'Best tasting' UK supermarket Christmas range revealed as Waitrose and M&S miss out

With conscionable 10 weeks near to spell until Christmas Day, the victor of this year's 'best tasting' Christmas scope has officially been revealed with 1 supermarket dominating successful dozens of categories

With Christmas present a specified 10 weeks away, much and much households astir the state volition person turned their attraction towards their Christmas dinners with respective supermarkets having released a smorgasbord of tasty treats and trimmings to assistance you marque the cleanable festive meal. Yet contempt an array of supermarkets having released their ain Christmas ranges this twelvemonth to instrumentality the faff retired of festive repast prep, lone 1 has been voted the ‘best tasting’ UK supermarket by Good Housekeeping’s yearly Christmas Taste Test.

A ace squad of foodie experts enactment each supermarket’s ranges done the eventual test, with 730 products from 98 brands tested successful full to determine erstwhile and for all, which store had the champion offerings for 2024. Yet astatine the extremity of the time determination could lone beryllium 1 winner, with fund affable concatenation Aldi having bushed the likes of Tesco, M&S and Waitrose, to beryllium crowned the champion tasting Christmas scope of 2024.

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The brand's Veuve Monsigny Premier Cru Champagne was 1 of the standout products, aft it was voted Best Champagne by Good Housekeeping, making it the cleanable tipple to get you into the vacation mood. The £22 vessel bushed competitors connected sensation arsenic good arsenic price, with much costly options specified arsenic Selfridges £34.99 and M&S's £28 bottles, failing to surpass it’s bubbly dominance.

The retailer besides scooped the apical spot for its mince pies, aft a sheet of judges were near salivating implicit their “soft, flaky pastry” and “sweet, caramelised effect filling”. Aldi's Specially Selected Mince Pies, travel successful astatine a precise purse affable 38p, oregon £2.29 for a battalion of six.

As for the main centrepiece, Aldi besides came retired connected apical with their mouthwatering Specially Selected Roly Poly Whole Turkey - which was named Best Whole Turkey for its “natural saccharine flavour” and “umami depth.” It volition beryllium disposable successful store from 19 December onwards.

This twelvemonth besides sees the instrumentality of Aldi’s Specially Selected Ultimate 5 Year Vintage Cheddar Bake which was awarded with apical spot for vegetarian starter. Priced astatine conscionable £5.99, the chesty dainty is owed to spell connected merchantability from December 6.

No Christmas repast would beryllium implicit without a dessert however, and Aldi’s delicious Specially Selected Orange and Maple Pudding, costing conscionable £9.99, was named champion flavoured Christmas pudding, acknowledgment to it’s saccharine flavour. However fans volition person to hold until November 1 earlier it hits store shelves.

Managing Director of Buying astatine Aldi UK, Julie Ashfield, said: “Christmas has travel aboriginal with the Good Housekeeping Institute awards. From starters to desserts – and adjacent the bubbly – we've got each people covered with awards, and we are delighted to beryllium named Best Overall Grocer. Shoppers tin number connected Aldi to marque Christmas astonishing without breaking the bank.”

Aldi isn’t conscionable an grant victor astatine Christmas either, with the German-born supermarket concatenation having been named the cheapest supermarket successful the UK by Which? for the 11th consecutive period successful a row.