond Marzipan Yuletide log… because i `d taste far nicer than the one I`ve just tried to cook-yuk!
If I were a Christmas food, I would be a Christmas pudding, rich, fruity, juicy, and loves being covered in cream!
If I were a xmas dish I’d be…………..
A big fat turkey, as at 8 months pregnant I’m stuffed to the brim
I would be Christmas pudding with brandy sauce – tasty with hidden depths and a hint of spice, tempered with a cool head.
A Christmas pud nice and plump and full of alcohol!
If I were a Christmas dish I would be a sherry trifle because I’m full of surprises!
If I were a Christmas dish I’d be a Christmas Pudding, rich & sweet with the possibility of a little extra!
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be a bowl of profiteroles because I’m dark and saucy and very very tempting!
I’d be mince pies as they’re spicy, filling and you always want more
i would be a pickled onion because you get what you see no matter how many layers you take off im just as tasty underneath
If i were a christmas food i would be a brussell sprout because i’m a lean, green, trumping machine.
If I were a Christmas dish I would be ‘Leftover-turkey sandwiches’ because even though you’re sick of me by Boxing Day, somehow I’m still popular with everyone!
I would be smoked salmon ,cool and classy in any situation
If i were a Christmas dish i would be Roast potatoes. Warm and brown on the outside and soft warm and satisfying on the inside.
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be……gravy because I’m tasty, glossy, slighty thick and a perfect partner.
If I were a Christmas food I would be a candy cane because I can be quite sweet but if I’m annoyed I can ruin your teeth!
If I were a Christmas food I’d be a Kingsize Turkey Crown because it’s guaranteed to keep me on the Throne all afternoon.
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be millionaires shortbread because it reminds me most of Christmas as our late auntie Fay would make her Scottish version Sqwoosh every year. Now i have a sweet tooth, a sqwooshy center and expensive taste
“Miss ya auntie fay!” xxxx
If I were a Christmas food I would be a Chestnut because I am chesty and nutty (but thankfully no-one has roasted me on an open fire . . .yet)!
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be a Brussels sprout because people only like me at Christmas
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be a Christmas pud because when you light me on fire I’m HOT STUFF BABY!!
If I were Christmas food I’d be Yellow Snow because it’s not fattening and very low in cholesterol
If I were Christmas food I’d be a Christmas Kiss cos you have as many as you like and never gain an ounce!
If I were a christmas dish/food I would be a christmas pudding because I am traditional and I signify Christmas for me and my family, even when I live thousands of miles away, but with Interflora I can send them my love whenever I want.
If I were a christmas dish I would be dressed crab because i’m Santa Claus!
If I were a Christmas food I would be Ferero Roche because I love the Ambassador’s balls.
If I were a christmas dish id be a christmas pudding as it so yummy and full of flavour!
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be a slice of Christmas Pudding because I’m a bit of a fruitcake!
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be a ‘Organic Free Range Roast Turkey’ because fresh from the farm, succulent and sweet everyone would want to ‘gobble’ my meat!
If I were a christmas food I would be brussel sprout because it’s guaranteed that they wont get eaten in our house survival of the brainiest.
“If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be a chocolate because I could be sent to the one I love with a beautiful bunch of flowers and a bottle of champagne.”
I would be a dish of fruit and nuts – ’cause I’ve frequently been told I’m a fruit and nut case!!
I would always be soaked in Sherry, with lushcious cherries, custard and whipped cream, oh what heaven. With just a little sprinke of chocolate on top of me to keep me sweet. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be a Yule log because ‘being covered in chocolate may not be so jolly but I get to hang out with ‘Robin’ and ‘Holly’!’
If I were a christmas dish/food I would be a traditional trifle because I am reliable, comforting, and indulgent with a very sweet nature and everyone likes me!
pfefferneuses because I am a treat, lovely and sweet but with an exciting kick in me.
If I were a Christmas food, I would be a mixture of wonderfully warm, cooked vegtables, tender, sweet, fresh, appetizing and could do no harm to anyone!
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be eaten because I am so delicious
If I were a christmas dish I would be a plum pudding because I’m a little round but I do have a yummy fruity inside which makes people smile!!
If I were a christmas food, I would be a selection box, filled with festive joy run up to christmas but is usually gone by boxing day.
