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7 Christmas gift ideas for your favourite foodie!

Need some Christmas gift inspiration? We've found seven of the best Berlin-made treats sure to impress every taste.

Seven flavourful Christmas gift ideas from Berlin for every taste.

1. SPOROUS!

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Photo courtesy of Pilzmännchen.

Low-maintenance, fast-growing and available in 18 variet­ies from the standard to the extravagant (king trumpet, pink oyster and enoki mushrooms), Pilzmännchen’s bio grow­ing kits (€23.99) contain the substrate, mycelium and pellets needed for up to three harvests’ worth of funghilicious nourishment.

Pilzmännchen


2. SWEET!

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Photo by Javier Savalle.

In need of a last-minute sustainable, healthy, and delicious Berlin gift? Mitte bean-to-bar chocolate manu­facturer Belyzium rescues the cacao husks that usually go to waste in the production of your standard Christmas choc and sells them as a tea (150g, €4) that drinks and smells like a soft (and wholesome!) hot chocolate. What’s not to like?

Belyzium Artisan Chocolate, Lottumstr. 15, Mitte


3. SMOOTH!

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Photo by Tobias Hamm.

Spoil your fa­vourite boozer with a bottle of hyperlocal whisky, a five-year single malt from Wedding’s Eschenbräu distillery – their latest Small Pete (€49, for a 0.5l bottle) boasts smoky peat and ham aromas. Hurry before all 300 bottles are sold out!

Available at The Pub, Triftstr. 67, Wedding


4. CORNY!

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Photo by Javier Savalle.

It’s never too late for an advent calendar – espe­cially when filled with 22 bags of yummy sweet concoctions (toffee/vanilla, peanut butter/salted caramel, poppy seed/tangerine) from Berlin’s hippest popcorn manufacturer – and the cool gym sack is a keeper (€29).

Knalle


5. CHEESY!

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Photo by Javier Savalle.

Consider treating that gourmet in your life to a subscription of French wines and cheeses (€59.90 a month, including six cheese sorts and two bottles), hand-picked by Sébastien Gorius and Vianney Lan­cres of Schöneberg bistro La Cantine d’Augusta. The fragrant, chilled parcels will come to their doorstep on the first week of each month.

Augusta Box


6. CHEWY!

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Photo courtesy of Ampelmann.

Celebrate Mau­erfall and stuff your visiting vegan friend’s stocking with the best GDR-inspired sweets on offer: a bag of delicious Wald­meister-green and raspberry-red Ampelmann gummies (125g for €3.50) – now available 100 percent plant-based. Never has the little man been so PC!

Ampelmann


7. SLURPY!

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Photo courtesy of Halm.

Help your friends keep sippin’ like it’s 2019 (i.e. pre-plastic straw ban): Halm’s locally produced glass variety comes in an engraved Berlin set (six 20cm straws for €19.90) or personalised to your liking (four straws for €29.90, 35 letters max). Add a to-go bag if you’re feeling fancy and your giftee will be equipped for any cocktail that comes their way.

Halm