Christmas food

1. Berkshire/Kurobuta Christmas Ham

Click here for details: Vics Meats



Providing some of Sydney and Melbourne's finest food establishments with top-knotch meat produce, there are few other butchers that truly know the beauty of the beast like Vic Puharich.



Buying an entire ham on the bone is probably something most families only do once a year, and whether you're planning on going the whole hog and glazing your own ham or not, if it's from Vics, it's Berkshire/Kurobuta pork - that rare breed of black pig bred for its richer flavour and beautiful marbling.



2. Mince Pies



Black Star Bakery

277 Australia St

Newtown, NSW, 2042



You might know Black Star Bakery for supplying Sydney with year-round access to their awesome Ginger Ninjas (chocolate coated gingerbread men) but they also do a great fruit mince pie $4.50 each especially for Santa season. Crumbly pastry, aromatic fruit mince mix..win.



3. Pannetone



The Milanese may be proud of their stake as a fashion capital of the world, but this is also the town that invented that particular sweet, rasin and candied fruit studded brioche-like bread that is only made around this time of the year. Easter might have hot cross buns, but pannetone is SO much cooler. The best thing is that it lasts for ages..eat it toasted. $25 to $40.



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