It’s nearly time to stuff our faces with sausage rolls, crisps and leftover Christmas dinner. Let’s take a look at what part of the buffet takes the crown – and you’ll want to brace yourself
Christmas is near enough here and that means we’ll soon be feasting on a beige spread that proves British cuisine is truly the greatest.
While that could be controversial to other nations who can’t appreciate a stack of pringles and a cocktail sausage, the British buffet is a well-established element of Christmas.
However, it turns out that us Brits have a favourite amongst the spread displayed upon a silver tinfoil platter and a novelty Christmas tablecloth. It comes as Martin Lewis urges Brits to stop forking out on unnecessary Christmas gifts.
And it genuinely might surprise you when you find out what has been voted in at number one. It comes as Asda reveal that four in ten Brits prefer festive “picky bits” to the actual Christmas dinner itself.
So, what comes in at number one on a buffet spread? Well, it’s not the mini sausage roll nor a cocktail sausage – and it’s certainly not Twiglets (sorry, Marmite fans).
It turns out that the “greatest ever Christmas party food”, according to a 2,000-person survey conducted by Asda, is a baked cheese, such as camembert.
Yes, that’s right. The gooey cheese that is the ‘greatest’ part of British buffet is actually a French delicacy…
Coming in at number two are mini sausage rolls, closely followed by some pigs in blankets and cheese straws. Scraping into number five is the mini pizza.
What else made the list? Have a look below at the ranking and let us know in the comments if you agree or not – what takes your top spot?
The ‘greatest’ buffet food, ranked:
- Baked cheese (camembert / fondue)
- Mini sausage rolls
- Pigs in blankets
- Cheese straws
- Mini pizzas
- A glazed ham
- Coleslaw
- Posh crisps (Tyrrells or Kettle Chips)
- Mini pork pies
- Scotch eggs
- Mini quiches
- Potato salad
- Breadsticks
- Pate
- Smoked salmon
- Rare roast beef
- Mixed nuts
- Sour cream dip
- Chorizo
- Prosciutto
- Meatballs
- Serrano ham
- Caramelised onion chutney
- Stilton
- Twiglets
- Quiche Lorraine
- Houmous
- Vol-au-vents
- Poached salmon
- Mini gherkins
An Asda spokesperson said: “The festive spread is where Christmas memories are made – and where etiquette sometimes melts away.
“Eight in ten Brits say there’s a right and wrong way to behave at the buffet.”
Elsewhere, Martin Lewis’ Money Saving Expert has revealed a useful tool to help Britons work out the expense of their Christmas lights this year. The calculator enables users to enter the type of decoration, how long it’s used daily, and the number of days, before giving an estimated total cost.
For example, according to MSE, a string of LED lights featuring between 500 and 1000 bulbs, switched on for eight hours daily across a fortnight, will cost you around 18p. But if the lights are traditional incandescent bulbs instead of LEDs, this amount jumps to approximately £1.93 over the same timeframe.
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