Ham is not the most valuable player on Christmas Day. That title goes to turkey stuffing, gravy, a glass of sparkling red before noon, or a stolen nip of St Agnes before spiking the custard.

This is the product's overall score, based on taste tests conducted by a panel of four industry experts in the CHOICE kitchen lab.

The recall by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) relates to two cheeses: Dunnes Stores Beechwood Smoked Wicklow Cheddar and Dunnes Stores Tomato & Herb Wicklow Cheddar. It relates to all ...

and the Coles Christmas Beechwood Smoked half leg ham ($8) both at 66 per cent. IGA's Seven Mile Premium Double Smoked leg ham ($12/kg) IGA's Naturally Smoked leg ham bone ($8/kg) Aldi's Specially ...

Its award-winning full or half leg of SA ham on the bone comes double-smoked with beechwood chips and is going for $17.99 per kilo (or $23.99 per kilo for a free-range version). You can also order ...