While the last of the summer sun may still be shining, Christmas planning is well underway at IndyBest. In August we snagged an early look at this year's best beauty advent calendars and now, we’ve had a preview of this year’s festive food lineups. Supermarkets are already unveiling their Christmas menus for 2026 and after seeing some of the dishes first hand, I can say there’s lots to be excited about.
So far, I’ve had a sneak peek at Tesco, Sainsbury’s, and Morrisons’s food and drink that you’ll eventually be able to order for the big day – and there are plenty of standout creations. Tesco is playing into our love of pickles with its arancini sticks with chorizo and cornichon, while Morrisons is satisfying our love of pigs in blankets with a giant version for 2026. Over at Sainsbury’s, the supermarket has created a tasty spin on the festive song with its ‘driving home this Christmas’ dessert, featuring chocolate mousse with a hidden brownie salted caramel centre.
I’ll be updating this page as I get a preview of Asda, M&S, Waitrose, Aldi, Lidl and Co-op’s selection over the next few weeks, including all the details on prices and when delivery slots open. See this as your one-stop shop to all things festive food for Christmas 2026.
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Sainsbury’s Christmas food 2026
Sainsbury’s is injecting some flavour into its sharing and grazing range this year with a pigs in blanket wreath, coronation chicken croquettes served with mango chutney, and prawn tostadas on the menu. For something more refined, you can serve up king prawn and scallop gratins or decadent lobster tails with garlic butter.
Mains look equally enticing, particularly the turkey crown with a pork, chestnut, mulled cider and apple stuffing. The fish option is a crisp Hebridean salmon and Scottish langoustine en croute, while there’s a vegan no turkey crown with bacon lattice.
I’ve already mentioned my favourite dessert, the driving home this Christmas mousse, but the gluten-free chocolate orange nutcracker tiffin and a limoncello tiramisu also deserve a mention.
Tesco Christmas food 2026
The party food looks great from Tesco this year, from nduja pigs in blankets with hot honey sauce and dirty martini olives to king prawn lollipops and veggie spring rolls. When it comes to mains, the East Anglian gold free range turkey steals the show, while if you’re after something less traditional, there is a salt-aged pork loin joint, Scottish roe venison leg and for vegetarians, a maple roasted winter vegetable wellington.
For dessert, I can attest to the deliciousness of the Belgian chocolate and berry délice and Belgian chocolate and caramel molten pudding, while the gluten-free option, the caramelised white chocolate and speculoos cake, looks equally tempting.
Morrisons Christmas food 2026
Morrisons has added 290 new dishes into its range this year, with lots to be excited about. To start, serve up the Scottish salmon terrine, potato wild garlic and camembert melt or the read-to-serve deli charcuterie grazing platter. Then there’s a turkey breast joint stuffed with pork, spiced apples and smoked chestnut stuffing, a two-bone beef rib, a rack of pork and lamb rump. For vegetarians, a roasted vegetable and balsamic onion tart is your main.
Desserts do not disappoint either. Choose from decadent options including a chocolate orange star, sticky toffee pudding trifle and a triple chocolate snowman dessert.
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