Do you have a snack-stash friend? A tea-obsessed cousin? Oh, and don’t forget the grill masters and chili-oil enthusiasts within your friend-and-family sphere. For the ones in your life who take flavor seriously, we’ve gathered some of the best holiday gifts for foodies. 

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Flavor-packed holiday gift ideas for home chefs and snack lovers

From artisanal chili sauces crafted in Thailand to nostalgic movie-night popcorn kits, elevated grill-spice collections, organic snack mixes, authentic Chinese teas and small-batch holiday honey, this list has the right mix of snacks and gourmet holiday gift ideas for all foodies on your shopping list.

Everiday Foods (Authentic Asian Chili Sauces)

Who in your circle could do with a little or a lot of tantalizing taste-bud treats? Everiday Foods’ authentic Asian chili sauces are a dream gift for foodies — refined palates welcome, but not required and home chef. Crafted in Thailand, Everiday is a woman-owned, minority-founded brand created by a nutritionist. The sauces come in Mala Chili Oil, Garlic Chili Oil, Red Chili Sauce and Sambal Chili Sauce. These sauces have a fresh and invigorating taste to them and can be integrated in a myriad of dishes. All Everiday Foods’ authentic Asian chili sauces are vegan, gluten-free, soy-free, MSG-free and Whole30 Approved. 

BOSWow factor: Worried your giftee might not know how to prepare dishes with their new chili sauce stocking stuffer? Not to worry, Everiday’s website has a “recipe box,” catered to every type of food dietary restriction you could imagine. So gluten-free dieters like me have an entire arsenal of recipes. I see the Crispy Asian-Inspired Chili Wings, Spicy Watermelon Salad with Mala and Mint Vegan Mapo Tofu dishes in my future!

Website: everiday.us

Of Tea, Scented Tea Variety Box

As you can probably tell, we’re suckers for box and sampler sets at BOSW. We know we’re not alone. “Variety is the spice of life,” as they say, and variety is also perfect for the tea lover in your life. Of Tea has curated a Scented Tea Variety Box containing Jasmine Green, a green tea scented with fresh jasmine; Orchid Yellow, a rare yellow tea infused with orchid blossoms; Lychee Black, with lychee and pineapple bits; Osmanthus Black with a floral, smooth and slightly sweet taste; and Peach Oolong, an oolong tea with dried peach and rose petals. 

BOSWow factor: These teas do exactly what they say on the label! They’re authentic Chinese teas that smell divine, have the ideal mix of earthiness, fruit and floral undertones.

Website: oftea.co/products/treasures-of-blossom-scented-tea-sampler

Pop ‘n Dulge (Movie Night Popcorn Gift Set)

Pop ‘n Dulge understood the assignment: give the people the flavor profiles they want for the foods they crave. In this instance, we’re talking popcorn and grilled foods. Why on earth would you only want one popcorn variety for movie night, when you could have three? Pop ‘n Dulge solves the singular-popcorn issue by including three varieties of Heirloom Kernels: Ruby Crunch, Classic Golden and Poppin’ Blue. Plus, you get five types of seasoning for your fresh-popped snack: Classic Salted Butter, Cheesy Garlic Parmesan, Better White Cheddar, Dreamy Creamy Chive and Fiery Hot Pepper. Add the fact that the Movie Night Popcorn Gift Set is Non-GMO, Gluten-free, Harvested in the USA, OU-D Kosher certified and contains zero grams of trans fat, and you’ve got yourself a certified holiday-gift hit on your hands. 

BOSWow factor: The movie night kit includes six vintage bags of popcorn so whoever receives your gift can enjoy more than one cinematic showing with their friends and family (hopefully you’ll be included). 

Website: popndulge.com/products/movie-night-popcorn-kit?variant=43263381012730

Pop ‘n Dulge (Backyard Grill Spice Set)

Ready to level up your chicken, beef, fish, veggies and whatever else you like to toss on the grill? Pop ‘n Dulge is happy to oblige with spice offerings like Apple Spice, Puckery Pepper, Java Grill, Nashville Hot Chicken, Kicked Up Caribbean, Tuscan Nights, Hula Dancin’, Mexican Street Corn, Smoky Maple Bacon, Chive Me Crazy, What’s the Dill, Tandoori Grill, Korean BBQ, Smokin’ Chilis, Shawarma Style, New York Buffalo, Fajita Fun, Steakhouse Seasoning, Tropical Heat and Grilled Onion. 

BOSWow factor: The Backyard Grill Spice Set has more than your “garden variety” flavors. We love Smoky Maple Bacon and Mexican Street Corn. If you know a griller who likes creativity, they’ll be over the moon for this gift set. 

Purchase here: popndulge.com/products/spice-n-dulge-backyard-grill-spice-and-seasonings

Purley Sprouted (Purely Sprouted Snack Mix Gift Box)

If you have a snacker in your life, the Purely Sprouted Snack Mix Gift Box is the gift they didn’t know they needed, but most surely do. The gift set contains Apple Cinnamon, Sweet & Salty, Orange Ginger, Garden Herb and Chili & Black Pepper variations. At first, you may think, “Well, these plant-based nuts and seeds are healthy…so, just how good can they taste?” The answer: They are extremely and deceptively delicious! I kid you not. And yes, these non-GMO and gluten-free goodies are indeed healthy. But when you eat them, you feel like you’re sneaking a treat you shouldn’t be allowed to have, because each pack promises a powerful flavor punch. 

BOSWow factor: We love that the variety gift box has the best of both sweet and savory snack bags (our favorites are the Orange Ginger and Chili Black Pepper). It’s also fantastic that each bag is resealable, so you can take it on the go, put it in your secret snack drawer or hide it from your children (like I am) for ongoing crunch-and-munch time. 

Purchase here: purelysprouted.com/products/snack-lover-gift

The Honey Truck Co. (Holiday Honey)

Nothing is quite as sweet as stuffing a stocking with honey, but not just any honey! This year, The Honey Truck Co. is offering an unbeelievablely tasty, functional gift-giving option with their Holiday Honey. This honey blend marries raw wildflower infused with cinnamon, clove, apple, orange peel and other spices. The result is a deliciously unique elixir that I’m tempted daily to skip the spoon and go straight for the bottle. The queen bee and Founder of The Honey Truck Co., Danielle Brooks, strives to support environmental stewardship and local communities and makes her Holiday Honey in small batches to support sustainable practices. 

BOSWow: I am now addicted to adding holiday honey into my morning-coffee routine  — it adds just the right amount of sweetness and spice. I can see honey enthusiasts also adding a teaspoon to tea, or spreading it over toast for breakfast. Of course, you might also have one of those friends who takes a swig right out of the bottle (wink). 

Website: ​​honeytruck.com/products/holiday-honey