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Old 02-12-2008, 15:31
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Every Christmas has been the same. Turkey and all the trimmings. I know its only once a year but I was thinking about alternatives and if relatives would think it odd if served a Vindaloo or something instead.

I've never even had Goose which I hear some have instead of Turkey but that's still considered traditional right?

Would you think it odd if you got a Pot Noodle or Fray Bentos pie for dinner?

What alternatives are there?
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Old 02-12-2008, 15:31
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i had a chinese last year:

egg fried rice
chicken curry
singapore chow mein
battered chicken balls with sweet n sour sauce
prawn crackers
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Old 02-12-2008, 15:32
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We had roast lamb when I did it at my Dads the other year as I can't cook anything that still looks like the animal!
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Old 02-12-2008, 15:34
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i had a chinese last year:

egg fried rice
chicken curry
singapore chow mein
battered chicken balls with sweet n sour sauce
prawn crackers
Home made or speed-dial?
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Old 02-12-2008, 15:35
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Home made or speed-dial?
speed dial on christmas eve and put in the fridge lol
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Old 02-12-2008, 15:39
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speed dial on christmas eve and put in the fridge lol
I'm surprised they weren't open. I love Chinese and wouldn't balk if I got a banquet served. But not quite sure on the reception if all the family got Sweet and Sour Chicken. They'd be like, 'Where's the turkey??'.

Foo Yung for the win.
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Old 02-12-2008, 15:54
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Goose (which we're having this year) in more traditional than Turkey.

I had barbecue for Christmas dinner whan I was I Auckland a few years ago.

I baked a whole salmon one year too just to have a change from a bird.
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Old 02-12-2008, 15:54
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I'm surprised they weren't open. I love Chinese and wouldn't balk if I got a banquet served. But not quite sure on the reception if all the family got Sweet and Sour Chicken. They'd be like, 'Where's the turkey??'.

Foo Yung for the win.

One year my parents did an indian banquet for christmas. They'd planned on being alone. Me and my then OH were staying in a hotel (trying to mend a dead relationship); my sister was with her dad, my dad's kids were with their mum, my grandparents and uncles had all gone to stay with my aunt in Spain.

They did invite their next door neighbour though. They had a great time and apparently got trolleyed.

I'm not a big fan of roast dinners (which is all christmas dinner amounts to anyway) so i'd far rather be presented with something else.
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Old 02-12-2008, 15:54
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Salmon!!! mmmm!!

Or Gamon.. thats tasty.
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Old 02-12-2008, 15:58
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Are you on a bet to see how many threads you can start with Christmas in the title?

Or are you just obsessed with Christmas?

You have 6 so far on page one
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Old 02-12-2008, 15:58
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I never cook turkey, I am not keen on it. We always have the traditional stuff, just with beef or lamb.
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Old 02-12-2008, 16:01
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Are you on a bet to see how many threads you can start with Christmas in the title?

Or are you just obsessed with Christmas?

You have 6 so far on page one
Hehe, sorry I'm abit pre-occupied with Christmas at the moment. I do have a bit of OCD.
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Old 02-12-2008, 16:06
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Hehe, sorry I'm abit pre-occupied with Christmas at the moment. I do have a bit of OCD.
That's ok I just noticed a pattern emerging.

I have Leopard Pie, but substitute Quorn pieces for the macaroni.
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Old 02-12-2008, 16:09
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We have duck and all the trimmings for Christmas dinner! Yummy!
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Old 02-12-2008, 16:11
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I have has steak for the last few years, only takes a few minutes to cook and therefore can spend more time down the pub on christmas morning.
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Old 02-12-2008, 16:13
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Last year, we went to the pub and came back and had asparagus with butter, with marinated artichokes, followed by halloumi and other snacks, such as olives and peppers. Lovely. S@d tradition.
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Old 02-12-2008, 16:14
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Never have turkey (a throw back to childhood)

Would like to try goose, but haven't fever managed to find one.

Had duck for a while, but now tend to have partridge and pheasant.
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Old 02-12-2008, 16:21
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Turkey is dry compared to chicken and is also cheaper this time of year.
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Old 02-12-2008, 16:31
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I had pasta, cheese and baked beans two years ago
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Old 02-12-2008, 16:39
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Its amazing what's traditional in different countries, especially as december is the middle of summer for half the world so they don't really want a big cooked dinner. Seafood is popular in europe, and a friend of mine who emigrated to australia has it too. One year we had our work xmas dinner at a traditional country pub which had just replaced all its staff with east europeans. We had all the traditional ingredients but they were all done wrong, as if by someone who was unfamiliar with the concept of a traditional british xmas dinner. One thing I found particularly amusing was the sprouts, many of my colleagues had never had sprouts cooked properly before (the british tradition being to overcook them) and were unfamiliar with the flavour, one even accused the chef of putting too much pepper in them - priceless
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Old 02-12-2008, 16:41
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I had nothing last year on Xmas Day - was suffering from Xmas Eve shenanigans..

One year, I just had crackers and cheese, as I was poorly and couldn't walk so had to make do with what was handy at the time!

I've had salmon en croute on other Xmas dinners, with lots of home-made braised red cabbage. Yummy.
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Old 02-12-2008, 20:25
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This year my hubby and I are planning on buying a nice piece of beef, and doing roast beef sandwiches. Think we're having Christmas dinner for Boxing day.
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Old 04-12-2008, 00:10
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well last year we had a curry and this year we will have another curry its no big deal we dont eat turkey during the year it makes me laugh when people buy a turkey for xmas day and they dont even like it whats the point
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Old 04-12-2008, 00:20
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Couple of years ago I had a large M&S Steak Pie........

Last year I had rump steak...........


Might have a Ready Made Curry this year as I've not had one for a while........
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Old 04-12-2008, 00:22
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well last year we had a curry and this year we will have another curry its no big deal we dont eat turkey during the year it makes me laugh when people buy a turkey for xmas day and they dont even like it whats the point

Turkey is crap.........

In the olden days i thought Turkey was all right when you only had it once a year, but now it's in the supermarkets all year round I bought some a year or two ago and it was vile........I threw it away.........

I'd rather have chicken..........
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