{"id":26163,"date":"2018-10-24T21:00:38","date_gmt":"2018-10-25T03:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/?p=26163"},"modified":"2018-10-24T20:54:02","modified_gmt":"2018-10-25T02:54:02","slug":"christmas-foods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/christmas-foods\/","title":{"rendered":"Crazy New Foods of Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Food, more than any other thing, is the most common element of Christmas<\/a>. The aroma of it fills every family gathering, it is the showcase at every Christmas<\/a> party and it even finds its way under the tree, if not part of the decorations<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The trends in Christmas<\/a> foods this year are surprising. It is more eclectic, more adult and more expensive than ever.<\/p>\n

Take, for example, this three pound chocolate masterpiece \u2013 a festive turkey you don\u2019t have to roast:<\/p>\n

\"Chocolate<\/a><\/p>\n

I know \u2013 you\u2019re saying this is a Thanksgiving<\/a> thing more than a Christmas<\/a> thing but I remind you that a lot of people still do turkey for their Christmas<\/a> feast. But if you want to be technical, the turkey\u2019s Christmas<\/a> counterpart is none other than the Big Guy himself.<\/p>\n

\"Chocolate<\/a><\/p>\n

Both of these treats are about $75 and can be found at Bissingers<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Decorating the table isn\u2019t all you can do with food. You can also decorate the tree. Bissingers offers a box of 12 of their chocolate mice \u2013 yes, mice! \u2013 to use as ornaments. Scary Christmas<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Chocolate<\/a>If that doesn\u2019t do it for you maybe a grown-up advent calendar would be more to your liking. Honestly, this is more of a thing in the UK than in the US. But they are a thing this year \u2013 and you might even make an argument for calling this a hot trend.<\/p>\n

The Naked Marshmallow Co<\/a><\/strong> offers an advent collection of flavored, well, marshmallows. They are anything but naked. There is salted caramel, candy floss, strawberry cream, gingerbread, mint chocolate chip, and of course, s\u2019mores.<\/p>\n

If that\u2019s not your bag maybe tea is (sorry). Newby Teas<\/a><\/strong> offers a 24-day advent calendar featuring a different flavor for each day with four tea bags stuffed into a drawer marked for the day. These teas are a rage in England \u2013 they sold out the third week of November.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re really into weird for Christmas<\/a> foods you likely are buying in to the hype put out these days by a man named Archie McPhee<\/a><\/strong>. He makes candy canes no one in their right mind will eat. He\u2019s making a fortune doing it.<\/p>\n

Now, we\u2019ve seen this guy before. Last year he hawked Pickle flavored candy canes (which must of sold, because they\u2019re back). But this year he\u2019s gone completely bonkers by offering Rotisserie Chicken Candy Canes, Macaroni-and-Cheese Candy Canes, and Clam-flavored Candy Canes. (That\u2019s like licking an arm pit).<\/p>\n

These awful, terrible, no-good, very bad flavors can be had for $6 a box \u2013 or a dollar for each candy cane. McPhee has taken the gag gift to a whole new level.<\/p>\n

In Iceland they are taking a different approach. Rather than taking a traditional Christmas<\/a> food like candy canes and flavoring them with old Hamburger Helper selections they are taking an everyday food and making it taste like Christmas<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Available now in stores all over Iceland are Luxury Christmas<\/a> Tree Flavor Salted Hand Cooked Crisps \u2013 or chips, as we say over here. These are potato chips made with sunflower oil, pine oil and pine salt seasoning. All that pine is supposed to make you feel like you\u2019re eating Doug Fir.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

When it comes to new Christmas<\/a> foods, these are crazy times.<\/p>\n

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