{"product_id":"marks-and-spencer-6-month-matured-christmas-pudding-400g","title":"M\u0026S 6 Month Matured Christmas Pudding - 400g","description":"\u003cp\u003eChristmas pudding is one of those British traditions that does not really translate, and nobody is particularly trying to make it translate. The M\u0026amp;S 6 Month Matured Christmas Pudding is the real thing, made in the United Kingdom and available in Canada without waiting for a relative to pack it carefully in a suitcase between layers of socks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a 400g Christmas pudding from Marks and Spencer, matured for six months before it reaches you. That maturation is the point. It is what gives a proper Christmas pudding its depth, its density, and that particular quality that makes it feel like the centrepiece of a meal rather than an afterthought. You steam it, you serve it, and if you are the sort of person who flames it with brandy, now is your moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor British expats in Canada, M\u0026amp;S at Christmas carries a specific weight. It is not just a pudding. It is the one on the shelf at the end of November that you always meant to buy earlier, and somehow always ended up buying at the last minute anyway. The Great British Shop imports it so that the tradition does not have to stop just because you live in Halifax or Hamilton or anywhere else in Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 400g it is a sensible size, suited to a smaller gathering or a household that wants the full Christmas pudding experience without committing to something the size of a cannonball. M\u0026amp;S has been doing this particular product seriously for a long time, and the six months of maturation is not a marketing detail. It is genuinely what makes the difference.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShop more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/marks-and-spencer\"\u003eM\u0026amp;S in Canada\u003c\/a\u003e at The Great British Shop.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"M\u0026S","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51009410564353,"sku":"GBS-001672","price":21.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0520\/2152\/6714\/files\/marks-and-spencer-6-month-matured-christmas-pudding-400g.webp?v=1793546595","url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishshop.ca\/products\/marks-and-spencer-6-month-matured-christmas-pudding-400g","provider":"The Great British Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}