The festive season is all about indulging in delicious food, and supermarkets like Aldi, Lidl, Tesco, Asda, Morrisons, Marks and Spencer, and Sainsbury’s have all come out with a variety of mouth-watering snacks to enjoy this Christmas. From sweet treats to savory delights, there is something for everyone to snack on in between meals. This year, Aldi’s festive crisps, with flavors like turkey stuffing, pigs in blankets, black truffle, roast duck with spiced rum, and lobster thermidor, have been a hit with customers for their taste and great value. Asda has released a range of Camembert products, like a melt in the middle Camembert pork pie and pigs in blankets Camembert wreath, perfect for grazing guests at Christmas parties.
Lidl has created a special sweet snack mix of fruit and nuts covered in white, dark, and Belgian chocolate, as well as Christmas-tree shaped sour cream and chive pretzels and lobster cocktail crisps. Morrisons will be launching a range of canapes, including prawn toast with ponzu dip and a three cheese tear and share Christmas tree pastry. Their Marc de Champagne Truffles are a decadent sweet treat for the festive season. Marks and Spencer has introduced a sharing tub of mini bites, featuring a new cranberry and white chocolate bite, as well as halloumi in blankets and a turkey feast dip. Sainsbury’s mince pies and orange and candied lemon crumble tarts were top performers in various taste tests.
Tesco’s Abominable Snowman features on a range of Christmas snacks, including mallow snowballs and festive cheese boards with flavors like Finest Coastal Bite truffle cheddar and Christmas-tree shaped black pepper cheddar. In terms of saving money on Christmas shopping, consumer reporter Sam Walker suggests limiting the number of presents by organizing a Secret Santa with your inner circles, buying presents for the following year in January sales, shopping around for the best deals using price comparison sites, buying in Boxing Day sales, and shopping via outlet stores like Amazon Warehouse or Office Offcuts for discounted products. Overall, the supermarkets have pulled out all the stops to offer a variety of tasty and festive snacks to enjoy over the holiday season.
