The Best Vegan Gifts For Plant-Based Food Lovers

Finding the best vegan gifts for the plant-based food lover in your life isn’t as hard as it seems. It turns out, Vegan Food People love all the same things other Food People love—like useful kitchen tools, great cookbooks, and (dairy-free) chocolate bars—as confirmed by the many vegan editors and contributors here at Bon Appetit. We’ve covered our fair share of vegan recipes, cooking techniques, ingredients, and products that make plant-based eating more delicious and convenient. We used this insight to round up all the best vegan gifts we could think of. So whether you’re shopping for a longtime vegan who could use some cooking inspiration, or a family member who simply wants to eat more vegetables, we’ve got you covered with plenty of gift ideas.

This double-bevel Japanese knife looks a lot like a cleaver, except it has thinner steel, a shorter blade length and height, and a rounded tip rather than a pointy one. All these factors make it easier to handle—and the best knife for chopping tough vegetables. “It’s sturdy, sharp, and feels like the perfect extension of your hand,” says BA contributor and line cook Lauren Joseph, who wouldn’t attempt breaking down a heap of produce without it.

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Provecho is so good that it made our lists for both the best cookbooks of 2021 and the best vegan cookbooks of all time. This plant-based take on the delicious, vibrant Mexican and Latin American food of Edgar Castrejón’s childhood features many gems, including tips for making the best tortillas and an adobo mushroom taco recipe that BA staffers can’t get enough of. It’s the perfect gift for vegans, flexitarians, plant lovers, and all-around good time eaters.

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Speaking of tortillas…let us introduce this rainbow tortilla basket from Utilitario Mexicano. Handmade in Oaxaca, each one has its own unique color and pattern. Also consider the matching rainbow dome plate, which comes with an oversized dome lid and is perfect for fruit, baked goods, or anything else you want to set out on the table for display.

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These ingot-shaped, rose-gold wrapped chocolates are made from cocoa mass, cocoa butter, Piedmont hazelnut paste, and raw sugar—this vegan chocolate has no milk in sight. With a rich hazelnut flavor that’s still light and creamy, each piece is basically solid Nutella. While Gianduiotti used to be hard to find outside of Italy, you can now get it online at Venchi.

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You don’t have to press tofu—but your tofu will get crispier if you remove as much moisture as possible. And there’s no more efficient and way to do that than with the TofuXpress. BA contributor (and nearly lifelong vegetarian) Sarah Jampel loves this gadget, and promises it’ll greatly increase the chances of your tofu coming out deliciously crispy, even after just five minutes of pressing.

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Omsom’s flavor-packed Asian sauces can transform boring stir-fried vegetables or a plain rice bowl into a delicious dinner in 15 minutes flat. Needless to say, they’re a BA favorite. Your favorite vegan will appreciate that they’re made with high-quality ingredients and no additives. This set includes four vegan sauces: Yuzu Miso Glaze, Sisig, Spicy Bulgogi, and Spicy Mala.

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This produce storage bowl is large enough to handle a robust farmers market haul and pretty enough to live permanently on the counter. Its design isn’t just cosmetic: the ceramic base has three discrete holes at the bottom to promote ventilation for root vegetables and not-quite-ripe fruit that prefer to be stored in darkness. And the cork lid has antifungal properties, doesn’t absorb moisture, and repels fruit flies.

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“The mortar and pestle works faster than a knife to crush nuts, pound garlic into a paste, smash ginger or chiles to infuse flavor, or grind whole spices into powders,” writes BA contributor Andy Baraghani. Any cook who likes the idea of having complete control over the consistency of their sauces and dips will adore this gorgeous marble set, which is the perfect all-purpose size.

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This Joyoung machine makes the best soy milk—and oat milk, and almond milk, and all the dairy-free milks. Whichever beverage you choose to make, BA contributor Clarissa Wei says you can rest assured it’ll come out “smooth as butter, frothy and ready to drink.” Unlike other nut milk makers, this one is fully-automatic and can clean itself.

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There’s a good chance your favorite plant-based food lover has an impressive set of premium cooking oils on deck—you can contribute to it with West-Bourne avocado oil and Brightland olive oil. Or, you can give them this zucchini-shaped oil bottle that’s crafted from handmade, flame-worked borosilicate glass. We can’t think of a more beautiful countertop accessory.

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Not all mochi is created equal, and Mochidoki is a cut above the rest. What sets this premium mochi ice cream brand apart from others is their attention to flavor and ingredients. Case in point: the vegan lychee, vegan passionfruit, and vegan mango flavors—all of which feature the soft, chewy mochi wrapped around a creamy coconut base.