As much as I love to cook and as often as I cook Korean at home, it’s still not easy to plan out all our weekly meals. I also like having some flexibility so some meals are not planned and I cook with whatever I have in my fridge or in my pantry. I think this is the case for most of us but having to cook for the family and after full day’s work, I do think that if you use the food delivery services/apps (wisely), you can plan your meals better and in much less wasteful and cost effective way. I just made rice and soup and had full spread Korean dinner!

I was excited when I came across an ad on Facebook about Tarobites few weeks ago. A food delivery (shipment) service for Banchan (Authentic Korean Side Dishes)! A weekly subscription plan to order home-cooked tasting banchan, prepared in licensed commercial kitchen, delivering all over California (and parts of west coast). Whaaat? That sounds too good not to give it a try!

Once you sign-up for the your weekly subscription plan, you can select your items. They all come in one serving container (12-oz) but you can also order less items for more servings. Menu changes slightly by week to week and there is always something new for you to try. I like to order a good mix of spicy & non-spicy banchan. Also, some type of protein that can be served as main dish as well. Shipment comes in insulated box with thick padding and gel ice packs to keep it fresh (temp below 41F). Food stays fresh in the fridge for the entire week even after 3-4 days. They also care about packaging with recyclable materials which always makes me happy knowing that we are doing the earth a favor. You can read more about how to recycle Tarobites boxes here.

Weekly order selection is made by every Thursday night and it gets delivered on following Tuesday. You can skip as many weeks as you want, plan two weeks ahead (in case you are going to be out of town). Some people choose to keep their subscription on auto-pilot and have chefs select the items for them. You can also cancel subscription at anytime. Nathan (my 12-yro) and I recorded a short clip on Insta-story unboxing of this week’s order so you can see! (check it out on my Instagram profile stories highlights)

SOME OF MY FAVORITES FROM TARO BANCHAN (just to name a few):
Chi Namul (취나물)
Spicy Squid Salad (오징어숙회)
Baby Radish Kimchi (총각김치)
Mix Veggie Pickle (모둠 장아찌)
Bean Paste (쌈장)
Sesame Leaf (양념깻잎)

Also check out Tarobite’s TIFFIN (Indian) and PEICAN (Chinese) services as well. Refer to FAQ for further details.

GET $10 off your first order by using the discount code: SELINA674C

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This post was created in partnership with Tarobites. All opinions are my own. Thank you for your continuing support.