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The red-awning stall is food and drink, with a slate board and a copper urn behind the counter. On the counter sit a box of chocolate truffles with its lid set ajar, a crate of three hot sauces, a coffee sampler in kraft bags and a twisted paper cone of spiced nuts. Food gifts are a safe choice for people who already have everything, because they get used up and leave nothing behind.
The trick is to give food the person would not choose for themselves. Someone who drinks coffee every day already has a coffee they like; a sampler of several they have not tried is a present, and another bag of their usual is groceries. Hot sauce suits a person who already collects it. Truffles and spiced nuts suit nearly anyone, which also makes them the food and drink gifts to bring when you are unsure.
Check for allergies and diets before choosing, nuts in particular.
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Chocolate Truffle Box
A box of truffles is a food gift that suits nearly everyone and still feels like an occasion. The one on the counter is a rigid box with its lid set ajar and nine dusted truffles sitting in paper cups. The filling is the choice that matters: hand-rolled plain truffles for a purist, salted caramel for a sweet tooth, and anything with alcohol in it only for an adult who drinks. Fresh truffles keep for a short while, so give them soon rather than saving them, and check for nut allergies before choosing.
Hot Sauce Trio
A hot sauce set is a gift for one particular kind of person, and for that person it is reliably welcome. The crate on the counter holds three tapered bottles with wax-dipped necks, one of them turned out. A set of three is the right shape for this gift, because it lets someone compare heat and flavour rather than committing to one bottle. Look at the heat levels before choosing. A sampler that climbs from mild to fierce suits plenty of people who like spice, while a set of only extreme sauces suits a collector and nobody else.
Coffee Sampler
A coffee sampler is the food gift for someone who already drinks good coffee. The one on the counter is four kraft bags at different fills, with a wooden scoop leaning on the front pair. Giving a coffee drinker another bag of their usual is groceries; giving them several they have not tried is a tasting. Whole beans hold their flavour longer than ground coffee, but they need a grinder, so check what the person has at home before choosing. If they do not grind their own, choose ground coffee, or pair the beans with a grinder from the Kitchen.
Spiced Nut Cone
A paper cone of warm spiced nuts is the market's own snack, and the gift version is a tin or a sampler that keeps. The one on the counter is a twisted paper cone in a small iron stand, with a scatter of nuts across the counter. Nuts are an easy gift to bring to a house, because they keep for a while and are easy to share. Candied nuts suit a sweet tooth; spiced roasted nuts suit someone who would rather have something savoury with a drink. The obvious caution is allergy, so check before giving nuts to anyone.
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