“I love Oma Kitchen. I’ve purchased their North Indian box, their Korean box, and their Tortilla box. The fact they provide specialist ingredients has given me the confidence to buy more like them, and to expand into more cooking in that nationality. The videos are short and sharp and perfect to watch before you start cooking, or to use live and pause as you go”
“A brilliant package which provided staple groceries for Korean cooking, interesting facts and easy to follow cooking sessions with follow-up printed recipes. We have been introduced to new dishes and restaurants! The complete works - thank you!”
“I got this kit for christmas and really
liked it! You get those big ingredients that are harder to find and more expensive as well as a recipe book and of course the videos! It’s a great thing to give someone who loves to
cook or who wants to learn more about a specific food culture!”
“Met the team at Spirit of Christmas and have to say this has made the perfect present for my partner. I got the Korean one and he's been cooking lots of delicious recipes so it's a win-win! Beautifully packaged - highly recommend.”
“This is a gift for my son in December, so as far as I’m aware he’s not used it! I can though confirm the customer service is excellent I had an email to notify me that the courier hadn’t collected as expected & so the delivery would be a day late. It wasn’t a problem for me as I had purchased the course early, but I can appreciate for others that might be a problem, but knowing there’s a delay at least puts your mind at rest on what’s happening!”
“Loving the Oma Kitchen boxes, which contain a specially selected selection of chefs' favourite ingredients. I'm learning new techniques, getting creative, and finding out about top quality ingredients and suppliers. A 5 star box, both for quality, novelty and inspiration.”
“I loved the products in the box and the suggestions for recipes were great. The octopus in particular was amazing and I’ve already made a repeat of the moussaka aubergines. This weekend I’ll be using the beans and halloumi.”
“My Oma box arrived on time with the most incredible ingredients. All things I have never cooked with before. I have already made two delicious dishes. I would highly recommend this if you are someone who loves to try new things. The quality of the products was top of the range. Can’t wait for my next box!”
“I love the concept of the box, being that (a) the box includes ingredients I wouldn’t not usually come across / buy; and (b) that it is not a simple recipe following exercise; and (c) that the process is educational and promotes creativity.
I cannot fault the quality of the ingredients or the price. I would however fault the choice of ingredients as a package. I got the ‘food for the Seoul’ box and found the ingredients included did not come together to make a single meal - I only managed to get 3 ingredients on my plate of food. Being that this is a meal box (albeit with a difference) I would have expected to be able to combine all or at least most of the ingredients into a single meal. This was not the case.
In addition, I found issue with the choice of recipes in the booklet. None of the recipes used more than 2 of the ingredients provided and in some cases would have required some very specialised and expensive further ingredients to be purchased. Additionally some of these recipes required days or a week to make (for example where pickling is involved), well that’s no good if I need to use the duck within a few days. I will say that I found the booklet informative about the ingredients and how they should be used.
To conclude, I would maybe buy another box. However, if I can across the same issue I would not buy another. If you disagree that the ingredients in a box should come together to form a single meal, I would suggest you make it clearer in your marketing.
One last thing. I used to love seeing everyone’s creativity through your Instagram profile but you seem to have stopped posting these.”
Hi George.
Thank you very much for your feedback and we’re sorry to hear the box wasn’t what you were expecting. As you say the Discovery Boxes aren’t about recipe following; in fact it’s not a meal kit/ box at all, instead a selection of our Chef's favourite ingredients which you can use throughout the month (and beyond). We’re sorry that wasn’t clear to you and do hope you managed to enjoy experimenting with some new ingredients all the same. If you have any other questions or thoughts we’re always free to chat, just drop us an email at hello@oma.kitchen.
Thanks
Dave and Hugo
“This was my first box, I went for the Veg Centric one as it was filled with things i'd never normally buy. Even though the contents were basics of the cuisine, it was really exciting to get to know the foundations and push me to cook something out of my comfort zone. Looking forward to the next box.”
“I bought this for a friend who loves to cook. A really good birthday present. He hasn't stopped showing me photos of what he has made. Looking forward to the end of lockdown when I will be able to taste his future dishes from the special ingredients in the box. Delivery timing was perfect.”
“A really exiting and original concept that takes home cooking to the next level. Everything was beautifully and professionally presented with the ingredients being imaginatively and (I was pleased to see) responsibly sourced, what's more with the instructions provided they tasted wonderful.
Highly recommended for all foodies out there.”
