Christmas Gift Guide: 2024 Foodie's Best Hong Kong Gifts
The festive season is just around the corner, and with it comes the joy of Christmas shopping and the spirit of feasting and merriment (although we think it's okay to indulge a little every day). If you're looking for the perfect gift for a friend who loves to cook or wants to treat yourself, our Christmas gift guide has you covered. Bringing together everything from beautifully handcrafted teas to local artwork showcasing delicious food scenes, we've showcased some of the best food-themed gifts in Hong Kong. What's more, this year's guide is specifically aimed at local shops and entrepreneurs, as we're committed to supporting small and medium-sized businesses.
1. BBQ Tea Seasoning
If you're shopping for a healthy Christmas gift for the foodie, we recommend the amazing Organic BBQ Tea Seasoning, BBQ Tea Seasoning is made with the finest teas and carefully selected spices to create an unparalleled flavouring experience. Imagine the floral and earthy flavors of green tea complemented by the savory notes of smoked paprika, garlic, and cumin. Or imagine the richness of black tea adding a hint of sweetness and depth to your perfectly grilled meats. With each sprinkle of tea powder, you'll experience a dance of flavors that brings a sense of global tea culture to your grilled dishes.
2. Hong Kong Gourmet's New Tea Tasting Experience
In addition to its award-winning culinary tours, Hong Kong Gourmet has just launched a new tea tasting experience. This is a one-of-a-kind experience in Hong Kong for those who are interested in tea but intimidated by the huge variety of teas available and unsure of how to brew them, or for tea connoisseurs who want to share their passion with like-minded tea lovers. This experience is open on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10.30am to 12pm and 2.30pm to 4pm.
3. Hong Kong Gourmet Gift Card
Hong Kong has relaxed the restrictions associated with the new Crown Pneumonia, allowing arrivals to dine in restaurants as soon as they arrive in Hong Kong, so book your tickets now to travel to Hong Kong and join us on our Hong Kong Gourmet Tours! If you know someone who is visiting or even living in our beautiful city, our Hong Kong Food Gift Card would be the perfect Christmas gift to help them explore our hometown. We are currently operating two food tours. You can choose either the Central and Sheung Wan Food Tour Gift Card or the Sham Shui Po Food Tour Gift Card. Your gift recipient won't be the only one ecstatic about the experience, you'll also be helping to support the local tourism industry and the many restaurants that have been hit hard over the past three years. One gift, many happy recipients.
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4. Taboocha’s Christmas-special kombucha
Speaking of healthy gifts, we have another kind of tea in our annual Christmas Gift Guide. We are bringing back amazing Christmas specials from our friends at Taboocha, Hong Kong’s first kombucha brewery, founded by two Hong Kong sisters — Lisa and Patricia.
We love Taboocha for its commitment to supporting local farms and businesses by using mostly local ingredients. They also make their kombucha in Hong Kong and choose organic, non-GMO, fair-trade ingredients whenever possible. What’s more – Taboocha is raw, vegan, and made with no preservatives.
This year, Taboocha created 750ml bottles of locally brewed kombucha, perfect for lunch and dinner parties during this holiday season! To kick off, two flavors are made exclusive for this Christmas season. Choose from “I Made You Banana Bread (for breakfast)”, featuring local organic banana with cinnamon and black tea, and “Kiss-a-Mutt”, Chocolate mint with infused cacao husk and fresh mint in rice Pu’er tea. Both kombucha are brewed from a darker tea base to cater to a warm, wholesome feel. They received exceptional interest during a recent popup market at K11 Musea. Try it and you and your friends are bound to fall in love with either of them.
Once again, Taboocha has teamed up with the local animal charity, Sai Kung Stray Friends Foundation. For every bottle purchased, Taboocha will even donate HK$10 to the Sai Kung Stray Friends Foundation!
Get early-bird pricing at HK$350 for a two-bottle set (can be of the same flavor or get both) from now till x. They come in a beautifully designed box and you also get two loving postcards designed by co-founder Lisa Lam. Delivery is included to most destinations in the city. Single bottles are also available at HK$180 each; delivery surcharge may apply Get your loved ones this two-bottle special on their website. For more details on the pop-up, please visit their Facebook page.
5. Hong Kong Foodie Postcards
If you’ve been looking for beautiful Hong Kong postcards to send your foodie friends over the holiday season, look no further. We’ve just launched our series of Hong Kong Foodie Postcards , created in collaboration with renowned Hong Kong illustrator Vansketcher!
These postcards showcase Hong Kong’s unique food and living culture. Each set contains four hand-drawn postcards, featuring the foods and heritage attractions you’ll come across on our Foodie Tours.
Starring Hong Kong must-eats from fluffy pineapple buns to stinky tofu, and destinations from Central to Sham Shui Po, these postcards are the perfect way to introduce your family and friends to Hong Kong.
6. Honey and Bee Pollen
Give your foodie friend the sweetest gift in our Christmas gift guide - local honey from Po Sang Yuen Apiary in Fanling. Po Sang Yuen is Hong Kong's oldest apiary and has been serving the Hong Kong community for over 90 years. We love their lychee honey for its aroma and their house ivy honey for its high nutritional value. In addition to honey, Po Sang Yuen also sells fresh royal jelly and bee pollen. from 9 December 2022 to 1 January 2023, visit their booth at the Hong Kong Brands and Products Expo in Victoria Park to take advantage of the Expo special offers.
7. Moderately sweet macarons
If you're shopping for a loved one with a sweet tooth, why not try one of Isabella Patisserie's delicious tea-flavored macarons? Since its launch just 18 months ago, it has already captured the hearts of many macaron lovers in Hong Kong who don't like too much sweetness. According to its founder, Alice Lau, Alabella Patisserie is ‘dedicated to creating the finest edible works of art to complement the precious moments in your life.’This Christmas, you can try their Alabella RichTea Collection Set, which includes five signature items, including macarons in Pu'er, Roasted Tea, Earl Grey, Iron Goddess of Mercy, and Matcha flavors, priced at HK$300. You can place your order online here. You can also follow them on Instagram.
All in all, Happy Holidays to you and your loved ones from all of us at Hong Kong Gourmet!