Monthly Subscription

Discover world cuisine and hands-on cooking skills with our monthly international subscription box for family nights, date nights, dinner parties, and foodies.

Gluten Free

Spice and sauce mixes included are gluten-free. Recipes are designed to work with gluten-free ingredients.

Vegetarian

Vegetarian spices and sauce mixes are included. Every recipe includes clear vegetarian/vegan instructions and easy ingredient swaps - even if meat appears in the photos (for non-vegetarians).

Monthly Cooking Subscription - Family Edition

1. Choose your box type

Family Edition

For family fun and educational adventures

Turn mealtime into a fun, hands-on learning experience as you learn about a different country every month. Cook, bond, and explore new countries while discovering global flavors, geography, history, art, and culture through food. Perfect for curious kids or homeschool families. See what’s inside the Family Kit.

Adult Edition

For date nights and gatherings with friends

A monthly cooking subscription box for adults designed for date nights, dinner parties, and adventurous eaters.  Each box includes globally inspired recipe, authentic spice blends, fun cooking tool and curated drink pairings, so you can cook, explore, and connect at home.  See what’s inside the Adult Kit. 

2. Choose your payment method

  • You’ll receive our featured country each month.
  • Free shipping
  • Billed monthly
  • Recurs automatically
  • Pause or cancel anytime

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  • You’ll receive our featured country each month.
  • Free shipping
  • Billed every 3, 6 or 12 months
  • Recurs automatically
  • Pause or cancel anytime
  • Free Binder with 12 month subscription

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3. Dietary Restrictions?

If you prefer to skip the shelf stable ingredients in these recipes due to dietary concerns, choose no mixes. Many of our kits have options for people who prefer gluten free or vegetarian dishes.

Regular
Gluten Free
Vegetarian
No Mixes

Free Shipping

Shipping is free for all country boxes, subscriptions and bundles in the Continental U.S. (AK and HI have an additional cost to ship).

What’s Inside Each Family Box?

Each delivery arrives with globally inspired recipes, authentic spice blends, and cultural content to explore a new country every month.

3 Authentic Japanese Step-by-Step Recipes

3 Authentic Japanese Step-by-Step Recipes

(4 servings each)

5-7 Shelf Stable Ingredients/Mixes

5-7 Shelf Stable Ingredients/Mixes

(pre-measured sauces and spice blends)

Shopping List

Shopping List

(for fresh ingredients)

1 Japan Flag Pin and 1 Sticker

1 Japan Flag Pin and 1 Sticker

16-Page Cultural
Explorer Booklet

16-Page Cultural
Explorer Booklet

(explore Japan’s food traditions and geography, including music, movies & books)

Online Membership Portal Access

Online Membership Portal Access

(including cooking videos, blogs, recipes)

1 Passport in your first box

1 Passport in your first box

Fun Cooking Tool

Fun Cooking Tool

3 Authentic Japanese Step-by-Step Recipes

3 Authentic Japanese Step-by-Step Recipes

(4 servings each)

5-7 Shelf Stable Ingredients/Mixes

5-7 Shelf Stable Ingredients/Mixes

(pre-measured sauces and spice blends)

Shopping List

Shopping List

(for fresh ingredients)

1 Japan Flag Pin and 1 Sticker

1 Japan Flag Pin and 1 Sticker

What’s Inside Each Family Box?
16-Page Cultural
Explorer Booklet

16-Page Cultural
Explorer Booklet

(explore Japan’s food traditions and geography, including music, movies & books)

Online Membership Portal Access

Online Membership Portal Access

(including cooking videos, blogs, recipes)

1 Passport in your first box

1 Passport in your first box

Fun Cooking Tool

Fun Cooking Tool

What’s Inside Each Family Box?

Recipe Details

To learn more about the recipes in each box, browse our Explore by Countries collection.

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FAQs

Many cooking subscription boxes focus on meal delivery with pre-portioned fresh ingredients that must be cooked immediately. eat2explore’s cooking subscription box for adults focuses on global cuisines and cultures. It includes shelf-stable spice blends, sauces, and recipe cards inspired by flavors from around the world. You shop for fresh ingredients locally, cook on your own schedule, and enjoy an experience that’s flexible, educational, and perfect for date nights or hosting friends.

