Seven gifts to give the taste of Canberra this Christmas

So for those who love both elements of the festive season, why not give them the taste of Canberra?

Here's a way to support local businesses and find some fabulous gifts for the foodies in your life.

Have a burger lover in your life? Are they keen to get the perfect smashed patty at home? All About Burgers has you covered. The Canberra burger brand not only makes great burgers but they sell their own patty smashers. It's guaranteed to level up your homemade burgers.

$50 from all-about-burgers-1100.square.site.

This is the guide for anyone who wants to know what makes Canberra chefs tick - plus a few recipes to bring the magic of some of the capital's top restaurants home. Written by Canberra Times reviewer Chris Hansen, Chefs Eat Canberra has great food recommendations, interviews with all of the chefs and a brief history of how Canberra's food scene has grown in recent decades.

$59 from chefseatcanberra.com.

Tea time is me time - at least that's what they say at Canberra Feist Tea Co. The organic tea company has put in the hard yards to come up with a selection of blends such as Chill, Sleep and All Day Breakfast, that will fix any tea lover's day. We've got our eye on the Glow loose-leaf tea that is just the ticket to give you a pep in your step when stress levels are a little high. The blend has things like lemon myrtle - that targets acne with natural cleansing properties - orange peel for vitamin C - which improves hair health and cleanses the breath - and milk thistle, which has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties

From $16 from feisttea.co or find some of the selection at Pop Canberra.

Cheese. It's a straight-up banger of a present - but sometimes it's a question of how you present the present. Head to Le Cheeserie for not only a wide range of different cheeses to choose from, but they also stock cheese boards from Ryan's RescycleAbilities Woodwork. Handmade from repurposed wood, the selection of boards comes in a variety of fun shapes, including puzzle pieces, dogs, cats and pigs. You can also look at the made-to-order range online.

Boards from Le Cheeserie or they can be ordered online at sites.google.com/view/recycleabilitieswoodwork/home.

No matter who it is you're buying for, if you're looking at this list, your foodie gift receiver is going to love a restaurant or cafe voucher. Treat them to a meal at their favourite restaurant or somewhere they've been wanting to try. Or see if you can set them up with some free pre-paid at their local cafe to help make heading back to work after the holidays a little more bearable.

This really is a way to give someone in your life the ability to cook dishes from Happy's Restaurant. So, in a way, this is also a gift for you. Chopsticks or Fork? by Jennifer Wong and Lin Jie Kong features recipes from Chinese restaurants across the country, including the Garema Place restaurant's sang choy bao and stuffed bean curd topped with seafood.

Chopsticks or Fork? by Jennifer Wong and Lin Jie Kong. Hardie Grant. $42.

There are so many great producers in Canberra that it's sometimes hard to decide which one to pick for Christmas gift giving. If this is your problem, head to The Cook Grocer and grab one of their Ken Behren hampers. The ever-changing box is filled with products from Canberra companies such as Bentspoke, Nick O'Leary, Jasper & Myrtle, Jono's Jerky, Black Horse Jams, Barbell, and Fedra Grove. The Cook store also has plenty of other goodies from Canberra producers, including honey from bees that fly around the Cook, Aranda and Monash area.

$175. It can be ordered at thecookgrocer.com.au but needs to be picked up in-store.