When it comes to sending gifts for Christmas and any other occasion of the year, there is nothing more meaningful than a personalized gift. Food hampers allow you to send a gift all in one. While some may think that baskets are a bit generic, they can be customized in many ways.

 

Choosing the right foods

You can prepare food hampers for breakfast, lunch or even dinner. Depending on the food you are preparing, you will need to select the appropriate treats. Additionally, you will need to determine whether or not you will include fresh produce. Breakfast boxes, for example, can include dried fruit, breakfast snacks, cheese and similar items that don’t need to be refrigerated.

 

Pizza theme

If the recipient is a pizza enthusiast, you can create your own pizza-themed basket. Use a pizza pan as a container and line it with red and white checked kitchen paper. Fill the pan with all the ingredients needed to prepare the perfect pizza. You can also include an apron with the recipient’s name printed on it and maybe even some oven gloves. These kinds of food hampers will include something they can consume and something they can use for years to come.

 

Asian cuisine

For an Asian food-themed basket, you can use a bamboo steamer as a container for your basket, and like the pizza basket, you can fill it with various spices, sauces, and dried foods used in Asian-style cooking. You can also include items like chopsticks.

 

Add a cookbook

If you want to include an item in your food hampers that will last long after the contents of the basket have been consumed, how about a recipe book? Make sure the cookbook matches the theme of the basket. In fact, this is a great place to start. So, if you want to create an Indian food basket, you can purchase a recipe book that will help you list the most popular ingredients for many dishes. Include different types of curry powder (from mild to spicy), bay leaves, cumin and other spices along with delicious flavoured rice. Jasmine rice and basmati rice are very aromatic and delicious with all types of cuisine.

 

Don’t forget to include a bottle of the recipient’s favourite drink in the basket to accompany the meal! In the case of the breakfast basket you can include some orange juice. Other options include wine, whiskey and sweeter options like Port. Do your research before selecting the drink and make sure it really suits the food. In many cases alcohol (especially wine) is used in the cooking process, so this is another advantage of including a bottle in your food hampers.