What really says Christmas to you? Is it a squeezy bottle of Sainsbury’s “Pigs in Blankets Mayo”? No? You surprise me. Or not, as the case may be. For the December issue of OFM I tasted that particular joy, and so many other Christmas products, alongside the fabulous chef Ravinder Bhogal. Oh, the things they make us do for you. It is, for the record, mayonnaise punched up with artificial smoke flavouring and, intriguingly for a product with the word “pig” in the title, suitable for vegetarians.
It’s not just terrible. It’s also symbolic of a trend that has come to blight the British Christmas: a repeated failure of NPD. Those letters should stand for New Product Development. All too often at this time of year, however, they seem to stand for Neurotic Product Desperation or, most simply put No, Please Don’t.
Jay Rayner is spot on!!
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So Sainsbury's have taken two rather wonderful things and created a hideous chimera. Christ.
And when you’ve shitted out your festive Mayo, you can clean the toilet with festive bleachHal Jordan wrote: Thu Dec 03, 2020 1:25 pm So Sainsbury's have taken two rather wonderful things and created a hideous chimera. Christ.
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Does it smell of Christmas trees?Lobby wrote: Thu Dec 03, 2020 1:33 pmAnd when you’ve shitted out your festive Mayo, you can clean the toilet with festive bleachHal Jordan wrote: Thu Dec 03, 2020 1:25 pm So Sainsbury's have taken two rather wonderful things and created a hideous chimera. Christ.