Hungry Globetrotter has been around since last year but I just decided to try it. This used to be a bi-monthly (6 times a year) box but because the price is on the higher side they are switched to a quarterly subscription (4 times a year). With the new quarterly format the boxes will ship in August, November, February and May. Each quarter Hungry Globetrotter will send a box of non-perishable items like spices, sauces and grains. These items will be focused on international cuisines. They also include recipes using the products as well as a shopping list.
The price of this subscription is $34.95 a month with shipping included. I happened upon a coupon so I paid $24.46 for this box.
This subscription is available in the US only.
The good:
Try new flavors: If you like trying new flavors and food then this is great.
Themes: Each box has an international theme. This one is Greek, August will be Spanish, Summer Paella Party, and November will be South Korea, Kimchee a Go Go.
Need a gift: You can send this as a gift for the foodie in your life.
Serves four: They design their kits with enough ingredients to serve four people. With the spices you will mostly likely have leftovers which isn't a bad thing.
Skip: They call it putting your account on hold, which is basically the same thing.
The not so good:
Don't like to cook: If you don't like to cook then this isn't for you. This is really geared towards people who like to cook and some of the meals take time and effort.
Value: This is my first box so I don't know how the values are. I can say this one had a bad value vs. price paid.
This is the information booklet. It's tri-fold and the other sections have recipes and a shopping list.
Greek Treasures!
Contents of box with approximate retail value:
Taste of Crete Greek Olive Oil Cookies. Value = $3.99 - These were pretty good. They are crunchy and I swear I tasted ginger in it but there's no ginger.
Roland Greek Orzo. Value = $3.25
Crespo pitted Greek olives. Value = $1.25
Vann's Greek Isle Seasoning. Value = $5.90
Spicely Organic Tzatziki spice. Value = $2.99
Spicely Organic Basil. Value = $2.99
Coupon for buy one box get one free from Crespo olives. - olives are $7.50 per box and shipping was $10-$12.
The total value of this box is $20.37. If I paid the full regular price for this box I would be very unhappy, this is a $14.58 price difference in the value! I like that they include recipes using the ingredients. This box the main dish recipe is grilled lamb. I don't like lamb so I will try and find a substitute or just make something up on my own. I did notice that they also included a vegetarian version using Halloumi cheese. I've never had Halloumi cheese but I may have to give it a try, sounds interesting. The boyfriend already ate the olives which were supposed to go into the orzo salad. That's ok though because I don't like olives.
Verdict: This box has potential. I will give it one more try since they are changing their format a little.