NY Food Treat to Bring as Hostess Gift Out of Town

[natsellspots]

I am going to visit a friend in Europe and wanted to bring a NY food gift that would be easy to pack. Any ideas?

[kathryn]

Here is a list of items that I posted in another thread, with the perishable items removed. The babka will probably keep for a little bit, like the black and white cookies, but not for too long. Bagels will probably not last longer than the day of the flight. If you do bring them, put them into a ziploc bag, try to remove all the air, and freeze immediately upon arrival. And don't get the stinkier ones!

- Green's babka (sold at Zabar's and at Russ & Daughters)

- A jar of pickles from Brooklyn Brine Co., Rick's Picks, or McClure's Pickles - all available at Murray's Cheeses and other stores around town

- Buttercrunch from Roni-Sue's

- Salsa from the Brooklyn Salsa Company

- A bar or two of chocolates from Mast Brothers - they have a shop in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
and are sold at Whole Foods as well as Murray's, I like the olive oil/sea salt ones

- Handmade candy bars from Liddabit

- NYC honey from Andrew's Local Honey, which is grown on various rooftop hives throughout the city - available at various Greenmarkets

- Also at the Greenmarket:

Oak Grove for grains (and I think they have some interesting flours and pancake mix, as well as corn for popping)

Catskill Merino for hand-dyed yarn

3 Corner Field for wool, milk soap, hats, sweaters, sheepskins, etc.

Jams from Berkshire Berries (he has unusual ones like garlic jam and pepper jam) or Beth's

Deep Mountain's maple syrups

Wines from Anthony Road, Buzzard Crest

Hawthorne Valley Farm for granola.

Some farmers may still have apple butter, and/or kimchi. Check GrowNYC for who'll be at the Union Square Greenmarket on what days. I like Fridays.

- William J. Greenberg Black and White cookies

- A bottle of Fox's U-Bet with instructions on how to make an egg cream

- Some jams from Sarabeth's bakery

- Hot chocolate mix from Jacques Torres or MarieBelle

- A pound of coffee beans from Gimme! Coffee, Ninth Street Espresso, Abraco, maybe
Stumptown which didn't originate in NYC but is very popular in NYC now

- Breuckelen Distilling Company's gin, Fire Island Beer Company or Brooklyn Brewery beer, or some local NY State or Long Island wines

- Kings County Distillery bourbon

- I think some of the vendors at the Brooklyn Flea & Smorgasburg have items that are prepackaged

- I don't think Katz's Deli vacuum packs pastrami any more but you could probably get a salami instead

- A copy of Edible Manhattan, Brooklyn, and/or Queens

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Russ & Daughters
179 E Houston St, New York, NY 10002

Murray's Cheese
254 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10014

Union Square Greenmarket
Broadway and E 17th St, New York, NY 10003

Ninth Street Espresso
700 E 9th St, New York, NY 10009

Abraco
86 E 7th St, New York, NY 10003

MarieBelle
484 Broome St, New York, NY 10013

Gimme! Coffee
228 Mott St, New York, NY 10012

Rick's Picks
195 Chrystie St, New York, NY 10002

Stumptown
18 W 29th Street, New York, NY 10001

[danionavenue]

maple syrup, wild rice, jam, chocolates, wine or liquor made in NY?

[spike74]

How about bagels? Yes, they could take up a lot of space but you could put them in several bags where there is space in your suitcase. Problem is dealing with customs but that's true with any food.

[lafouchow]

Fresh Bagels?