| Wild Game and seafood are traditional foods in | | | | seafood lovers, hunting enthusiasts and holiday |
| many holiday cuisines, making them popular as | | | | shoppers. Items such as smoked salmon, smoked |
| Christmas or other holiday gifts. These traditions | | | | fowl, jerky, sausages, canned oysters, |
| vary by region, often including whatever seafood, | | | | pre-cooked seafood soups, chowders and stews |
| fowl or big game is available locally. | | | | are all offered in forms that do not require |
| In areas such as the Atlantic Coast of the | | | | refrigeration. |
| USA, oysters. striped bass and waterfowl are | | | | For shoppers that want the highest possible |
| popular for Thanksgiving and Christmas. In New | | | | quality, fresh seafood is available right off the |
| England, family dinners might include rich chowders | | | | boat. Lobsters, crabs, shrimp, clams, oysters, |
| made with clams, cod, haddock or other local | | | | scallops, mussels, fish and other seafood is all |
| seafood. Lobster is another item that may be | | | | available online, ready to be shipped overnight in |
| served in New England during the holidays. | | | | special chilled containers. Online stores also offer |
| On the other side of the continent, family dinners | | | | frozen seafood products, either uncooked or fully |
| in Alaska might include, moose, elk, Alaskan crabs, | | | | cooked meal entrees. |
| or wild Pacific salmon for a holiday meal. Along the | | | | Gift baskets are another option when choosing a |
| Gulf of Mexico coast, Cajun cuisine features | | | | wild game or seafood gift for a loved one. |
| shrimp, clams, oysters, catfish, crawfish and | | | | Baskets are available that contain single types of |
| alligator in holiday dishes. | | | | products or a mixture of several items such as |
| Regional dishes of fish, shellfish and wild game | | | | smoked salmon or other fish, canned smoked |
| became a holiday tradition throughout much of | | | | oysters, caviar, canned stews, wild game, |
| North America. After a few generations of | | | | cheeses, condiments and other treats. |
| coastal residents left small towns to live | | | | Seafood cookbooks and hunters books are |
| elsewhere, the demand for seafood and wild | | | | favorite gifts for outdoor enthusiasts. These are |
| game as a holiday food spread across the nation, | | | | available at local bookstores or via online specialty |
| creating a need for shipped products. | | | | stores. Collectibles are another popular gift idea. |
| Fortunately the food industry has responded with | | | | These include t-shirts, prints, photographs, |
| a variety of solutions. A wide range of | | | | posters, calendars, coffee mugs, stickers and |
| non-perishable products are available now for | | | | other gifts. |