The Best Christmas Party Food Ideas

These crowd-pleasing snacks pair perfectly with a glass of your favourite fizz.

• Try our Bacon Mac and Cheese Balls (pop them into the oven straight from the freezer) or our comforting selection of Mini Pies, with six British chicken and sweet leek and six British beef in rich pale ale gravy pies, all encased in all-butter puff pastry.

• For a final festive flourish, don’t miss our Snowman Bao Buns, hand-shaped with a pad Thai-inspired vegetable filling, and our Lasagne Pasta-Pastry Cups filled to the brim with British beef bolognese, béchamel sauce and a Parmesan topping. Find both in store from 11 November.

• Don't miss our Ham and Cheese Crumpets (in store 11 November) with British ham hock and a creamy Gruyère sauce. Pair with ultra-crisp Hash Brown Fries dunked into a sweet and smoky tomato dip.

• For a more continental feel, grab a pack of  Collection Ham and Cheese Mini Croissants (in store 11 November), buttery pastry filled with Serrano ham and creamy Castilla cheese. Pair with a glass of Bucks Fizz or Alcohol Free Clementine and Cranberry Fizz.

• Fancy getting creative? Design your own brunch board, complete with pancakes, fruits and all the dips or try one of our other grazing board ideas.

• Graze on our Collection Truffle Charcuterie Platter with Parmigiano Reggiano with a selection of handcrafted, truffle-infused Suino Bianco Lombo, Cuor di Prosciutto, Capocollo and Samali and 12-month aged Parmigiano Reggiano (available from 2 December).

• Style an epic seafood board with our handy Frozen Prawn Platter and luxurious Frozen Canadian Whole Cooked Lobster, or try our Chorizo and Scallop Shells with a spicy tomato sauce (in the Foodhall from 11 November).

• Elevate your Christmas charcuterie display with our Salchichón and Chorizo Rollito Wreath, launching on 2 December. This epic centrepiece features your favourite rollitos from the Foodhall, plus silverskin pickled onions, cornichons, sweet drop peppers, and cheddar cheese, ready to assemble into a festive display.

• If you prefer your spreads a little cosier, try our Hot Cheese and Charcuterie Wreath with a melting cider-spiked cheese centre surrounded by salchichón and chorizo. Find it in the Foodhall from 2 December.