What kind of fancy taste/food experiences do you know that I can quickly acquire as part of a birthday gift?
Heyho, I had a great idea for a birthday gift, but due to circumstances have to rethink quickly and now I am trying to create a collection of many small fancy things as the giftee (aka the person that receives the gift) in the past introduced Miracle Berrys into our group (they make sour taste sweet). So anything unusual and interesting counts.
So currently I have on my list:
- Butterfly Pea Tea (changes color when in contact with acid; lemon)
- Pop Rocks (exploding powder)
What else could be interesting? Germany if that matters.
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Durian 😈
Such evil is not allowed in here! Begone!
Durian candy is legit good
Fair enough. I have revisited my response in a second comment.
First heard of the fruit from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAhhexB-p9A Not sure if they are easy to get here, but I will take a look. (my initial comment still stands though)
It should be possible to buy frozen durian in Germany, in asian supermarkets. Not sure if that's an option.
Some kind of spicy cayenne chocolate would be unexpected
Do you have a specific one to recommend? I once tried https://www.lindt.de/excellence-chili-100g but it didn't convince me at all (spiciness was very low)
Mentos and Cola.
This will be quite messy though.
well...
Sichuan peppercorn / prickly ash! Just chew on one and it makes your mouth go brrrrr
And afterwards, tell them to try a sip of water. Makes the water taste acrid. Such a trip lol
Sounds interesting! I will look if I can find it
Kala namak salt is funny, tastes like egg.
Interesting. Will take a look!
Buzz buttons! I tried it once as a cocktail garnish. They’re these edible yellow flowers that give a numbing, tingling (not spicy) pop rocks sensation. Rare to see, but you can plant them yourself or buy some online.
Uh, they look hard to get :/
I don't think it's particularly surprising, but I am a big fan of different flavors of honey from different flower species, and often they sell variety packs of these from local honey places which imo is fancy and interesting.
Jones Soda and Jelly Bellies make odd flavored items that some people really like.
There's also rock candy that looks like pebbles or crystals depending on the version.
There's also online popular candies (often sold by local vendors too) like the fancy marshmellows, cotton candy, and freeze dried candies.
Also yellow kiwis, yellow watermelons, and other surprising colored fruits
Malort
Hell yeah brother
Sadly no alcohol - and pretty hard to get
Get the hard candies from Jeppsons directly! No alcohol and all the bad taste.
Flowering tea is pretty cool: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowering_tea
Candied jalapeños are fun. Sweet but still spicy!
Sounds great and apparently my local supermarket has them!
If you're down for a recipe...
Should taste equal parts spicy and sweet. If too spicy, dilute with more cocoa powder or blueberries.
I want to avoid making something fresh even though I like the idea in general. I don't know when they will be able to eat it.
My contribution would be candied hibiscus flowers in syrup. They can be used as a garnish on a dessert like a tart or a nice sorbet, but they're perfectly fine to eat on their own. The flower has a subtle warm berry-like flavor. You don't eat the syrup directly but you can mix it in drinks or serve it with desserts.
I don't know how much of a chocolate lover the person in question is, but if they like it a fun thing to try is a sampler of single origin chocolates. It can be fun to taste the difference between chocolates from different regions and see how one is fruity, another is smokey, another is earthy etc.
Is Alcohol an option?
The strong beer "Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier". Not very well known, super special.
sadly not; but cool idea!
Next idea: Find a very good Italian who has "Canolli".
It is a special sweet bakery, originally from Sicily. In Germany, it needs a place with a reputation in order to get really good ones. They should be made on the same day.
See if you can find brined peppercorns.
sounds interesting! Any idea where to find those? Guess they aren't buyable in regular supermarket
Supermarkets around me all have them. They're usually close to the capers.
As an American, most of what I would suggest would be things you regularly have access to.
Go for a spabierengang with your favourite brewskis and watch the sunset from a mountain
Sadly Alcohol is not an option
If you can find a hot sauce that is exotic for your area, that would be a nice addition.
Fever Tree did a fancy summer tonic water, with cucumber & mint. As you said no alcohol, I think a legit fancy and interesting tonic would be good.
What about the Hot Ones wing flight? I know Germans think salt is spicy, so this would be a trip!
Cool idea. Sadly I had that one last year :P