Aldi and Lidl steal the show with affordable festive fare in Good Housekeeping taste test Budget supermarkets Aldi and Lidl dominate the Good Housekeeping Institute's annual Christmas taste test, with Aldi securing the most wins across categories and Lidl claiming the most Best Value accolades. The test reveals that high-quality, affordable festive food is readily available for British households this holiday season. In the bleak midwinter, the pricey prospect of the festive season can lead many British households to start tightening their belts. However, a new taste test survey suggests families on a budget can still enjoy a particularly cracking Christmas this year. Cheaper turkey and trimmings do not necessarily mean a dip in quality and flavour, according to an annual study from the Good Housekeeping Institute (GHI). Products from the likes of budget retailers Aldi and Lidl impressed judges, who blind taste tested 664 entries across categories including Christmas centrepieces, sides, party food, desserts and drinks. Aldi came out on top as the highest scoring supermarket overall, with 13 first and second-place results.Top Budget Supermarkets Dominate Taste TestIts wins included best pigs in blankets, Christmas pudding, mince pies, stollen and whole turkey. Meanwhile, when it comes to bang for your buck, Lidl led the way in testing, claiming 11 Best Value accolades, with highlights including prosecco, flavoured salmon, roast potatoes, meat free mains, and yule logs. Other standout products included Edenmoor's Festive Sausage Roll Wreath, which achieved the highest score of the entire taste test with an exceptional 94/100.Waitrose also impressed, with its Polar Bear Bao Buns the highest-scoring supermarket product after receiving 92/100 from the judging panel. Read on to discover all the best festive food you can get this Christmas...In the all-important turkey categories, Aldi's Specially Selected Roly Poly Whole Turkey was awarded best 'Whole Turkey', scoring 82/100 Revealed: The results of the Good Housekeeping Christmas Taste Test Christmas dinner and savoury favouritesWINNERS Aldi's Specially Selected Double Wrapped Pigs in Blankets Tesco's Finest Roast Potatoes with Confit Garlic Aldi's Specially Selected Roly Poly Whole Turkey Tesco's Finest Bronze Turkey Crown with Pork, Cranberry & Chestnut Stuffing Waitrose's Slow Cooked Free-Range Clementine & Maple Gammon COOK's Brie, Portobello Mushroom & Caramelised Onion Wreath Party food and starters WINNERS Edenmoor's Festive Sausage Roll Wreath Waitrose's Homemade Polar Bear Bao Buns Sainsbury's Ultimate Luxury Seafood Platter Puddings and festive bakesWINNERS Aldi's Specially Selected 24 Month Matured Christmas Pudding Morrisons The Best Limoncello & Clementine Christmas Pudding Aldi's Specially Selected All Butter Mince Pies Aldi's Specially Selected Luxury Topped Stollen Bettys' Soft Iced Christmas Cake Tesco Finest Toffee Apple Panettone Morrisons' The Best Classic Panettone Co-op's Millionaires Trifle Waitrose's No.1 Raspberry & Strawberry Trifle Drinks WINNERS Asda's Exceptional by Asda Prosecco Brut Nicolas Feuillatte Reserve Exclusive Champagne Brut NV Sainsbury's Taste the Difference Discovery XO Cognac Asda Christmas Red Wine Aldi Christmas Red Wine Sainsbury's Christmas White Wine Waitrose Christmas White Wine Christmas dinner and savoury favouritesAldi's Specially Selected Double Wrapped Pigs in Blankets retained its title for a second year, scoring 88/100, while Tesco's Finest Roast Potatoes with Confit Garlic (84/100) impressed the testing panel.Winning Turkeys And Alternative Festive MainsIn the all-important turkey categories, Aldi's Specially Selected Roly Poly Whole Turkey was awarded best 'Whole Turkey', scoring 82/100, and Tesco's Finest Bronze Turkey Crown with Pork, Cranberry & Chestnut Stuffing topped the crown category with 84/100. For those looking for alternative centrepieces, Waitrose took the top-spot with its Slow Cooked Free-Range Clementine & Maple Gammon (85/100).Meanwhile, COOK's Brie, Portobello Mushroom & Caramelised Onion Wreath was the meat-free main winner (79/100). Aldi's Specially Selected Double Wrapped Pigs in Blankets retained its title for a second year, scoring 88/100 Meanwhile, COOK's Brie, Portobello Mushroom & Caramelised Onion Wreath was the meat-free main winner (79/100) Puddings and festive bakesWhen it comes to desserts, Aldi's Specially Selected 24-Month Matured Christmas Pudding was the standout entry in the Classic Pudding category (85/100).Best Puddings And Festive Bakes RevealedMorrisons took the flavoured pudding title with The Best Limoncello & Clementine Christmas Pudding (78/100). Meanwhile, Aldi's Specially Selected All Butter Mince Pies (86/100) and Specially Selected Luxury Topped Stollen (82/100) were both named the winner in their respective categories. Bettys' Soft Iced Christmas Cake was the highest-scoring Christmas cake (85/100), while Tesco won the flavoured panettone category with its Finest Toffee Apple Panettone (88/100).Morrisons' The Best Classic Panettone also scored 88/100 to take the classic title, while Co-op and Waitrose tied for the Trifles win.