Reculture’s 2024 Holiday Gift Guide
Yes, another guide. But this one is filled with people we love doing good, interesting work.
La Cocina gift boxes - $50 / $100
A delightfully curated and diverse assortment of artisinal snacks and treats from badass La Cocina-born businesses - primarily working class immigrant and women of color. Hey, that’s us! Order here.
Brundo Spice Company’s Ethiopian spice blends $11
These are the freshest Ethiopian heirloom spices we’ve ever had, run by good people. Our favorite is their Berbere - a stunning chili pepper blend with magical ingredients like nigella and sacred basil. Order here (and visit their recipe page for dinner inspo).
Grafis Nusantara archival books - $38
This isn’t your normal coffee table book. If you’re a curio bibliofile or just love Southeast Asian culture and color, all the archival sticker books (most recently, vintage cigarette labels) from GN are a real treat - there’s nothing like them. Order here.
Pasar by Yan Sambal - $12.50
Yesssss. Singapore-raised, Napa-based Chef Yan is selling spicy garlic sambal and sambal terasi (fermented shrimp paste) and this is the heat and funk we’ve been looking for all along. Order here.
Beaneka Indonesian coffee - $17+
Our friends at Kopiku SF are offering sustainably sourced beans from across the archipelago - each roast with its special backstory. Order here.
Grumpy Ginger Malaysian Red Curry paste - $15
We adore this paste! Small-batch curry paste made by Malaysian pal Sue Ann. Marinate your chicken with it, slip it into your curried noodles, spice up your anything and everything. Order here.
Nablus Palestiniam olive oil soap - $5
Made with 100% Palestinian olive oil, this simple beautiful soap is one of very few remaining in Nablus. The proceeds of this soap (and everything on the Shop Palestine site) go to non-profit Middle East Children’s Alliance. Order here.
Miso and koji making workshop by Aedan - $150
A perfect gift for a fermentation nerd (or wannabe)! Fellow La Cocina alum and miso master Chef Mariko Grady leads monthly workshops out of her cute space in SF. Get a gift certificate.
That’s My Jam - $12
Small-batch jam with interesting flavors made by Oakland-based MarQuita. We’re eyeing that Spicy Strawberry Fig jam big time. Buy here.
Mortar + Pestle cookbook - $40
Say hi to the newest cool kid on the block. Indonesian cookbooks by Indonesian authors are so few and far between, so we’re happy crying to see our friend Patricia Tanumihardja’s book finally out. Order from your local bookstore please :)