1) Couples planning at-home date nights; 2) Hosts looking for a unique dinner party idea; 3) Foodies who enjoy global flavors; 4) Gift-givers looking for an experience-based present; 5) Adults with dietary preferences like gluten-free or vegetarian options

Some of our country boxes are suitable for gluten-free and vegetarian diets because the spice blends and sauce mixes included in those boxes are gluten-free and vegetarian. These boxes are specially identified as Gluten-Free or Vegetarian-Optional. Vegetarian-Optional means that while some recipes may traditionally include meat, we provide clear vegetarian and vegan cooking instructions along with easy ingredient swap suggestions.

No. For our monthly subscription, you’ll receive a new featured country box each month. Country selection is not available with the subscription.

Dried spice blends typically last over two years. Sauces are hot-filled and Cornell Food Tech approved, with a shelf life of over one year unopened. Fresh batches are produced monthly.

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Overall rating: 4.383889 / 5 from 1589 reviews.

AI Generated Review Summary

This monthly subscription offers a fun, hands-on learning experience for families, featuring recipes from different countries each month. Customers appreciate the variety of countries, the educational value, and the ease of meal preparation. However, some find the spices too strong for children, and opinions on ingredients vary.

Summary topics

  • Recipes: 21%
  • Suitability for Kids: 5%
  • Packaging: 14%
  • Concept: 5%
  • Gift Value: 5%

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Review highlights

  • "It has easy recipes to follow, nice presentation and fun little things for younger kids to do as well as older."Stephanie E.
  • "All the Eat to Explore boxes come with high quality recipes, quality ingredients and top notch information."Autumn B.
  • "We love that the meals and literature fit in Perfectly with our World Government Independent Study Course."Denise F.

Reviews

Still checking it out, but so far, so good.

"So far so good. We accidentally used the wrong seasoning packet on our first meal, lol, but it was a great learning experience. So far everything seems easy to follow. I may have more thoughts after a few more boxes."

Abigail M. (5/5)

The BEST Stay Home Date Night!

"We thoroughly enjoyed this Italy kit. It was thoughtfully put together and it makes for a really great few date nights! After doing our first one, we are both looking forward to cooking our next meal from our kitchen together!"

Katrina W. (5/5)

Explore France

"I provided this to my clients after their cruise to France. They all loved it, and really thought it was unique. They also said that the chicken came out just like the recipe and was so moist and tasty."

Dana O. (5/5)

Best buy ever!

"We have gotten all the kits from each country and our family really enjoys them! They're educational, not only for the kids but for us adults as well. The recipes bring us together as we learn facts about different countries, cooking techniques, and trying new food."

Lyndsi G. (5/5)

Great Homeschooling Activity!

"It was such a great experience shopping for the ingredients together as a family and then coming home to cook it together! Such a great learning activity to add to homeschooling. My daughter is 4 and loved this whole experience! She got to learn about Greece too and then eat a dish we personally made. How fun is that!?"

Sophia X. (5/5)

Easy recipes to enjoy

"My 12y made Jamaican Curry. It came out delicious."

Aaliyah #. (5/5)

Excellent for homeschooling

"Kids love exploring the world with this subscription. They love cooking the recipes. Instructions are easy to follow, and dishes are delicious! The passport and the flag pins are very exciting for them!"

Sky T. (5/5)

Deluxe explorer bundle

"We got the apron and the cookbook, which is awesome, but we didn't get the 2 country boxes."

Taletha M. (2/5)

Monthly subscription

"I got my son the 6 month subscription to start and see how we liked it. So far we have enjoy each month. But all the months we have gotten have been countries from Asia and my son is started getting bored. I wish we would have gotten more of a variety of other countries. Overall we have enjoyed trying new recipes and foods that we wouldn’t have otherwise tried. I definitely would consider renewing our subscription in the future."

Allison #. (3/5)

Delicious!

"My family and I made Chicken Bulgogi, Namul, and Bidnaetteok. It was all delicious and fun to make. Dak Bulgogi will be a new staple in our household. We love learning about different cultures and culinary experiences."

Annalee J. (5/5)

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