Supermarkets offer Christmas specialities

Since roast turkey is the most common dish for this main Christian celebration, both Spinneys and Carrefour are offering a variety of birds.

At Spinneys, turkey, along with duck, is only available on customer order and the deadline is December 10. An oven-ready fresh turkey (4-9 kg) will cost Dh48 per kilogram.

Other choices at Spinneys include: fresh boneless turkey, stuffed with boneless duck, chicken and dried fruits.

The supermarket also offers other game, red meat, fish, lamb and turkey stuffing, as well as speciality cheeses, dairy cream as well as Christmas trees, imported from Holland. The prices vary from Dh250, for a 125-150-centimetre tree, to Dh450 for a 200- 225-cm tree and Dh600 for a 275-300-cm tree.

Carrefour supermarket, although it doesn’t take customer orders, it sells a variety of frozen whole turkeys and ducks.