From jerky to chocolate, wings and BBQ sauce, food gift ideas to purchase this holiday season
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Holiday gift gifting can be an exciting time when you're focused on the foodie fella in your life.
Whether you want to spring for fancy cheeses, artisanal honeys, chocolate truffles or BBQ condiments, there are tons of options to wrap or slip into a stocking this year.
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Check out these Christmas gift picks for your dad, brother, husband, uncle or anyone who is difficult finding the perfect present for.
recteq Honey Bundle, $56.97, recteq.com
This gift bundle of honey could make a great gift for any food lover in your life. (recteq)
If your husband or brother or best pal loves to barbecue, upgrade his grill game with these tasty honeys.
The trio includes Stevie’s Habanero Honey Scotch Bonnet & Habanero Peppers, George’s Heavy Whipped Honey, and, our favorite, Adam’s Southern Citrus Honey, which is also great for baking.
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LaClare Creamery Goat Cheese Gift Boxes, from $40, laclare-farms-shoppe5.mybigcommerce.com
Consider giving the gift of sliceable and spreadable cheeses for your loved one who enjoys hosting a crowd over the holidays and beyond. (LaClare Creamery)
Cheese connoisseurs might rejoice in receiving a collection of artisanal goat cheese.
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Some picks from LaClare Creamery include "Wisco Collection" ($62), which includes LaClare Garlic & Herb Goat Cheese Log, LaClare Aged Goat Milk Cheddar Chunk, Saxon Creamery Big Ed's Gouda Wedge, LaClare Chandoka (Cow & Goat) Chunk, cheese curds, Nueske's Beef Summer Sausage and artisan crackers.
They are also said to pair well with his favorite beer or bourbon.
Pasturebird pasture-raised chicken, from $10, pasturebird.com, $10
Try these party wings that can be ordered from Pasturebird if you purchase a custom subscription gift box. (Courtesy of Pasturebird)
For the guy who can’t get enough of whole rotisserie chicken, party wings, drumsticks or other poultry delights, Pasturebird pasture-raised chicken is one option to try.
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If you’re feeling extra nice, throw ‘em on the grill or in the oven and surprise him with dinner with the first order and reveal you signed him up for a custom subscription box for recurring deliveries (you’ll save 10% for enrolling).
El Naranj Salsa Macha, from $20, elnaranjorestaurant.com
El Naranj Salsa Macha can be gifted as a set and is said to pair well with chips, steak and more. (TANYA CHAVEZ)
If your husband or brother-in-law is convinced everything is better with salsa, check out Salsa Macha.
The versatile condiment is said to pair well with eggs, chips, steak and more.
Peg Leg Porker Sauce/Rub Combo, $49.95, peglegporker.com
If your husband, dad, brother, son or uncle enjoys barbecuing, consider gifting this sauce and rub combo. (Nick Bumgardner for Peg Leg Porker)
From Nashville’s famed smokehouse comes Peg Leg Porker’s sauce and rub combo box.
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This set features pitmaster Carey Bringle's signature BBQ sauce and flavorful dry rub so the man in your life can replicate Tennessee barbecue in his own backyard or kitchen.
Mingua Beef Jerky, from $18, Amazon
This beef jerky can be slipped into a stocking for a smoky snack. (Mingua Beef Jerkey)
Based in Bourbon County, Kentucky, this family-owned company makes salt-cured beef jerky that’s nitrate- and preservative-free in flavors like cajun, teriyaki and garlic and onion.
Godiva Limited Edition Holiday Truffles, 12-piece set, $38, godiva.com
These Godiva truffles come in a holiday-themed box for festive gifting. (GODIVA)
Satiate his sweet-tooth with this curated gift collection from the world-famous chocolatiers at Godiva.
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Try the salted caramel, Christmas cookie and cranberry truffles.
Laconiko tasting duo gift set, $38.95, laconiko.com
A nicely-packaged olive oil and vinegar set could make for a smart and practical gift this season. (Laconiko)
Olive oil and vinegar is just the type of gift that foodies don’t often splurge on themselves.
Laconiko’s premium extra virgin olive oil and dark balsamic vinegar are said to be rich in flavor and the difference can be tasted compared to other oils and vinegar.
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Mr. Yoshida's Original Japanese Barbecue Gourmet Sweet Teriyaki Marinade & Cooking Sauce, $20, Amazon
This Japanese marinade and cooking sauce is said to be versatile in the kitchen. (Yoshida Foods)
Junki Yoshida first dreamed up his signature sauce in the 1980s as a gift for his loved ones, and it's been ladled on chicken, beef, vegetables, noodles, fish and more, ever since.
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You can even use it on ice cream.
Check out these Christmas gift options for your dad, brother, husband, uncle or anyone who is difficult finding the perfect present for. See 10 options from jerky to chocolate and more. (iStock)
Fort Hamilton Bourbon Barrel-aged Organic Maple Syrup, $24.99, forthamilton.com
This maple syrup can be used in a variety of ways inside the kitchen. ( Fort Hamilton)
Is your husband, father or uncle a breakfast or BBQ man? Now you can gift both.
This maple syrup tastes just as good on pancakes, French toast or waffles as it does in a barbecue glaze for meat or fish.
Perri Ormont Blumberg is a contributing lifestyle reporter for Fox News Digital.
