Christmas is surely the most intense time when it comes to bickering about food. Arguments erupt over how to cook the turkey, whether the cheese board should be served before or after the meal, and whether 3pm is too late to start a Christmas lunch.
As the Christmas meal is one of the few culinary rituals we have left, it’s no wonder people fight to preserve the version they hold dearest, and questions that challenge the status quo can be met with brutal responses. Do we need to have a turkey? How many
