🍽️ Taste the World, One Box at a Time!
This subscription box offers a monthly culinary adventure for families, featuring three kid-friendly recipes from a different country each month, complete with unique spices, a shopping list for fresh ingredients, and educational materials to enhance cultural understanding.
M**L
Is it worth the price? The uniqueness of it says Maybe!
It is a very unique subscription box for families. I was waiting for a food box that I could make w my baby. I will say that for the price of the box just getting the shopping list and some computer printouts was a little cheap but again I can't find another box geared for a family to cook family friendly meals together. They are extremely easy to make and follow directions. We did receive the Ethiopia box which is extra unique so we're excited to try the meals- a little cautious but super optimistic. Will add update after we buy the ingredients because all it comes with is spices.**update** well the meals are yummy. I got the next months box and after careful evaluation of what you actually get for the price- I feel that the value is not there. You really are only getting some computer printouts about some history of said country (which with w little extra work and google you could probably incorporate this into a family meal and learn a lot for free-sorry!!) and some spice packets (which again I'm sorry but after some more research I found a box with just spices which is under ten bucks which put this in perspective). I did ultimately cancel my subscription but did enjoy the boxes I did get.Hope this helps!
B**H
Delicious learning experience!
So far we absolutely love our eat2explore boxes! Both of my kids have really enjoyed helping cook each meal. My daughter who is a very PICKY eater is actually trying some things she normally would not touch. Each meal has been really delicious, my husband actually says he feels like he's eating in a restaurant when we sit down to eat the meals. It's been so fun learning about different countries. Our last box was Singapore and while we waited for some chicken to marinade we watched a bunch of youtube videos about what life is like in Singapore. It's been a great learning experience for all of us. I highly recommend these boxes. All of the marinades and spices have been so yummy. I actually wish we could order more of the marinades and spices off of eat2explores website because we definitely want to make some of the dishes again. Great experience, lot's of family fun.
M**N
Love it But One Big Issue
My family has been doing Eat2Explore for over a year now. We started on Amazon and then switched over to the actual company site. We have really enjoyed doing it and have liked all of the recipes. It has been a great experience for our kids. We love trying all of the new dishes and exploring other cultures through cuisine. I've paired some of the meals up with our country of study in home school. We do think it is a bit expensive for what you get. I noticed a reviewer saying that you get one packet of spices which is not accurate. You usually get three or four packets (sometimes bottles) of spices, seasonings, sauces, etc. You also get a small kitchen tool, along with the recipes and shopping lists. If you sign up through their site, they sometimes offer deals, and we have done the year subscription with a Black Friday discount two years in a row now (currently on our second year). We have been disappointed this year as we have been receiving duplicate boxes of past meals. Because of this, we have decided to not do a year subscription next year. I looked at their site and as of now, they only add 2 new boxes every year. For the price, we didn't want kits that we have already done. These kits are in no way a cheap meal (they provide the recipes and harder to find seasonings and you provide pantry staple seasonings and all of the food). They are for exploring other cultures (and other parts of the U.S. I might add). We only did it for a few months through Amazon and then a full year and now into our second year, we have already received 3-4 duplicate boxes of past kits. Each kit has recipes for several meals but we make them all at once and invite other family to join us. Everyone has loved the meals. I'm sad to not do it in the future, but there just aren't enough meal kits to sustain keeping the subscription. Their customer service has been good when we've received broken spice packets, etc. I recommend this for anyone who wants to make and try new foods. It's not cheap though, so I would keep that in mind. Every kit offers vegetarian alternatives with the recipes, which is nice.
V**A
review
Aimed towards children. Three simple recipes, spice packets, and some info on the selected country. It's okay, but not earthshaking.
P**G
Great way to expand kid's food horizons!
Sub to this for my kids this past Christmas as a way to spend more time getting them involved in the cooking process and they've loved it! Not every meal mind you, but they've gone from being picky for no reason to being able to articulate what they like about a meal, and what they did not like. They've also tried a lot of dishes they would otherwise have turned their noses up at.My oldest does very well but the youngest (5) is far less interested, so maybe use that as an age metric.Also we had one box go missing in shipment (said delivered, was not in box or at house) and Eat2Expore was super fast and friendly in assisting getting that sorted out.Can I promise you'll love every dish? No. Can I promise you will explore new things, have fun with your kids as you do so? Absolutely! 5/5
A**O
False advertising
Was sent a box of "American" recipes. First of all, this was supposed to be an international thing, that was the entire point! Recipes were for things like spaghetti bolognese and crab cakes which aren't exactly trying something new. Did I mention this was sold as a vegetarian box and every single recipe was meat-based? The suggested "alternatives" would have changed the flavor of the whole dish and quite frankly sounded disgusting. Palm hearts and vegan mayo as a substitute for crab meat. Sorry, no. This box should have included recipes that were vegetarian by default if you're going to sell it as such.Lastly, the included spices couldn't have cost more than $2 and were all things I already had in my kitchen (italian seasoning, mini packet of balsamic vinegar, panko bread crumbs). It felt like somebody went to the dollar store and made a box out of the cheapest spices they could find. Maybe some of the other boxes are closer to what was intended, but the one I received was a complete miss.
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