The best supermarket Christmas food products have been revealed in a blind taste test awards for 2022.
Turkey, pigs in blankets, gravy, mince pies and Christmas pudding from different supermarkets were all put to the test for this year's Christmas Supermarket Taste Awards by BBC Good Food.
More than 225 festive products from 13 supermarkets were tested in 23 categories, which ranged from mince pies to yule logs and cranberry sauce to smoked salmon.
Asda was crowned the winner for turkey, with the supermarket's £19.95 roast in the bag crown with pork, sage and onion stuffing with beechwood smoked bacon reigning supreme.
Lidl's p igs in blankets were voted the best, while gravy from Iceland won the blind taste test for that category.
The all important mince pie was also put to the test, with M&S coming out top. The supermarket's Collection mince pies priced at £3 were voted the best by judges.
BBC Good Food editor in chief, Christine Hayes, said: "Our BBC Good Food Christmas taste awards are an annual tradition designed to help everyone spend wisely and eat well over the festive season.
"Our experts taste the widest range of products possible to arrive at the best and, as everyone is thinking carefully about their spending, our trusted guide to what to buy is more valuable than ever. The supermarkets raise their game every year and the range and quality on offer this year, catering to lots of different diets, are no exception. There are excellently priced products that everyone can enjoy."
Here is the full list of winning products below:
Full list of winners in the BBC Good Food Christmas Taste Awards
- Turkey - ASDA roast in the bag turkey crown with pork, sage and onion stuffing with beechwood smoked bacon (£19.95, 1.5kg)
- Pigs in blankets - Lidl deluxe pigs in blankets (210g)
- Gravy - Iceland luxury turkey gravy (£1.75, 350g)
- Vegetarian main - M&S rustic potato, caramelised onion and brie pie (£8, 500g)
- Vegan - Asda Extra Special vegan wellington (£5, 500g)
- Gammon - Sainsbury's Taste the Difference mulled cider glazed gammon (£15, 1.3kg)
- Alternative Christmas main - Joint winner: Sainsbury's Taste the Difference boneless rib of beef with mustard and horseradish glaze (1.7kg). Joint winner: Waitrose slow cooked ultimate crackling pork belly feast (£30, 1.7kg)
- Cranberry sauce - Waitrose Christmas cranberry sauce (£2.25, 300g)
- Fish centrepiece - Sainsbury's Taste the Difference Scottish salmon side (£16, 750kg)
- Smoked salmon - Booths triple-smoked salmon side (£45, 1kg)
- Christmas pudding - M&S Collection perfectly matured cherry and orange wreath (£12, 907g)
- Panettone - Tesco Finest tiramisu panettone (£10, 750g)
- Yule log - M&S Collection crackling chocolate logs (£20, 1.33kg)
- Budget sharing dessert - Co-op irresistible nuts about chocolate star (£6, 571g)
- Showstopper dessert - Joint winner: Morrison's The Best passion fruit panna cotta star (£7, 651g). Joint winner: Sainsbury's Taste the Difference festive Belgian chocolate and salted caramel wreath (£12, 650g)
- Vegan dessert - Sainsbury's Taste the Difference quadruple chocolate cookie no-cheesecake (£6, 500g)
- Classic mince pies - M&S Collection mince pies (£3, 334g)
- Flavoured mince pies - Aldi Specially Selected rum and salted caramel mince pies (£2.49, 275g)
- Gluten free mince pies - M&S Made Without Wheat gluten free mince pies (£2.50, 205g)
- Christmas cake - Waitrose No. 1 rich fruit cake (£18.50, 1.5kg)
- Stollen - M&S Collections stollen loaf (£7, 580g)
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Cold canapé - Sainsbury's Taste the Difference king prawn mocktails (£5, 75g)
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Hot canapé - M&S 10 mini steak sandwiches (£7)
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