IGA’s ‘delicious and budget-friendly’ Christmas ham tops Choice taste test

Winning ham is just $5.59 a kilo, while worst rated option in consumer group taste test is also one of the most expensive

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A consumer group has found a small Christmas miracle for those struggling with the cost-of-living crisis – one of the cheapest Christmas hams is in fact the best.

IGA’s Christmas ham half-leg, which is just $5.59 a kilo, scored first place in Choice’s Christmas ham taste test, which weighed up the aroma, flavour, and appearance of eight hams.

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