Taste test
We put 13 supermarket smoked salmons to the taste test, and the cheapest was the best
Which ones are destined for the platter, and which did we spit into the bin?
- Dani Valent
They say happy pigs are tasty pigs. Good Food’s No.1-ranked ham proves that
An independent butcher beat out the supermarkets for this year’s best Christmas ham. Judges found it to be silky and with a delicate balance of smoke and seasoning.
- Bianca Hrovat
We did a blind taste test of 18 Christmas hams. Here’s the best to buy in 2025
Across Aldi, Costco, Coles and independent butchers, there was one standout pig with delicate flavour and silky texture, plus a well-valued supermarket ham we just can’t quit.
- Bianca Hrovat
Which extremely cheesy supermarket corn chip reigns (cheese) supreme?
Good Food Guide editor Frank Sweet ranks 10 of the cheesiest corn chips from worst to best. It’s crunch time.
- Frank Sweet
Sydney is obsessed with cinnamon scrolls. Here’s where you’ll find 10 of the best
A taste test of bakeries from Peakhurst to Potts Point (and beyond) reveals the softest, dreamiest cinnamon scrolls.
- Bianca Hrovat
Sydney’s top 20 chicken wings, ranked from irredeemable to incredible
An intense three-week taste test reveals the best chicken wings in Sydney. Featuring Wingstop, McDonald’s and a Mount Druitt original.
- Howard Chen
Good Food ranked Melbourne’s best croissants, and a surprise suburban bakery took top spot
Six Good Food judges blind tasted 23 buttery pastries to find the city’s No.1, from Baker Bleu to Bread Club. Spoiler alert, Lune, isn’t number one.
- Emma Breheny
Hot pies, cold hot dogs: Five classic footy foods ranked from wurst to best
With AFL season 2025 finally about to kick off, here is the only ladder that really matters – the definitive ranking of footy stadium food favourites.
- Andrea McGinniss
Good Food ranks Sydney’s best croissants (and Lune isn’t number one)
Five judges blind taste 27 buttery pastries in a quest to find the city’s number one. (Yes, it almost killed us, but this is important investigative journalism.)
- Bianca Hrovat
Moccona, Nescafe or Bushells? Good Food’s instant coffee taste test
Good Food’s blind taste test of 10 cheap and not-so-cheerful instant coffees, from supermarket to specialty.
- Bianca Hrovat
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