when i went, cooking oil was what was recommended to gift the people we stayed with because there was a shortage that season. i went with a bunch of big brained academics who brought like little silly bottles of Fancy Lad's extra virgin olive oil and other bougie BS. i checked a bag with two bulk containers of veg oil from a restaurant supply place (probably 1.5 gallons total). the lady whose place i stayed at was psyched lol and made us a baller breakfast every morning, which i thought the others on the trip were all getting. nope, lmao.