O! M! G!

I won the Reddit Santa Lottery this time! This was my first international exchange, and I figured it would take a while for gifts to go across those large bodies of water on the proverbial slow boat to China....

...and then I came home from work one day to find this package on my door step! (ok, DHL left a note the day before, something about exotic sauces from a rainy climate, but I wanted to work in the element of surprise). Trusty kitchen knife in hand, I approached the securely taped, large, heavy package carefully, not wanting to pierce any containers inside and lose potential goodness to the cardboard and packing and small car parts that might have made up some of the weight (yes, that may seem a reach, but the box seemed heavy for a few condiments!)

Once opened, the box contained more layers of padding and packaging, everything I could imagine the Queen's subjects might use to safeguard their carefully chosen gifts to the rebels who broke away from their rule some 200+ years ago. What? We've moved on? We're best friends now? Allies? Oh right, it's all good then! I'll get down to the good stuff now!

Wow, just WOW! My Santa's packed an UNBELIEVABLE amount of sauces, from sweet to tangy, a range of things we just don't have here in the U.S., and they wrote an awesome letter with suggestions and a recipe!!!!

I was so excited that I had to share my excitement and immediately trying the sauces on different things! Hope you like the photos!

Thank you, Reddit Santa, my taste buds thank you, my coworkers are jealous and I am in Reddit Exchange Heaven!!