25 irresistible food gifts, including lobster rolls, pickle subscriptions, and ice cream flights
Connie Chen
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- Few things make people's eyes light up like food — that's why food is always a great gift option for anyone in your life.
- We found 25 delicious food gifts that range from small sweets and snacks to filling gourmet meals.
- See more: Goldbelly lets you send food gifts from iconic restaurants around the country — here's how it works
Food is one of those universal gifts that work for everyone in your life and at any time of the year. Whether it's to celebrate a momentous occasion like a graduation or show someone — a mother, father, healthcare worker — that you appreciate them, you can't go wrong with a food gift.
There are so many different types of food gifts you can give: sweets, snacks, gourmet ingredients, full meals, and more. If you're having trouble finding a good gift, but know your recipient would love anything they can consume, we have you covered with these 25 thoughtful, high-quality food gifts.
Here are 25 food gifts anyone will appreciate: Read the original article on Business InsiderPremium caviar
Caviar remains a symbol of luxury, but that doesn't mean you have to break the bank to impress a loved one. The caviar from Marky's is reasonably priced and tastes fresh and delicious.
Ingredients to make a huge steaming pan of paella
A big pan is essential for the proper preparation of authentic paella, and luckily you won't have to hunt one down because Man Crates includes it in this meal kit. It also includes paella rice, saffron, sweet pimenton, a cooking base, and a wooden spoon.
A trio of truffle oil
We all have that friend who always beelines towards the truffle risotto or truffle fries on the menu. This gift set of black, white, and English truffle oils is for them. The oils come in tiny bottles too, perfect for carrying on the go to enhance any dish.
Some of the best ice cream in the country
Bay Area favorite Humphry Slocombe serves up interesting flavors like Matchadoodle, Toasted Sesame and Chocolate, and perennial favorite Secret Breakfast (bourbon ice cream with cornflake cookies). Your recipient will be thankful you sent over six whole pints instead of just one.
A monthly delivery of cool international snacks
It's not always possible to travel, but Universal Yums' boxes let your recipient do so through food. Past boxes have highlighted the sweet and savory snacks of Scandinavia, Brazil, France, and Indonesia.
Steak and cake
Your recipient may need a long nap after enjoying this decadent combo of bacon-wrapped steak and New York-style cheesecake. It's pure indulgence, as a gift should be.
Classic chocolate-covered strawberries
You can never go wrong with a dozen of these treats, which are drizzled in white and milk chocolate.
Sauces for someone who can never get enough bacon
It's a fact of life — bacon does make everything better. Stonewall Kitchen turns the beloved meat into three different accompaniments that go well with fries, sandwiches, other meats, and more.
Toppings to up their breakfast game
It'll be hard to choose which topping — strawberry seedless preserves, blood orange marmalade, tart cherry butter, or lemon curd — to spread on their toast every morning. They also go well with ice cream, yogurt, and other desserts.
Authentic Japanese snacks
Every month feels like an adventure when they have a subscription to Bokksu, which delivers Japanese snacks, candies, and a tea pairing they can't find in most stores. The cool snacks also come with a culture guide that explains each snack's origins and flavors.
Read our review of Bokksu here.A gift for tuna lovers
A meal kit subscription
For budding home cooks, Home Chef offers a weekly menu full of easy-to-make recipes, along with pre-portioned ingredients and straightforward instructions. Every meal we've made from the service has been delicious and filling. A gift card for $60 is good for three two-serving meals.
Buckets of sour candy
Stepping into Dylan's Candy Bar always reawakens our inner child. I know mine would love these buckets of sour belts and other mouth-puckering treats.
A flight of artisanal honey
Honey company Bee Raw works with small, American-family owned apiaries to make sweet and delicious honey like this. It comes in four types: holly, clover, raspberry, and star thistle.
Classic cocktails in gummy form
We love making our own cocktails, but we also don't mind creative twists like Smith & Sinclair's cocktail gummies. They're a fun, mess-free way to enjoy happy hour.
A crate full of sweet and savory snacks
While marketed as a care package for students and long-distance loved ones, the bundle of snacks — which includes fancy coffee, popcorn, cookies, and jerky — is great for anyone who's always looking for something to eat between meals.
A pickle subscription
A crunchy pickle makes nearly anything taste better, and this subscription will ensure your recipient always has one to accompany a sandwich or a salad.
Gourmet milk and dark chocolates
Knipschildt is a Danish chocolatier known for its extravagance and artful creations. This chocolate assortment is almost too pretty to eat.
Colorful, bite-sized cupcakes
There's no rule saying they can only eat one. And with 12 different flavors including PB&J, brownie batter, and chocolate chip banana, they won't want to.
Hot sauces ranging in heat level from "mellow" to "evil"
Gift this 11-bottle box of fiery sauces to the friend who goes to the Hot Sauce Expo every year and always has a new bottle of hot sauce in their grocery cart. They'll probably want to keep a glass (or jug) of milk nearby.
A charcuterie platter that includes duck, pork, and chicken
Save this delicious sampler for wine nights and summery picnics. You can trust this 35-year-old farm-to-table purveyor of sustainable, free-range meats to deliver on flavor and quality.
An international cheese tour
They'll never get bored of this 6-pound set that features French, Swiss, and Spanish cheeses from local farms and Murray's own cheese caves. It should serve five to seven people, but we're sure it varies depending on how much your recipient loves cheese.
A breakfast spread they'll be excited to wake up for
They can customize their breakfast with a variety of smoked and pickled fish, cream cheese, and assorted bagels. Cap it all off with a sweet treat of marble halvah or rugelach.
Everything they need to make buttery lobster rolls
Not included — chips, pickles, or a gorgeous coastal view. Still, if your recipient loves lobster and lighthouse drives, they'll be grateful for this gift.
Read our review of Goldbelly here.A mix of rich cake truffles and creatively flavored cookies
The truffles and cookies are a couple of the best things you can get from New York City institution Milk Bar. There's no shortage of variety in this gift: your lucky recipient will get six different cookies (like the famous Compost Cookie), 12 birthday cake truffles, and 12 chocolate birthday cake truffles.
Read our review of Milk Bar here.READ MORE ARTICLES ON
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