I decided to buy mini Panettone this year.
This is a Quebec panettone brand. First time to try it.
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We have none of those stores where I live, but I’ll be keeping an eye out on ebay for the empty tins (I love tins).
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I bought two more, pear and chocolate, and pistachio. Really enjoyed the first, which was rather small, but expensive ($42) all the same. The pistachio one was topped with a layer of chocolate I really didn’t like, and the pistachios got lost as they were dotted on the top of the chocolate.
Thanks @Phoenikia for reminding me to try Winners and Homesense; I have both here in the suburbs.
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@BarneyGrubble, the deals on holiday food and tea at Winners on the 24th are unbelievable. I was there one year and things were marked down 2 or 3 times, so some prices were close to 75 -90 percent off.
There were also gift sets of olive oil and vinegar that were marked down.
Definitely get a loyalty card, if you don’t already have one. It’s also typically empty on the 24th.
Thanks for the tips. Both stores are just a few km away from home. Helps if they’re empty; don’t like long lineups.
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Who has also already opened their panettone??
Today I tasted the first of my two of this year. Traditional, no special toppings or anything, still good… 
And I was not alone in opening up one today…
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Enjoy yours!
Eating a slice right now with my coffee.
Started eating my first pistachio one when I got to Isola di San Pietro. Exactly half way through the panettone and also half way into my stay here on this little island. It’s a big box to lug round so I hope to finish it on the day I leave for another place.
The owners of my lodging in Cagliari is holding on to another pistachio panettone I got from another bakery. Will have enough time to eat all of it as well when I am back in the capital.
Pistachio panettone is most expensive (probably due to this single ingredient from Sicily alone) and the bakeries make less of it than all the other versions. I was saying one day I’d go to Milan to try the “real Milanese” stuff from different bakeries. Partner is not so keen but would probably join me anyway.
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I’ve had three already.
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Might be paywalled. Here’s a secondary link.
Nice read.
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Quote: The Guardian ran a story headlined “Save Us From Panettone—The Festive Delicacy Nobody Likes.” A few years later, Lovin Malta , which bills itself as Malta’s biggest online publication, called the local luxury “literally the worst thing on the face of the earth.”
Part of the appeal is that it is seasonal, so a once in a year small luxury. Mine is at least freshly made, as its best by date is 7 January.
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The imported Loison panettone from Italy tastes better than several locally made by independent baker panettones in Toronto. 
Last winter or the winter before, I splurged on the chocolate chip Roy Panettone from San Francisco that costs around $100 CAD, when a Loison Panettone costs $50 CAD, and a grocery store Panettone costs $7 -$15 CAD.
I think the main thing is to buy a panettone that doesn’t contain things you don’t like. Two out of 3 people I do holidays with do not like citron, peel or orange in their cakes, so I buy the other flavours of panettone for our house. Whereas my Italian godmother only wants the type with raisins, citron and peel.
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We liked the Viva Maple mini Panettone from Quebec. Would buy it again.
I gave my lemon Viva mini Panettone to some family friends.
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This is my 2nd panettone this season. A mini Panettone that was a gift.
It’s quite good, but I prefer Loison for imported Italian panettone, and I prefer Roy Panettone ( San Francisco) and Viva Panettone (Montreal )overall.
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