2023’s Best fiery gifts for the spicy food lover in your life
Do you know someone who makes spicy food their entire personality? I think we all do. I can be guilty of being that person too, which makes me exceptionally qualified to recommend products that the spicy food lovers in your life will LOVE.
As Black Friday and the Christmas and winter holidays quickly approach, here are some of my favorite spicy items perfect for gifting.
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1. Hot sauce-making kits
I tried my hand at making hot sauce for the first time this summer, and well, let’s just say it didn’t go very well.
Making hot sauce is a lot harder than it looks. You have to have the right ingredients — typically chili peppers, vinegar, and whatever other flavoring agents you want to use. Then there are the woozy bottles, a funnel, maybe cheesecloth, or a strainer.
If your beloved spicy-loving friend enjoys hot sauce, then make their life a whole lot easier with an all-in-one hot sauce-making kit.
Here are a couple of my top picks for affordable hot sauce-making kits:
DIY Gift Kits Hot Sauce Making Kit
Thoughtfully Gourmet Hot Sauce Making Kit
2. An invite to our spicy community
Need a small gift for someone who loves spicy food, but don’t have any budget to speak of? Invite them to our exclusive spicy food community! We’re offering a limited number of free lifetime memberships for the holiday 2023 season, but will be charging for memberships in the future. Click here to sign up or invite your friends.
3. The elusive Huy Fong Sriracha
It’s well known that there has been a severe sriracha shortage in 2023 — and the generic alternatives just don’t stack up. The spicy food lover in your life will be THRILLED with a generous supply of name-brand Sriracha. Believe me, this is on the very top of my list this holiday season. It’s hard to justify spending $25 on something that normally costs $7, but that makes the gift that much more valuable to the recipient.
Buy them Sriracha on Amazon
4. A sampler set of their favorite brand of hot sauce
Many brands package their flavors together into holiday gift sets, and this is a great option if you know what type of hot sauces they enjoy. Personally, Marie Sharp’s is one of my favorite hot sauce brands, and it tends to be more difficult to find in person, so it’s always much appreciated to receive it as a gift. Other popular brands like YellowBird and Melinda’s have their own gift sets as well.
Grab a Marie Sharps gift pack!
5. Artisan hot sauces they might not have tried before
As a spicy food lover, there is nothing quite like discovering a new lesser-known hot sauce. These sauces tend to use a wider variety of chili peppers and ingredients, are made in smaller batches, and come from smaller businesses.
We recommend this Char Man hot sauce made locally in Ventura, California.
6. A rare collector’s item: Mountain Dew hot sauce
Some hot sauces are made and sold in extremely limited releases, like Mountain Dew hot sauce. Only 500 bottles were ever produced, and it was never sold in stores. It has since turned into a collector’s item, usually only available by auction. eBay still has a few bottles for sale, but they could sell out at any time.
Click here to shop eBay for Mountain Dew hot sauce.
7. Last year’s hottest soda
Another limited-time release by Mountain Dew hit the shelves of grocery stores in the summer of 2022: Flamin’ Hot Mountain Dew. This mashup combines two cult classics: Flamin’ Hot Cheetos + Mountain Dew. This is a great limited-time gift that your loved one may not have another chance to try.
I don’t think Flamin’ Hot Mountain Dew is still available in grocery stores, but you can still snag it on eBay.
8. Spicy seasoning favorites
Spice House is undeniably one of the highest-quality spice sellers around. Shop all of their spicy products here, or choose a gift pack that comes in an exceedingly giftable box.
You can also snag their latest 2023 release, Green Chile Ranch Dressing Mix, and whip up my spicy ranch recipe for your celebratory dinner!
