Thanks to detailed menu records from Kew Palace kitchens, we have a fascinating picture of the Christmas foods that were popular in the royal palaces.
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To understand the origins of the Yorkshire pudding Christmas dinner debate we need to turn the clock back to the time when the original pudding was first created.
The future of Christmas food could include artificial meat, soil-free veg and hybrid protein treats.
On Christmas day alone, it’s estimated that people consume around 6,000 calories.
Both types of meat have their benefits.
The most eco-friendly way to cook your meals revealed.
In the UK the equivalent of four million Christmas dinners are wasted every year.
If it hadn’t been for A Christmas Carol, the menu may well have centred on goose (or a boar’s head).
Vegeterian and vegan food is often marketed as close enough to meat that you can hardly tell the difference. This devotion to mimicking meat stifles creative alternatives to Christmas dinner.
Preparation. Focus. Positivity. Think like an athlete to win a Christmas medal.
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