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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Josh Barrie and David Ellis

Five of the weirdest Christmas specials put to the test, from mince pie wraps to Yorkshire pudding pizza

Restaurant chains and supermarkets have long been putting out mad Christmas food in the name of seasonality. Cynics would say these businesses are merely cashing in — and they’d be right.

This year appears more outrageous than the last. Where innovation might have been, madness has arrived, but this isn’t to say they aren’t good eating. We tried five of the maddest-sounding Christmas dishes of 2025. It was a little hit and miss...

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