THE ultimate CHRISTMAS taste test
Smoked salmon
BEST SMOKED SALMON
Native Hebridean Smoked Scottish Salmon, 900g, £35, shop.scottishsalmon.com
This impressive smoked salmon has a pleasant oaky-smoky flavour. It’s perfectly seasoned and has a wonderful texture.
Pastrami Smoked Salmon, 100g, £5.50, Waitrose & Partners
The salmon’s subtle smokiness combines well with the pastrami flavour to give something a little different. Great for meat lovers, this would be lovely for a buffet or in a bagel.
BEST SUPERMARKET SMOKED SALMON
Morrisons The Best Smoked Salmon, 300g, £6
The thin slices give a melt-in-the-mouth texture to this smoked salmon. It has a fantastic texture and a delicate smoked flavour. Serve with lemon.
Crazily good cranberry sauce
BEST CRANBERRY SAUCE
Extra Special Cranberry Sauce with Ruby Port, 230g, £1.50, Asda
The perfect accompaniment to Christmas dinner. This cranberry sauce feels special and traditional, as it contains whole cranberries and has a gorgeously glossy consistency.
Cranberry Sauce with Port, 198g, £4.75, rosebudpreserves.co.uk
The addition of citrus peel elevates this sauce, adding complexity and fragrance. The judges felt that this would complement turkey really well.
