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Winter the Best Time for Christmas Pudding, Says Victorian Wholesaler

Announcement posted by Stephen's Fine Foods 28 May 2014

Stephen’s Fine Foods, a Mansfield-based wholesaler of gourmet foods including cakes, desserts and biscuits, believes that Christmas puddings are actually just as good in June and July.
Stephen’s Fine Foods, a Mansfield-based wholesaler of gourmet foods including cakes, desserts and biscuits, believes that Christmas puddings are actually just as good in June and July.

While it might seem blasphemous to some Christmas pudding traditionalists, there’s certainly something to be said about warm pudding on cold night, which you might liken to a nice, warm hug.

‘There’s never a bad time for plum pudding!’ says a spokeswoman for Stephen’s Fine Foods, ‘Even though they are considered a seasonal product, we actually do notice a lot of people buying them over winter.’

We’ve all enjoyed plum pudding at some point in our lives and generally we associate it with the Christmas time. While the tradition of eating pudding in the festive season stems from England - where Christmas time is especially cold - here in Australia, we do so in the heat of summer, which isn’t always ideal on especially hot and sticky days.

‘It’s true there’s certainly something special about digging into a plum pudding with the family over the Christmas break. But a warm pudding on a raining winter’s night in front of the fire is like nothing else.’

The Christmas pudding tradition is celebrated by many all over the country; some cooking it themselves, others buy it ready-made from shops or online. Stephen’s Fine Foods caters to both with a popular cafe that has been running since 2011 and an online store that send out hampers and various gourmet foods all over Australia. Some people even celebrate Christmas in July, such is our longing to have the experience of Christmas in the winter time!

Located in what you might call Victoria’s high country, Stephen’s Fine Foods also has a number of retailers and distributors around Australia that stock their tasty products. Visit the website today to see what’s on offer.