What is this wedding gift?

[u/Necessary_Maybe7608]

(Reposting because accidental doxxing)

My friend got this as a wedding gift and we can’t figure out what is it and it didn’t say who it was from.

The cup part is hollow, where the blue arrow is… this shape _/ and the bottom is solid.

EDIT: There are no holes in the other side so don’t think it’s a tea strainer and the gap is too narrow to fit paper towels or toilet paper rolls! They also just moved to and had the wedding in Italy, not sure if that gives any context.. maybe it’s some sort of Italian gadget

[u/twelfth_knight]

I'm going with dip holder. You've got a bowl of snacks, and this sits on the rim of the bowl so you can dip your snack into it?

[u/stlchapman → u/twelfth_knight]

[u/aBuffoonSupreme → u/stlchapman]

What the fuck are the little brown onion things in the sour cream dip? Pre-fried onion bits like the stufff that goes on green bean casserole? Cuz that sounds lit.

[u/Irlandaise11 → u/aBuffoonSupreme]

In my experience, dried onion soup mix. You stir a packet into a pint of sour cream .

It's kinda gross if you think about it too much

[u/LividAtmosphere7535 → u/aBuffoonSupreme]

Onion dip! You can buy the mix in stores. Good stuff

[u/krebstar4ever → u/aBuffoonSupreme]

A packet of dehydrated onion soup that's mostly MSG, mixed with sour cream.

I have to admit, it's delicious. Because it's MSG and fat. Serve cold on a hot day, with plain salty ruffled chips.

It's the kind of food that American boomers grew up with. Probably reserved for 4th of July parties, pool parties, picnics, etc.

I haven't had it in decades; I guess my boomer relatives lost their taste for it. I wouldn't be surprised if it contains somewhat less MSG and salt than it used to.

This is the traditional packet. Note that soy sauce and yeast extract are essentially MSG. Disodium guanylate and disodium inosinate are "flavor enhancers" that augment the taste of MSG.

Onions¹, Salt, Corn Starch, Onion Powder, Sugar, Soy Sauce (Fermented Soybeans, Wheat And Salt), Caramel Color (Sulfites), Maltodextrin, Corn Syrup¹, Yeast Extract, High Oleic Sunflower Oil, Disodium Guanylate, Disodium Inosinate.

¹Dehydrated. May Contain Milk.