What Gift to Bring Hostess?

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I would agree bringing something from one's local area if not a big deal to get.

If I was visiting someone in New Mexico, most definitely I would bring smoked salmon. It is the best from our area (I noticed that Alburqueque and Santa Fe didn't have many sushi restaurants when we visited those places a few years ago.. ...which surprised me because they are cosmopolitan places.)

I have brought unusual/tropical fresh fruit for them to try. This works well with friends that you know but know it's expensive/rare to buy in their area.

What I would bring might depend the cultural background of the people that I was visiting. Even in Canada. Fresh cut flowers for the hostess is definitely a European thing. Amongst older Asian generation (like of my parents' generation), this might be abit "foreign" even puzzling to them...unless one of them was a gardener.

It is a lovely, simple gesture among traditional Asians to bring a few beautiful large oranges, tangerines, peaches, etc. for your guests...if you are on a budget.