As holiday shopping season advances, it’s getting colder—but these gifts for hot sauce lovers and spice fiends are on fire.
We all have that one friend or family member who is genetically blessed with furnace-like qualities, and an encompassing love of all things spicy.
You know the one I’m talking about. The one who can count on one hand the number of days in the last decade where they didn’t ingest some sort of hot pepper product. The person who always takes the bait for an extreme heat eating challenge. The family member who casually hinted that they miiiight actually enjoy a Flamin’ Hot Cheetos turkey at Thanksgiving, and claims through watering eyes that “no, this spicy margarita is still not spicy enough.”
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You know them, and you love them, so in honor of the hot pepper-obsessed among us we’ve rounded up an inferno of gift ideas from the mild to the wild and even a few that are off-the-Scoville-chart to delight all levels of heat seekers in your life.
Spicy Novelties
Budget, space, and time-friendly, for just a dash of heat.
Tapatío Hot Socks, $10.00 on Amazon
Amazon
For an added “kick” in the step of your favorite hot sauce aficionado, who doubtlessly knows there are other go-to options besides Sriracha and Tabasco.Buy Now
Sriracha Keychain, $14.23 on Amazon
Sriracha people reeeeally like Sriracha so if you know one of them, this nifty keychain should bring a smile to their face.Buy Now
World’s Hottest Chocolate Bar, $16.99 on Amazon
Amazon
A mere four ounces of “hellfire-infused” chocolate bearing the heat of 900 jalapeños dares your heat-seeker to take the 12-minute challenge, eating a single square every 60 seconds.Buy Now
Feelin’ Saucy
You’ll always be on fire with a gift of a new or cleverly named hot sauce. Here we’ve rounded up a few of our favorite gift sets.
Aubrey D. Extreme Hot Sauce Sampler, $27.99 on Amazon
When the spice girl or boy in your life can’t be bothered with mild or medium options, try this sampler which includes extremely hot, seventh-circle-of-hell, and are-you-trying-to-kill-me selections, featuring the world’s hottest peppers.Buy Now
The Good Hurt Fuego Sampler, $32.99 on Amazon
Amazon
Adorably packaged and internationally themed, this sampler isn’t only about the heat, but also about the flavor, with sauces such as Garlic Herb and Smoky Bourbon. Try it for the firemouth whose taste buds are still remarkably intact.Buy Now
Fuego Box Small-Batch Quarterly Hot Sauce Subscription, $120 at Food52
Food52
Since you yourself are no mild-level gift giver, why not try a hot sauce subscription box so that your heat fiend gets a monthly reminder of just how hot you yourself are.Buy Now
Dazed and Infused
Because spicy things need love, too. Despite the heat, hot peppers play quite nicely with a variety of other flavors and textures, and we have the gifts to prove it.
Bees Knees Spicy Honey, $13.99
Bushwick Kitchen
Spicy meets sweet in this hot honey—a metaphor for your relationship, perhaps?Buy Now
A L’Olivier Espelette Pepper Extra Virgin Olive, $19.95 at Sur la Table
Sur la Table
Espelette is a chili native to the Basque region of Spain and lends a subtle heat to this good olive oil. Use it for dressings and sauces or simply drizzle on a plate and sop it up with some good crusty bread.Buy Now
Truffle Hot Sauce, $17.98 on Amazon
Amazon
Because your loved one is more than just a one-dimensional firecracker. They too can appreciate their heat with some nuance, umami, and luxury. (There’s also a limited edition white truffle hot sauce for 2019, which made Oprah’s Favorite Things on Amazon list.)Buy Now
Hot For Teacher
If your fiery friend or relative is the type whose passion for peppers extends beyond the mere sensory, and into the cerebral, here are a few gift ideas to stoke their brain flames.
Great Chile Poster, $13.20 on Amazon
Amazon
Available in both dried and fresh varieties, these posters are both decorative and informative, for the pepper lover who’s also an insufferable (read: lovable) know-it-all.Buy Now
Hot Sauce Nation, $13.45 on Amazon
Amazon
The definitive guide for understanding how this addiction to flavor-pain came to be.Buy Now
Feel The Burn
Gifts for the spicy-savvy who can appreciate the delayed gratification of a DIY experience where you might just have to earn the sweat.
Heatonist Tasting Room Gift Card
Heatonist
Along with the national craze for hot sauce comes the inevitable hot sauce sommelier. If your city hosts a hot sauce shop with tastings or classes, such as Brooklyn’s Heatonist, make it a day of fun/pain with a gift card.Buy Now
Chili Lab, $49.95 on Williams Sonoma
Williams Sonoma
Just make sure to keep the windows cracked when you dive into a do-it-yourself hot sauce making kit, where the fun isn’t only in the sauce, but also in coming up with a fire-branded name for your bespoke concoction.Buy Now
Chili Pepper Roasting Rack and Corer Set, $15.22 on Amazon
Amazon
Make roasted and stuffed jalapeños for your next party and blow a few minds (and tongues). The easy corer makes prep a breeze and the roasting rack ensures those gorgeous peppers cook evenly and without dumping over.Buy Now
The Ultimate Pain
Carolina Reapers, $8.99 on Amazon
Amazon
For that person for whom the term “thunderclap headache” inspired envy, rather than fear, you know what you have to do.Buy Now
For more great gift ideas, see our Gourmet Food and Drink Gift Guide, and our Best Kitchen Gadgets, Tools, and Appliances Gift Guide.
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