Merry Christmas All x
If I were a Christmas dish / food I would be Cranberry Sauce because…
I’m full of Christmas sauce, so juicy warm and sweet,
pour me on your main course and I’ll liven up your meat!
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be a satsuma because I’m a tangy, fresh,juicy delight!
I think I’d be, …………. Plum Pudding……….Fruity, Floral and Fiesty
If I were a Christmas food I would be chewy because I’m all gristle.
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be a Christmas pudding, light me up, stand well back and watch me sizzle.
If I were a christmas food I’d be the Royal Icing because I’d certainly be the icing on the cake! Happy Christmas everyone.x
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be…
…the Christmas Pudding as I would be steeped in Christmas Spirit.
Dry roasted peanuts because I’m a bit spicy, loved by all and at Christmas, everyone wants a nibble!
If I were a christmas dish I’d be roast chestnuts , too hot to handle but absolutely divine lol.
If I were a Christmas dish it would have to be a sherry trifle, light, tasty and very fruity!
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be an advocat snowball because i am smooth creamy and am an icy treat to be enjoyed by a log fire
f I were a Christmas dish/food I would be…A well basted Turkey, with crisp… delicious skin………………. because ……If you keep me basted I then more more moist and delicious. .And you remove me all my breast, my legs, wings. you you can make a tasty to soup from all my bones. yumyum! ;, Then not a single parts of me will be waisted.………………………………………
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be a plum because I am a right pudding and I like to be soaked in copious amounts of alcohol.
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be a sherry trifle because I’m a multi layered person, whether its cream, sherry, custard or jelly-I’m to someone’s taste
A pickled onion – always keen, a bit sharp and you always want to go back for more.
If I were a Christmas food I would be a Christmas pudding covered in brandy because I’m flaming hot and spicy and love to be covered in cream!
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be the turkey, because come the end of the week id be down to a very trimmed weight, be nice getting called all skin & bones for a change
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be a christmas pud with a fresh sprig of holly and doused in flaming brandy…yum, yum, yum!!!
If I were a Christmas food, I’d be the Christmas pud, because with greater maturity, I’ve landed a plum job.
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be a roasted chestnut because at Christmas I really come out of my shell.
…a snowball because Christmas is the only time of year my other half can drink one without being a tad embarrassed by it’s girly-ness.
Stunning and serene I’d be brandy laced whipped cream because I’d taste so good with your christmas pud, I’d make you salivate and you can never wait to get me laid out on your plate!!
I would be stuffing because I’m sage and into everything
a nice crisp roast potato! so forget your sprouts, roast parsnips, stuffing, cranberry sauce and even the turkey as I am the most popular item on the plate and what everyone wants and fights over! Me, the cheap humble spud!
A bowl of punch so I would be full of Christmas spirit.
I’d be the mince pie left out for Santa on Christmas Eve, to thank him for making my all childhood Christmas’s so magical!
I’d be a good Port. It makes life richer for the pourer.
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be Forest Fruit Pavlova because I’m colourful, sweet and indulgent but occasionally tart.
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be a brussel sprout because I would be remembered by everyone who meets me and if they start to forget I will just give them a gentle reminder.
If I were a Christmas food I would be the roast potato because I am crispy on the outside but fluffy in the middle and I am the perfect companion to the main dish.
If I were a Christmas food I would be a turkey breast – delectable and enticing with not an ounce of fat but legless of course!!!
Christmas pudding because I could end up getting rich if I found a vintage coin in it!!
If I were a Christmas dish I would be…’A deliciously sweet, traditional British Sherry Trifle . because is the quintessential pudding that has graced British tables for centuries
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be a golden turkey because I’mblonde, have a plump breast, am soft and tender – but boy am I a tasty big bird!
If I were a Christmas dish I would be – champagne – because – I always was a handsome ‘ brut ‘ !
If I were Christmas Food I would be Extra thick Cream because I am rich tasty and indulgent. I will stay around for a while and stick to your bottom and hips, long after the tree is back in the loft.
if i were a christmas dish i would be…..a christmas pudding – Sweet spicy and flaming hot stuff
I would be the gravy, so I could get a sample of all the plate’s delights.
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be a Brazil nut because I am a challenge to crack but totally addictive after the first nibble.
