Who would not love to receive a basket full of his/her favorite food items and drinks? Food baskets have become a popular gift item now-a-days. They are quick to form, are available in inexpensive options, allow a person to get imaginative and are fun to gift to your family and friends. There are a diverse range of options you can use while giving gift baskets, one of which is a gourmet food basket. You can either buy such a gift basket from the market or get its contents from the store and make one at home, if you want to add a personal touch to it. Given below are a number of gourmet food basket ideas for your mother, with edible and drinkable goodies that would impress her for sure.
Gourmet Food Gift Baskets For Mom
Coffee/Tea Basket
This is one of the most popular choices when it comes to gourmet food baskets. Depending upon the preference of the person whom you are gifting, you can get a coffee or tea break basket. In it, you can put a box or tin of special variety of tea, a beautiful mug, a bag of organic coffee, cookies and assorted chocolates. A tea set can also be added.
'Melt with the Chocolate' Basket
For chocolate lovers, the best struck deal would be a basket full of chocolates. In this basket, you can add an assortment of chocolates, chocolate truffles, chocolate sauce, a bottle of organic vanilla extract, molinillo - a tool to mix and foam the chocolate, a recipe book that has chocolate or chocolate-based recipes, chocolate cookies and candy bars.
Italian Basket
Italian food basket can be the perfect gift for people who are fond of continental food. You also have a variety of options while choosing the components of the basket. You can put in a packet of organic pasta, jar of good organic pasta sauce, wedge of artisanal grating cheese, bottle of fine olive oil or special infused oil, head of organic garlic, polenta, bottle of red wine, red and white checked tablecloth and assorted biscotti.
French Basket
Looking for items that would make up a French gourmet basket? Some of the options you can explore are a loaf of crusty French bread, assortment of French cheeses, bottle of wine, jar of ratatouille and a bottle of fine balsamic vinegar or herb-infused vinegar. A recipe book, with some mouth-watering French dishes, would add to the glory of the basket
The Indian Touch
India is known to be the king of spices. When it comes to giving someone a gourmet basket, with an Indian touch, the best would be to give an assortment of spices. They can either be homemade or purchased. In it, you can add all the curry spice, papadums, tamarind paste, coconut milk and a pretty mirrored Indian print tablecloth. Add to this, a recipe book which has some of the most popular and hot favorite Indian recipes.
