Raw dog food manufacturer Poppy’s Picnic says it has created the most exclusive Christmas dinner for dogs.
The £450 fresh food hamper contains luxurious ingredients such as caviar, wagyu beef and truffle – and comes hand delivered to the door. The menu includes a three-course dog-friendly feast and seasonal tail-wagging tipple to give four-legged friends their very own Christmas day feast.
The ‘Santa Paws Christmas Menu’ comes packed in a wicker picnic hamper containing a gingham tablecloth, silver cocktail shaker and handcrafted ceramic dog bowls. And while owners are spoiling their own dog with the luxury hamper, they can be safe in the knowledge that they are helping others in need as Poppy’s Picnic will be donating all proceeds to dog charities.
SANTA PAWS CHRISTMAS MENU
Starter
A Christmas Walk on the Beach
Cornish crab layered with black tiger prawns topped with Beluga caviar served with a quail’s egg and hop shoots
Main
Winter Wonderland Meatballs with Rudolph Bone Broth
Wagyu meatballs with porcini mushrooms served with a venison bone broth topped with fresh cranberries and truffle
Pudding
A Christmas Tail Tart with Golden ‘Fox Poo’ Mousse
Bone-shaped crustless tart with partridge, poached pear and saffron and a gold leaf liver parfait ‘poo’
To refresh the paw-late
Best in Snow Cocktail
Mineral water infused with elderflower, ginseng and a dash of honey
Poppy’s Picnic founder and fresh dog food fanatic Dylan Watkins said: “There’s so much anticipation ahead of a Christmas dinner and dogs can sense that excitement. We think they deserve to be included during the season of sharing. Their eating experience shouldn’t be an afterthought as their senses need stimulating just as much as ours.”
Dylan, is no stranger to championing the finest and freshest ingredients, having demonstrated dog-friendly dishes to James Martin, cooked live on ‘This Morning’ with Eamonn and Ruth, and served recipes to unsuspecting guests on ‘Come Dine With Me’.
To refine the Santa Paws menu, Poppy’s Picnic sought nutritional input from canine nutritionist Anna Webb and set up a panel of taste testers, both human and canine.
Anna said of the menu: “This is a fantastic Christmas feast to feed as a special treat. The provenance and preparation of fresh food needs to be done with care and Poppy’s Picnic does this to a high standard across its entire handmade range. I particularly like the inclusion of raw wagyu and partridge. Diets high in meat content are ideal for a dog’s digestive tract and as carnivores, is what they thrive off biologically.”
Dylan added: “Partridge and pear might not seem an obvious choice but actually it’s much like eating pork with apple sauce. If you were ever tempted to try your dog’s dinner, this would be it!’
