Phagomania: Christmas Special

Put down that tinsel and throw away that angel you made at school in the early 90s. Bring some festive glamour into your home with our look at 'edible' Christmas 'decorations'

Feature by Lewis MacDonald | 03 Dec 2013

So here it is – we find ourselves in Yule time once again. A time of year that I like to think brings out the Phagomaniac in everybody. Yes, all those attempts to bring that bit of Christmas magic and childish joy. All those people who won't settle for just buying something but crafting it by blood, sweat and tears.
We've all been there – a friend or relative going to town on some indulgent, Christmassy decoration, you walking in to audibly wonder where it all went wrong whilst chewing on some kind of roasted meat.

For this month, our criteria were simple: over-the-top Christmas decorating involving food in some way. Most of our entrants that came up trumps happened to be from over the pond. Christmas? Over-the-top decorating? In the USA? We're as shocked as you are.

First up, admire those Santa hat pretzels. This is the moment when you realise the true potential of the pretzel. Are they any good? We don’t even know! Do we all now want one? Yes!

Next up, 'candy cookie cones,' which are chocolate chip cookie-filled ice cream cones, decorated with icing, and packed with more sweets, before presumably being dipped into an oversized bowl of sugar and diabetes medication.

All fine and good, but some of you are probably wanting to go a nice vintage snack while you're doing your decorating. Well, here is a slab of REAL LIFE retro Christmas cake action for you. Jellied Christmas pudding.
That’s a whole load of traditional ingredients, set in jelly. Remember our look at ‘retro’ food a couple of months back? Thought you’d blocked out the wobbly mayonnaise abuse? Well think again, pal, because this is happening.

This creation came courtesy of our Australian friends' bad jelly blog, explorers of long lost recipes. They got in touch to confirm that this one-time family favourite was “absolutely revolting.”

Finally, if you were wondering what to get us for Christmas, we have found just the thing. Hang some Phagomania on your tree with this burger basket tree decoration. Go on, you deserve it. Interpret that as you will.

 

 

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