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Making cooking a cinch: The bumper guide to gourmet meal kits

For the past few years, gourmet meal kits have been listed as food trends to watch out for. 

Fast forward to 2020 and fresh, easy-to-make or readily prepared dishes are more popular than ever. Whether you’re looking for convenience, to eat healthier or to experiment with new ingredients, meal kits are the answer. 

Ready To Make 

UCook 

This beloved meal service offers seasonal, organic ingredients sourced from small-batch farmers packed in recycled boxes. This is your opportunity to master the art of cooking, with seasonally inspired recipes created by chefs. Tuck into the delectable weekly menus featuring gems like The Pot Luck Club’s trout with soba noodles. 

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Like a Chef 

Simplify your cooking with Like a Chef dinner deliveries. Take pleasure in gourmet meals free of preservatives, sugar and trans fats. 

Daily Dish

Have farm-fresh ingredients with family favourite recipes delivered to your door. Tailor the menu according to your dietary preferences and choose from meals like honey-butter pork, Baharat chicken skewers, chicken-and-squash risotto and more!

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Pre-Made 

Farang Oboi 

Foodies in Jozi get to stock up on their favourite family-style meals and pantry items by Farang. Fill your virtual trolley with tamarind caramel, Vietnamese nuoc cham dressing, KFC flour mix and more! You’ll find a selection of savoury and sweet spring rolls for your freezer as well as ice-cream in flavours like burnt toast, chai and honeycomb.  

The Chef’s Bag

The Chef’s Bag promises wholesome food, cooked with skill and delivered fresh. Get hearty classics like chicken Kiev, beef casserole and roast vegetable tart, as well as carb-conscious, vegetarian and kids’ meal options. 

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Daily Dietitian 

Get packaged meals formulated and approved by a dietician, featuring kitchen staples, dinner club boxes and fruit-and-veg boxes. 

Fit Chef 

Fit Chef is your pre-made solution to healthy eating. Expect smoothie, diets, intermittent fasting, FitPet, juice cleanse, pizza and burger kits. 

The Flying Pan 

With a new menu for every day of the week, you’ll never tire of The Flying Pan’s scrumptious recipes. Look forward to favourites like the jerk chicken jambalaya and pulled Mexican beef. 

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Frozen For You

Dine on delicious ready-made frozen meals each day of the week. Think butter chicken curry, coq au vin, Durban lamb curry and tagine, minted pea soup, quiche lorraine and ratatouille along with homemade sauces, decadent sides and a variety of desserts. 

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Plated Convenience

Receive convenient ready-made meals, quality meats, snacks, breakfast meals and more delivered to your door. Choose from sweet potato brownies, pineapple platters and more for your kitchen! 

We Are Food 

The family-run business offers a range of delicious, thoughtful meals that can be conveniently heated in an oven or microwave. Fill your freezer with cauliflower and bacon soup, coconut beef masala, country chicken bake, lamb moussaka and more! 

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