7 best food gifts to give this holiday season

Holiday shopping can be difficult, especially when you’re not sure what to buy for someone. A great solution to that problem is to get a gift that they are sure to use or eat. You can never go wrong with gifting something delicious, so why not satisfy the cravings of the foodies in your life by giving away food?

To help you find the perfect food gifts, Chef Elena Besser stopped in the third hour TODAY to share her top picks for the holiday season.

Whether you’re shopping for a meat lover, vegetarian, or someone with a sweet tooth, read on to find great food gift options.

Don’t forget to check out the Shop TODAY 2021 Gift Guide to find the perfect gift for everyone on your list!

Copper Cow Coffee Seasonal Sips Latte Sampler

What could be a better gift for the coffee lover in your life than a sample of latte? Copper Cow Coffee is sustainably sourced in Vietnam and its creams contain no preservatives. Sample includes five coffee filters poured with pumpkin, mint, churro, vanilla, and black spice flavors. Also included are five single-serving sweetened condensed milk creams.

Seemore Meat and Vegetables Sausages “The Italians”

Whether you like sausage on pizza, with pasta, or in any other way, this pack of Italian sausages can leave meat lovers salivating. The four flavors included in the package are the dolce beet-a, chicken parm, melted broccoli, and chicken kale pesto. Inside each package are four sausages, for a total of 16.

Uncommon Goods Shiitake Mushroom Registration Kit

If you are obsessed with mushrooms, you will love this kit where you can grow your own shiitake mushrooms at home. The kit is made by putting organic spores inside logs recovered from recently felled trees. To get started, soak the wood, then keep it in a cool, dark, damp place and in about six weeks you can harvest your own mushrooms.

Pints ​​of salt and straw of the moment: the Christmas series

Satisfy your sweet tooth with these Christmas-themed ice creams. Included are flavors of gingerbread cookie dough, crisp almonds with salty ganache, the great cookie swap, spiked eggnog of Dwanta’s Teremana (from Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, aka Dwanta Claus), and Peppermint Cocoa. .

Russ and Daughters Chocolate Babka

Swirled with two types of chocolate and a touch of coffee, this babka is baked to strike the perfect balance between a not-too-sweet cake and a rich filling. Babka is a great gift to give to a host, to send congratulations, and to end a meal on a sweet note.

Acid League Big League Vinegar Kit

This vinegar kit can be a creative gift for chefs who like to experiment. The kit includes four of Acid League’s best-selling flavors, including apple cider maple, strawberry rosé, and garden heat. The flavors included are dependent on availability, so you may not receive the exact flavors shown.

Uncommon Goods Kid’s Global Holiday Dessert Kit

This dessert kit is a pack of fun for young bakers and chefs. All three recipes, which come with the necessary ingredients, are for Australian linzer cookies, Japanese mochi, and Croatian gingerbread. Instructions are included to guide you through each step and there are also colorful fact, puzzle, and activity pages throughout.

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