Asda now does posh wagyu beef dripping roast potatoes and they cost just £1.25

NO Christmas dinner is complete without golden roasties.

And this year Asda has raised its spud game by introducing posh wagyu beef dripping potatoes for just £1.25.

The roasties - with a crisp golden outer and light, fluffy inner - are coated in rich, juicy wagyu beef dripping

The tasty spuds are already available across Asda stores and online.

Prices start from £1.25 for a 400g pack that serves two people - but they may increase up to £1.65 over the festive period.

An Asda spokesperson said: "This year we want to make our roasties extra special by pairing them with the holy grail of indulgence - wagyu beef dripping.

"You’ll be sure to impress your guests and have them begging for seconds with these scrumptious spuds!"

It's worth noting that it would, of course, be cheaper to buy a simple bag of potatoes and cook them in duck or beef fat.

For example, Asda's own King Edward Potatoes cost £1.89 but for a 2.5 kg bag. While at Tesco the same bag of spuds is currently selling for £1.

Wagyu beef is usually one of the most expensive in the world.

The cows are usually grass-fed on open New Zealand pastures and will usually set you back £45 in a top-end restaurant.

Taking the lead from the Wagyu beef burgers and sparkling wine at Aldi and Lidl, Asda also started offering “the very best posh food" for bargain prices.

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Last month, it was selling its award-winning Yellow Label Prosecco for just £5 helping fizz fans to get the most bubbly for their buck.

Asda's Extra Special Christmas cake, which was selling for £9 last year, beat M&S and Tesco in a blind festive food taste test - and it was cheaper than both of them.

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