Fancy Food for Grandma
March 11, 2020 9:40 PM Subscribe
What fancy, high end foods can I buy online for my Grandma?
My family has busted Grandma out of assisted living and moved her in with us. Grandma enjoys trying fancy foods. I'd like to encourage Grandma to eat by buying some high quality foods/condiments online. I've seen this question about condiments, but am still looking for other ideas (condiment suggestions still welcome!). Bonus points for Russian/Polish/Italian food, but my Grandma is adventurous. Assume no dietary restrictions!
My family has busted Grandma out of assisted living and moved her in with us. Grandma enjoys trying fancy foods. I'd like to encourage Grandma to eat by buying some high quality foods/condiments online. I've seen this question about condiments, but am still looking for other ideas (condiment suggestions still welcome!). Bonus points for Russian/Polish/Italian food, but my Grandma is adventurous. Assume no dietary restrictions!
Dried porcini/truffle.
Caviar and all kinds of roe.
Pancetta and PDO Prosciutto.
I like pâté.
Fancy cheeses (too many to name)
Russian birch syrup
Good quality bean to bar chocolate
Quality coffee and tea
posted by whitelotus at 4:16 AM on March 12, 2020 [1 favorite]
Caviar and all kinds of roe.
Pancetta and PDO Prosciutto.
I like pâté.
Fancy cheeses (too many to name)
Russian birch syrup
Good quality bean to bar chocolate
Quality coffee and tea
posted by whitelotus at 4:16 AM on March 12, 2020 [1 favorite]
I got a lot of interesting things from Try The World when I subscribed to them a couple of years ago. They have a snack box and a country box.
Among other things I got coconut rolls, bamba, matcha candy, hawthorn berry chips, prawn crisps, masala pomelo, kimchi chips, mazapan (a peanut candy from Mexico), langue de chat, elderflower syrup, moroccan olives, coconut chips, dolmas, pepper/feta paste, pistachio cream, madeleines, piri-piri, French lemon mayo, and more. I had started to feel that the quality of their snack box was dropping a bit, but maybe that list will give you some ideas.
posted by bunderful at 4:58 AM on March 12, 2020
Among other things I got coconut rolls, bamba, matcha candy, hawthorn berry chips, prawn crisps, masala pomelo, kimchi chips, mazapan (a peanut candy from Mexico), langue de chat, elderflower syrup, moroccan olives, coconut chips, dolmas, pepper/feta paste, pistachio cream, madeleines, piri-piri, French lemon mayo, and more. I had started to feel that the quality of their snack box was dropping a bit, but maybe that list will give you some ideas.
posted by bunderful at 4:58 AM on March 12, 2020
The mole sauces from Guelaguetza are delicious if you don't mind doing some cooking. They have recipes for using the sauce in other ways, too.
Smoked salmon - I love this stuff from Maine-ly Smoked Salmon; I get it at the Big-E whenever I go.
Maple syrup, Maple sugar, Maple candies, but most especially Maple cream. Maple cream is amazing on an enriched bread, like challah or brioche. Available from many sugaring houses; one of my local sugar houses, North Haley Sugar Shack, linked.
posted by carrioncomfort at 6:20 AM on March 12, 2020 [1 favorite]
Smoked salmon - I love this stuff from Maine-ly Smoked Salmon; I get it at the Big-E whenever I go.
Maple syrup, Maple sugar, Maple candies, but most especially Maple cream. Maple cream is amazing on an enriched bread, like challah or brioche. Available from many sugaring houses; one of my local sugar houses, North Haley Sugar Shack, linked.
posted by carrioncomfort at 6:20 AM on March 12, 2020 [1 favorite]
You are so sweet. We loved the selection someone gifted us from D'Artagnan -- lots of savory delicacies to try. Plus, they profess to support sustainable practices and humane farming practices.
posted by missmobtown at 8:38 AM on March 12, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by missmobtown at 8:38 AM on March 12, 2020 [1 favorite]
Bergamot candies
Moravian spice cookies (from North Carolina)
If you have a grandma available, I highly suggest getting an ice cream maker and just letting nature take its course.
posted by amtho at 9:05 AM on March 12, 2020 [2 favorites]
Moravian spice cookies (from North Carolina)
If you have a grandma available, I highly suggest getting an ice cream maker and just letting nature take its course.
posted by amtho at 9:05 AM on March 12, 2020 [2 favorites]
Olympia Provisions' sausages and other cured meats are outstanding.
posted by wintersweet at 9:08 AM on March 12, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by wintersweet at 9:08 AM on March 12, 2020 [1 favorite]
d'artagnan give's you lots of ways to give them money for beyond bougie things.
posted by zsh2v1 at 11:54 AM on March 12, 2020
posted by zsh2v1 at 11:54 AM on March 12, 2020
Does she like sweet things? Unfortunately, one of the places I regularly bought marrons glace (chestnuts candied in a sugar syrup and glazed) has gone out of business, but I believe you can find them mail order at numerous places, especially in late fall to Christmas season. I looooove these things, they're expensive so I only indulge occasionally but my god, they are so good.
I love the stuffed agen prunes from Market Hall Foods in SF, but it looks like they're sold out online but might come back toward holiday season (I guess you can tell I love specialty holiday confections).
Market Hall Foods is just a generally great place to find things like you're requesting. It's the place I have to mail order Mariage Freres Tea from and I often enjoy perusing the site whenever I reorder my tea. (If she likes tea, I can give you some recs for Mariage Freres, too, it's the best tea anywhere as far as I'm concerned. They also sell MF's Tea Bonbons, hard tea candies, there.) The Easter gift shop they've got up right now is full of goodies.
posted by kitten kaboodle at 4:39 PM on March 12, 2020
I love the stuffed agen prunes from Market Hall Foods in SF, but it looks like they're sold out online but might come back toward holiday season (I guess you can tell I love specialty holiday confections).
Market Hall Foods is just a generally great place to find things like you're requesting. It's the place I have to mail order Mariage Freres Tea from and I often enjoy perusing the site whenever I reorder my tea. (If she likes tea, I can give you some recs for Mariage Freres, too, it's the best tea anywhere as far as I'm concerned. They also sell MF's Tea Bonbons, hard tea candies, there.) The Easter gift shop they've got up right now is full of goodies.
posted by kitten kaboodle at 4:39 PM on March 12, 2020
The Vermont Country Store has some products that are associated with bygone years. You might be able to find some old favorites.
We find the Triple Ginger Snsps from Trader Joe's to be a great treat.
posted by SemiSalt at 6:02 PM on March 12, 2020
We find the Triple Ginger Snsps from Trader Joe's to be a great treat.
posted by SemiSalt at 6:02 PM on March 12, 2020
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