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be a “christmas cake” because it has all the sweet things that make christmas special, including fruit, nuts, alcohol, eggs, butter and wheat to fill you up sweetly
“If I were a Christmas dish/food, I would be PIGS IN BLANKET because I’D BE THE PORK-U-PINE FOR!
If I were a Christmas food I’d be Turkish Delight – sweet, colourful but a little bit sickly!
A festive hamper! Because …..I’ll indulge my kin throughout the season, if I win – what better a reason?
If I were a christmas dish/food I would be a stack of profiteroles because they are fluffy, yummy and a little bit naughty!
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be a plate of ham because I’m versatile, varied, fresh and tender and not too old to go on a bender.
If I were a Christmas food I would be the cake you know you’ve had enough but you can still find room for more.
if I were a Christmas dish/food what would I be?
I’d be the cranberry sauce because – Christmas turkey isn’t dressed, unless it wears the berry best
if i were a christmas dish/food i’d be a parsnip,as they’re like me…… they don’t look that great on the outside,but theyre warm,tasty and very satisfying!
If a were a christmas food i would be a tree chocolate becasuse i would look beautiful wrapped up in my shiny cover and it would be amazing hanging aroung in the tree next to the lovely decorations and flashing lights.
If I were a Christmas food what would I be,
I think I’d be a hamper with a tag to you from me.
I’d wait for you to lift my lid and put your hand inside,
Then watch you laugh and squeal with your Christmas food surprise.
If I was a Christmas dish I would be Irish cream liquer because I’m smooth, sophisticated and appreciated best when cuddled up with on the sofa watching TV.
If l were a Christmas dish/food l would be a Smoked Salmon…because..Hey…it’s Christmas..l look good, taste good, and l am always fishing for compliments.
If I were a Christmas food I’d be a carrot to see me through the day.
If I was a Christmas dish I’d be a Christmas pudding……going down in a blaze of glory!
If I were a Christmas food I’d be a selection box, everybody’s favourite treat.
If I were a Christmas dish, I’d be PUNCH –
I’m spicy and hot, mixed with spirit and zest,
and like INTERFLORA, deliver “ALL THE BEST”!
If I were a Christmas dish I would be a mince pie because …
Fruity and tasty, full of comfort and joy,
I’m left out for Santa – who’s one helluva boy!!
A box of dates. I’d leave no stone unturned to be your perfect date at Christmas.
I’d be a christmas pud and clotted cream;
naughty but nice with a hint of spice,
a little bit nutty and very fruity;
with a topping of creamy beauty!
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be A christmas trifle, sweet and creamy on the top, thick and scatty at times,
wobbly in alllll the wrong places, but once you get to the bottom of me, soggy,soppy and maybe a bit under the influence!
WELL, IT IS CHRISTMAS!!
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be a pig in a blanket because i could wrap myself up in bacon and swim in delicious gravy!
If I were a christmas dish i would be mulled wine mulled as its combined with spices and sugar, typically served warm. Which is JUST LIKE ME – and packs a punch lol
If I were a christmas dish I would be Johhny Rottens tongue , because its so good it tastes just like butter
If I were a christmas food I would be MARZIPAN because like christmas, love it or loathe it… it’s the icing on the years cake ! !
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If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be sausagemeat stuffing because at times I’m a silly sausage, I like meat and at Christmas time I like stuffing myself with lovely food.
If I were a Christmas dish I would be mulled wine because no-one’s allowed to eat mince pies without me!
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be the the Xmas Pudding because I would be rich, fruity with a holly hat – smothered in a cascade of cream.
If I were a Christmas dish / food I would be your perfect date.
“ Christmas pudding - sweet and filling”
If I were a Christmas dish I would be the whole Christmas meal because everybody has their own individual idea of what a Christmas meal is and I am pretty individual.
“If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be A YULETIDE LOG because I’M CUTE AND RELIABLE, JUST LIKE THE DOG”
If i were a christmas dish i would be – a christmas pudding – because i am nuts, veeeeery fruity and i set the party on fire!!!
If I were a Christmas dish/food I would be a roast potato because i am hard on the outside but soft and hot on the inside!
A mince pie, because a girl struck by ‘the nibbles’ has a one snack mind.
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