America Declares War on Boring Condiments, Pistachio Spread to Lead Charge

KEY POINTS

•Gifts experts say high quality condiments like Pistakio's pistachio spread and Potluck's gochujang make excellent host presents.
•These condiments range from $11 tamarind chutney by Brooklyn Delhi to $16 garlic-packed chile crisp by Mama Teav's.
•Yun Hai’s rice vinegar set from Taiwan offers historical prestige dating back to 1903 and comes discounted at $28.

Welcome to 2025, the golden age of condiments! Gone are the days of boring mayo and $4 sad ketchup bottles as we celebrate pistachio pastes, gochujang sauces, and chile crisps galore. For the low, low price of $15, Pistakio offers a spread so pure and sufficiently nutty even Dubai chocolatiers are impressed. Potluck’s vegan Korean gochujang comes beautifully boxed at $16, blending sesame and perilla seeds to seduce taste buds daily. Brooklyn Delhi’s $11 tamarind date chutney moonlights as a savory dip and an avant-garde vanilla ice cream drizzle. Meanwhile, Rosi's spicy olive oil comes in a retro can, because who doesn’t want their hot oil to look like a gas station relic? Mama Teav’s chile crisp punches garlic lovers in the mouth for $16. Yun Hai’s historic ($28, marked down from $30!) rice vinegar set from a 1903 Taiwan vinegar dynasty boasts bottles architecture could envy, perfect for your dumpling sauce artistry. It’s undeniably the era where gifting overpriced, photogenic blobs of flavor replaces awkward human connection.