Nigella Lawson shares bacon Christmas tree decorations with fans

Nigella Lawson has caused some controversy with her crazy choice of Christmas tree decorations.

The celebrity chef shared a photo of his handiwork on Instagram with his 3.1 million followers.

“Look at my beautiful bacon-adorned tree!” she wrote next to the photo.

Although no one would put it past the foodie to choose such a unique decoration for her tree, she quickly explained the photo in another post.

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“Since I posted an edible Christmas tree ornament recipe the other day, you could be forgiven for thinking that I’ve actually hung real slices of crispy streaky bacon on my tree this year, but they’re actually actual ornaments – and I’m crazy with them!” she wrote.

“They are from @souschefuk and the whole collection is divine. Some time ago I started giving a food-focused ornament a year to a friend, and it’s grown into a pretty nice tradition, I think – it’s the Christmas equivalent of getting charms for a bracelet. (I actually started out on my own with just the one glistening dangling strip of bacon).”

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“And in general, if you want to find a fabulous gift for a foodie friend – or just yourself – this is the website you need. It’s my first port of call for ingredients you won’t necessarily find in the supermarket. They also make gift card, which doesn’t abdicate responsibility for choosing, but rather gives them the deep joy of indulging!” she continued.

And while they were just decorations, her followers joked that they wouldn’t be surprised if she went so far as to hang real bacon on her tree.

“Nigella, no one would judge you for putting real bacon on your tree… I think we’d probably love you even more… if that’s even possible?!?!” Chef and TV presenter Sabrina Ghayour-Lynn commented.

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Another reported that the bacon Christmas tree decoration is “sold out now”.

“I have one of these exact ornaments,” replied another.

But Lawson isn’t against all edible Christmas tree decorations.

A previous post showcased her edible cookie decorations

“#Today’s recipe is my time-honored edible Christmas tree ornament!” she said.

“We make these every year,” one of her followers replied.

“How beautiful and creative,” commented another

Lawson began his career as a book and restaurant critic. She first found fame as a food writer and TV chef. 

Her first book How to eat was published in 1998 and became a bestseller. Her second book How to be a domestic goddesswas published in 2000 and won the British Book Award for Author of the Year.

Lawson began hosting his own cooking show Nigella bites on Channel 4 in the UK in 1999 and quickly gained popularity for her simple meals and sheer enjoyment of trying her creations.

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Since then, she has appeared in numerous television shows and specials, including Nigella parties and further The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Master Chief in Australia.

Her cookware range Living Kitchen is valued at $13 million. She has sold more than eight million books worldwide to date.

She has two children, Cosima, 30, and Bruno, 28.

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