For some, there as much of an Easter tradition as chocolate eggs.
But for others, they won't even have them in the kitchen! Whatever you think of hot cross buns, at this time of year they're a staple of supermarket shelves, and now there are more varieties than ever.
Marks and Spencer has seen its banoffee and extremely chocolatey hot cross buns both fly off the shelves, but rather than getting all fancy, our colleagues at the Manchester Evening News decided to taste test the most basic traditional version available in the seven main supermarkets. Here's what they found.