Weirdest Christmas flavours?

Rosa_Damascena

sarah1972 said:

MSE_James said:

Spotted this Mince Pie Gelato while out and about yesterday. If the weather hadn't been sub-zero I might have tried it (in the interests of research, of course...) 

Yum ! Now that is a thing of beauty 

I am unconvinced any enjoyment outweighs the calories though.

Murphybear

YoungBlueEyes said:

Mince pies with cheesy pastry sounds vile. And I love mince pies, and eat them with cheese. How have they managed to ruin that?!

Is the cheese they use cream cheese rather than a Cheddar or Stilton type?  That makes a huge difference.  Pastry made with cream cheese is lovely 

YoungBlueEyes

I don't know how they make them, first I heard of them was this thread. 

I've not had cream cheese pastry, well not knowingly anyway, so I can't comment :shrug:

pumpkin89

Murphybear said:

Is the cheese they use cream cheese rather than a Cheddar or Stilton type?  That makes a huge difference.  Pastry made with cream cheese is lovely 

No - I agree that would be much nicer.  They use a combination of Cheddar, Emmental and "Italian hard cheese".  Ick!

MSE_James

Not a Christmas flavour as such, but this weekend I came across Sainsbury's sticky toffee pudding granola...

GaleSF63

Murphybear said:

YoungBlueEyes said:

Mince pies with cheesy pastry sounds vile. And I love mince pies, and eat them with cheese. How have they managed to ruin that?!

Is the cheese they use cream cheese rather than a Cheddar or Stilton type?  That makes a huge difference.  Pastry made with cream cheese is lovely 

Cream cheese is quite often used in chocolate truffle recipes so presumably the cheese flavour doesn't prevail.

Katiehound

Just seen turkey & stuffing scented candles in Aldi... reduced now

They also had Christmas pudding & brandy butter scented candles which just smell like mulled spice. Fine for the shoeboxes @ 79 pence. (Half price) actually smell rather good

Rosa_Damascena

Katiehound said:

Just seen turkey & stuffing scented candles in Aldi... reduced now

They also had Christmas pudding & brandy butter scented candles which just smell like mulled spice. Fine for the shoeboxes @ 79 pence. (Half price) actually smell rather good

Pass me a bucket 

Katiehound

Actually the turkey & stuffing candles smell of nothing in particular , so bought the last 2 for my shoeboxes.
The  pigs in blankets scented candles   were... a bit gross. Who needs a bacon scent wafting through the air??!! Left on shelf.

GingerTim

Katiehound said:

Just seen turkey & stuffing scented candles in Aldi... reduced now

They also had Christmas pudding & brandy butter scented candles which just smell like mulled spice. Fine for the shoeboxes @ 79 pence. (Half price) actually smell rather good

I'd rather eat those than the cheesy mince pies.