Christmas Gifts for Foodies: A roundup of the Best Food Gifts 2017

Christmas is around the corner. Have you finalised your shopping list yet? Whether you like to plan ahead or hit the shops hard on Christmas eve, it's always useful to have an idea before setting out.

We've put together a helpful Christmas gift guide for friends and family who love to cook, discover new restaurants and of course, eat.

If you want to surprise your gourmet friends and family with original or unusual gifts we've collated some of the most interesting terms of fun, technology and usefulness.

If mastering sous-viding is an ambition for next year, we have the pick of the new tools out there, if small fun stocking fillers are on order we've got gifts for under $20, or for the avid book worm we've got the pick of this year's food books.

Take a look, and be inspired with Christmas ideas for gourmet food lovers that will make Christmas complete.

CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS: BOOKS