Restaurant chains have been busy conjuring up Christmas-themed menus to satisfy customers: brussels sprouts, turkey and cranberry sauce are thrown together with a myriad of other dishes to create a yuletide treat.
But every year, a handful of festive foods and drinks leave us scratching our heads and asking: "Why?" Here are the top five strangest dishes on offer this Christmas.
Nando's: Peri-Berry burger
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Everyone loves a cheeky Nando's, with succulent chicken breast and the chain's spicy peri-peri sauce. Throwing in a bed of spinach and a blended sauce of cranberries, raspberries, blueberries and chillies certainly puts an avant-garde spin on the trademark burger.
Pizza Express: Cauliflower pizzas
After a 2015 Brussels sprouts topping, Pizza Express has turned its attention to cauliflower, creating two limited-edition pizzas: the Cauliflower Cheese and the Cauliflower e Carne, which is sure to raise eyebrows as it features "roasted cauliflower florets, pancetta, Pecorino cheese on a creamy cheese and mustard sauce base".
Benito's Hat: Christmas Burrito
Benito's Hat has a Mexican take on Christmas food, with a burrito containing orange-infused pork belly, crackling, cranberry and sweet chilli salsa. However, for every one of these unique festive treats sold, Benito's Hat will give 50p to charity, so all is forgiven.
Wasabi: Big Christmas Box
Christmas comes in a box at Wasabi this year – a Big Christmas Sushi Box. The traditional smoked salmon nigiri and crab rolls make a cameo appearance and the surprise inclusion of turkey breast slices with cranberry sauce and pumpkin croquette (along with ginger and soy sauce) gives the box a festive twist.
Common's Mince Pie Martini
Manchester's Common bar/coffee shop brings us the mince pie martini: "Gosling's black rum shaken over ice with mincemeat and apple juice and upended into a chilled martini glass." One of the more appetising prospects on the list, the merry martini even comes with shortbread crumbs on the rim instead of salt or sugar.
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