Merry Christmas, internet dwellers, and a happy New Year. It’s finally over - the turkey carcass cold and bare, the sprout heads festering in the food waste bin, the leftover nut roast gradually growing mould in the back of the fridge. But there’s one thing that remains. The overwhelming sense of self-assuredness that your roast was, in fact, the best roast of them all.
But was it good enough for the internet’s approval? Roasts, while invariable in many ways, are not exempt from food trends. Sure, you’re never going to have a small plates Christmas, but there are themes that permeate even this most rigid tradition. Year-on-year, a handful of new variations or fashionable ingredients crop up in the mix.
