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Christmas gifts for food lovers 2021

From stocking fillers to luxury presents, as selected by Observer Food Monthly
  
  

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Gifts to suit every pocket Photograph: PR

Under £10

Bao sauces

Hot Man Sauce, Plum Pickle Ketchup, Burnt Chilli Sauce, Tiger Dressing; condiments to complement your finest homemade meals. £6-£7.50, baolondon.com

Ocelot chocolate

Handmade chocolate produced in Edinburgh. £5.50, selfridges.com

Andree Jardin solid dishwashing soap

Suds up! Lather away – but do it plastic-free. £6.99, souschef.co.uk

Vintage babycham glasses

Antique coupes featuring the famous brand. £6.50, re-foundobjects.com

Peas in a pod felt keyring

Cute keyring for your veg-loving BFF. £6.49, souschef.co.uk

Rooted spices and blends

Fresh and fragrant, from the top spice movers and shakers. From £4.25, rootedspices.com

Basil sprout pencils

Plant your stubs, add sunlight and water… next comes pesto. £3, vam.ac.uk

Luxury matches

Pretty enough to sit on the table or mantlepiece. £8, jamjaredit.co.uk

Ozeki one cup rainbow edition sake

The No 1 Japanese cup sake celebrates diversity with this special edition. £6, harveynichols.com

Crema di pecorino

Seriously bougie cream cheese. £9, boccadilupoathome.com

Spanish tinned fish and seafood

Pescatarian stocking fillers. £2.99-£3.79, souschef.co.uk

Chocolate turkeys

Miniature gobblers with a creamy filling. £1.99, souschef.co.uk

Rare Tea Co tea tins


Carefully sourced tea served at some of the world’s finest hotels and restaurants. £4.99-£8.75, rareteacompany.com

St Martin in the Fields tea towels


Festive tea towels in shades of polar bear and lovable kitten. £7.95, shop.smitf.org

Under £50

Biskut Bar Indian afternoon tea biscuits

Spice up your cuppa. £33, biskutbar.com

Elisabeth Luard prints

Fingerling potatoes, curly kale, beetroot with leaves, lovely prints by the famous food writer. £15-£18, elisabethluard.org

Torotoro No Umeshu

Serve this plum liqueur on ice with a splash of soda. £40, umeshuya.co.uk

Studio Ashby mitts

Too hot to handle? £49, studioashby.com

Niwaki mainichi snips

Smart shears in buttercup yellow. £39, niwaki.com

Margarita and espresso machine decorations

Raise the bar this Christmas. £22-£26.95, selfridges.com, libertylondon.com

Growing Through the Seasons 2022 wall calendar


Planting tips to keep your veg garden shipshape. £16.50, vitalseeds.co.uk

Spring-to-go breakfast box

Walnut and raisin butter, Guernsey butter, eggs, postcard tea and apricot jam, ie the perfect Christmas breakfast. £38, springrestaurant-shop.co.uk

Assorted White Mausu

Move over crispy chilli, this is your new comndiment €36, whitemausu.com

Miaow For Now mug

Made for your cat-loving friends by artists at Arthouse Unlimited. £14.50, arthouseunlimited.org

LIGA coasters

Tableware made from cork and recycled plastic. £12, trouva.com

Honey & Co notebooks

Nice notebooks decorated with pomegranates, oranges and lemons. £13.95, honeyandco.co.uk

Tiger bar tools

Seven-in-one knife, jigger, zester, muddler, corkscrew, bottle opener and strainer. £24, notanotherbill.com

Popolo egg cup with saucer

Dippy eggs but make it chic. £15, libertylondon.com

Over £50

Hewn spoon carving set

All you need to whittle teaspoons, soup spoons, tablespoons and more. £90, hewn.ie

Our Place Always pan

Steam, sauté and sear; there’s no limit with this pan. £140, fromourplace.co.uk

Bubbleshop festive case


Champagne to see you through from Christmas breakfast to Christmas dinner and beyond. £300, bubbleshoplondon.com

Petersham Nurseries luxury gardening hamper

For the ardent kitchen gardener. £390, petershamnurseries.com

Odysea & Rovies plant-a-tree fund hamper

Proceeds go to Let’s Do It Greece, a charity working to stop destruction caused by wildfires. £60, odysea.com

Karen Mabon chef’s table pyjama set


Sweet (and savoury) dreams are made of these. £125, karenmabon.com

Francois Doucet Provence confectionery chest

Drawers of fig and grapefruit jellies, chocolate-coated hazelnuts, and almond praline. £55, souschef.co.uk

The Source pure Cardrona gin

Delicious gin made in New Zealand’s southern Alps. £54.90, specialistcellars.co.uk

Kin oak carving board


Artfully made with timber sourced from Suffolk, Essex and Norfolk. £110, kinwoodboards.co.uk

Hay sowden kettle

Danish-designed kitchen kit for the domestic goddess. £99, libertylondon.com

Pooky Artur table lamp

The ultimate lamp for cardoon lovers. £221, pooky.com

Lagavulin 12-Year-Old

OFM editor’s pick. £129.49, malts.com

The Book of Citrus Fruits by JC Volkamer

170 varieties of citrus delightfully depicted. £125, taschen.com

The cook’s hamper

Angela Hartnett’s favourite ingredients, from Toscana olive oil to Pump Street chocolate. £220, cafemurano.co.uk

Jikoni tablecloths

Bright and beautiful, hand-blocked prints in Jaipur. £62-£85, jikonilondon.com

Handmade stoneware fermenting crocks

Think sauerkraut, kimchi and cornichons, and pickle your presents this Christmas. £59.99 each, souschef.co.uk

 

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