Spice gift sets and gifts for food lovers and BBQ fans

What to give someone who loves to cook

A spice gift works best when it fits a dish or a cuisine. That is why the sets here hold blends that belong together: three or five rubs for the barbecue, four curries, or a knife and a pair of cups for someone who prefers something lasting. Prices and contents are on each product page.

Gifts by type of cook

For the BBQ fan

The Grill Captain set has three rubs: for red meat, for slow-cooked meat and for fish. The BBQ Master Pack goes further, with five rubs in one box, in gift-ready packaging so you do not have to wrap it. The box costs over €8 less than the five jars bought separately. If a single jar is enough, browse the BBQ rubs collection.

For someone who loves curry

The Asian curry set has four blends: Thai red curry, Chiang Mai Curry, Royal Biryani and Indian Butter Bliss. A good gift for someone who already makes curry and wants to try new directions, and for someone just starting out.

For someone who values good tools

The KOTAI Gyuto chef knife is a 20 cm Japanese knife in a gift box, with a 440C steel blade. There is also a KOTAI cleaver in a gift box. The Mezcalitos are Mexican clay cups on a stone base, for espresso or mezcal. They come as a set of two black cups or a set of four.

If you are unsure: the gift card

With the ZEST gift card the recipient chooses. You pick an amount from €25 to €250. The card arrives by email, to you or straight to the recipient, on the day you choose, with a personal message if you like. It is valid for two years.

Who	Gift
BBQ fan who wants one set	Grill Captain set
BBQ fan, full box	BBQ Master Pack
Curry lover	Asian curry set
Someone who likes good tools	KOTAI Gyuto chef knife
Someone you cannot read	ZEST gift card

A small gift for Sinterklaas or a thank-you

It does not have to be big. A single jar works too: a spice blend or a salt mix. Pick what fits the recipient, for instance salt mixes for someone who likes to finish a dish, or spice blends for someone who mostly cooks pasta or curry. Each jar is a gift on its own, and you can put two or three together if you want to build your own set.

A gift for every budget

For up to around ten euros you can buy a single jar. The curry set sits at around thirty euros. The BBQ sets run from about thirty-eight to fifty-five euros. A Japanese knife or a set of Mezcalitos starts at about a hundred euros. And for any amount between twenty-five and two hundred and fifty euros there is the gift card. Choose the amount that suits the occasion, not what the recipient might give back.

How to choose

Think about what the recipient already cooks. If someone grills every weekend, give a BBQ set. If someone already makes curries, the curry set widens the range. If you truly do not know, the gift card is an honest answer, not a last resort.

Shipping and timing

Order on a working day before 14:00 and your parcel leaves the same day. Shipping is free from €60 within the EU. A Grill Captain set and a curry set together already go over that line, which helps if you are buying for two people at once. For the Christmas period it is wise to order early, because delivery time differs per country and carrier.

A tip from Chloë and Dax

Add a short tip to a set: which dish you would cook with it yourself. It does more than a long card.