Otto Dem Wanz Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 What's everyone's favorite Christmas choc? Roses kick the shit out of Quality Street in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Kaz Hayashi Posted December 5, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted December 5, 2016  Will be different this year though due to baby. Shit, haven't actually thought about that at all until now. Maybe a new tradition is on the cards then.It's just one more little person your wife can talk to while you sneak off to read the UKFF. Going to the toilet has become solace Zeb. Also, fully agree Otto, Roses don't get the credit they deserve... loads better. A lot more caramel joy, the choc even tastes nicer and smoother and there's very little to turn your nose up at. Where as half of the quality street box is left.  I'll still bosh through a soiled chocolate orange and a brexit toblerone too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Gus Mears Posted December 5, 2016 Author Paid Members Share Posted December 5, 2016 Roses for sure. The Christmas chocolate (along with After Eights) for the more discerning palette. I would imagine Quality Street fans get mesmerised by their garish wrappers in a manner reminiscent of a moth repeatedly flying into a lampshade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Sergio Mendacious Posted December 5, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted December 5, 2016 A Christmas Eve tradition for us that was a bit shite was always visiting two of my great aunts on my dad's side — it was shit because that's my birthday, but I had to shave off two hours to go and hang out with old people. My great aunt Christine was a massive fan of Rose, Quality Street, and sometimes just generic chocolates from down the market — she had (probably still has, too) a bowl full of them at all times. What concerns me is that it's unlikely that it ever just ran out and was emptied, which suggests that some of the chocolates were years old, down at the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Wiseau Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 it's Roses and Heroes all the way, apart from the strawberry cream, the Quality Street strawberry cream utilises a thin dark chocolate casing whereas the Roses is the thick milk chocolate which In most other situations works well but for the strawberry seems a bit much.  What about Christmas Day breakfast? it's Pork Pie and bucks fizz round here, is that a national tradition or a more local thing?  I'm not 100% happy with this post, I just wanted to post something, anything, so I could give my new Christmas avatar an airing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MungoChutney Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Breakfast at ours is usually a big fry up. Proper Scottish one with potato scones alongside the standard sausages, pudding, bacon, egg, mushrooms, tomatoes etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 What about Christmas Day breakfast? it's Pork Pie and bucks fizz round here, is that a national tradition or a more local thing? Local to within a range of about a thousand square feet, I would think/hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Dem Wanz Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 it's Roses and Heroes all the way, apart from the strawberry cream, the Quality Street strawberry cream utilises a thin dark chocolate casing whereas the Roses is the thick milk chocolate which In most other situations works well but for the strawberry seems a bit much.  What about Christmas Day breakfast? it's Pork Pie and bucks fizz round here, is that a national tradition or a more local thing?  I'm not 100% happy with this post, I just wanted to post something, anything, so I could give my new Christmas avatar an airing.  Usually croissants and jam for us, although this may change upon invocation of Article 50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Gus Mears Posted December 6, 2016 Author Paid Members Share Posted December 6, 2016 I rate my Christmas day based on how many KG of cheese I can consume, so I get right down into the thick and dirty and make myself a shit load of cheese and crackers.  I do love the idea of chef treats though. One of the boons of cooking the whole kit and kiboodle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Sergio Mendacious Posted December 6, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted December 6, 2016 Cinnamon rolls and a cup of tea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Gus Mears Posted December 6, 2016 Author Paid Members Share Posted December 6, 2016 Vaguely speaking of cinnamon rolls, Sergio, can you enlighten me on Dunkin' Donuts? It is shit, right? All of the food I had there recently while out in the States was bloody horrible and the cheese toastie made me want to aggressively murder myself. Was a fan of the 2$ gallon of coffee though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Dead Mike Posted December 6, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted December 6, 2016 Â Â Usually croissants and jam for us, although this may change upon invocation of Article 50. Â Â Same here. Always have the Bottom xmas special on in the morning when I unwrap pressies too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted December 6, 2016 Moderators Share Posted December 6, 2016 It's an odd transition period for me in life.. All the old traditions have been in flux since my dad died a few years back, and there's been marriages and kids come along since. Â Apart from family time, and lots of games, telly and food I don't know that you could say there's anything set in stone. Really looking forward to it though. I am cooking and hosting Christmas dinner for the first time this year. I enjoy cooking, and am looking forward to making a nice meal for the family, but the real icing on the cake is being the chef means I don't have to do any of the clean up duties! Â My brother will be my sous chef, so we will play Xbox whilst the womenfolk do clean up (which has historically been our job, and is the worst thing ever when you've eaten yourself sick and you just want to lie down). Â Breakfast is usually a panettone, rich tea biscuits and pots of tea. Not filling up too much before the main event.. Full fry up is crazy talk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Kaz Hayashi Posted December 6, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted December 6, 2016 Start the day with a bacon and egg sandwich and a cup of tea. Usually followed by whatever general snackage is going on until the main event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Sergio Mendacious Posted December 6, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted December 6, 2016 Vaguely speaking of cinnamon rolls, Sergio, can you enlighten me on Dunkin' Donuts? It is shit, right? All of the food I had there recently while out in the States was bloody horrible and the cheese toastie made me want to aggressively murder myself. Was a fan of the 2$ gallon of coffee though. They're shite, so obviously I go there all the time. I have their app, so you can order your burnt frozen coffee and stale donut in advance, and if you answer a survey the next stale donut is free with the next burnt coffee. It's like a roofie circle of shit donuts, without even the respite of their stale muffins or admittedly glorious coffee cinnamon roll, as they're not in the promotion. I assume they prep their donuts way in advance, so they're stale the moment they go on the shelf. And if you buy enough shit food and drink, you get a free drink of any size, so functionally a bucket of iced latte, their steepest drink. And yes, avoid the savory food - there's a reason they seem to introduce a new one every week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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