With These Christmas Gifts, You’ll Definitely Be December’s Hero
We’ve barely said goodbye to Saint Nicholas, and Christmas is already just around the corner. Yes folks, this month is all about giving, taking a little, eating a lot and giving even more. Either way: gift stress can be lurking around the corner. But not after reading this article, because we collected everything a foodie would want to have, give and receive. Make the most of it!
For the home chef
Making your own snack board by smoking your own bacon and fish. You want that, right? And it’s really not as difficult as you might think. Meneer Wateetons explains it step by step in his book Over Charcuterie. But with this beautiful curing kit, you’ll also get a long way. Going for the full homemade snack-board experience right away? Then also shop this beer-brewing kit.
For the sweet tooth
December is the ultimate candy month, and if you’re going to indulge, you might as well do it properly. With these gorgeous sweets, for example. Doesn’t your mouth start watering immediately?
For the every-day-is-a-party type
Life—and December in particular—is a party, and that deserves a gift every day. The inventor of the advent calendar understood that perfectly. Another nice thing: there are more and more advent calendars for foodies. How about an advent calendar full of wine? Or do you prefer beer? Oh, and mymuesli has a whole range for the breakfast fans among us.
For the joker
We do enjoy a joke, which is why we’re rather big fans of the Radbag site, where they sell the funniest and most entertaining food gadgets. How about a bread knife in a baguette? Or these bread slippers? Also great: the burrito blanket and taco blanket. You want this, right?
For the booze lover
Nothing says PARTY more than champagne. And Moët & Chandon has just launched a limited-edition bottle filled with their most iconic champagne—Impérial. Well, not literally launched, of course, because there wouldn’t be much left otherwise. But you get the idea. A beautiful bottle of Moët & Chandon’s light, fruity and elegant signature brut champagne in a new, exclusive outfit. We’ll drink to that. And, preferably, drink it too!
Whisky is always a good idea as far as I’m concerned. And therefore also a perfect Christmas gift. Especially when it’s Game of Thrones whisky. Go for the (Johnnie) White Walker whisky or one of your favorite houses (Stark, Tully, Targaryen, Lannister, Greyjoy, Baratheon, Tyrell, The Night’s Watch). Or choose the new—ninth—variant: Mortlach, representing the three-eyed raven. For anyone who doesn’t watch Game of Thrones: the three-eyed raven can see both the past and the future, so there is no more fitting Christmas or New Year’s gift.
More of a beer person? Then the Lowlander Winter IPA—Lowlander’s pine beer—is naturally as Christmassy as it gets.
And if you’re really in the mood to splash out: Glenfiddich has released a Single Malt aged for 23 years in French cuvée casks. With the fitting name Glenfiddich Grand Cru and a festive design and presentation, it also has aromas of freshly baked bread and hints of sweet brioche and pear sorbet. Well, doesn’t that immediately make you crave Christmas dinner? Available from better independent liquor stores, it can be yours for 250 euros. Or for the lucky person you give it to!
For the bookworm
It ranked above Jamie Oliver and Sonja Bakker on the list of best-selling books and came third in our FavorFlav Food Top 100, because OMG how much do we love Lekker Fred. Believe us, buy this book for your aunt, cousin, mother, friends and especially yourself, because it’s a party.
Another lovely one: Indorock. The cookbook of the year and the bible if you love Indonesian food (and seriously, who doesn’t?).
Speaking of bibles: Julius Jaspers wrote the Stoofbijbel. From hachee to hare pepper and from lapskaus to osso buco: it immediately gives us a Christmas feeling.
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