{"id":6285,"date":"2019-09-21T15:46:27","date_gmt":"2019-09-21T19:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/?p=6285"},"modified":"2019-09-21T15:50:37","modified_gmt":"2019-09-21T19:50:37","slug":"basil-box-tasty-fast-fresh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/basil-box-tasty-fast-fresh\/","title":{"rendered":"Basil Box – Tasty, Fast & Fresh"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I had the opportunity to go to The Basil Box<\/a> for the first time this week, and I really liked it. I checked out their website in advance and noticed they had a bunch of great looking vegan sauces, and a tasty looking tofu option – I was really happy to see how easy it was to order a vegan meal with them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Everything is clearly labelled V for vegan-friendly, and everything is gluten free by default. It was quick and easy to order and I think it would be a decent option for our whole family (toddler included).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First you chose a base – which can be brown rice, jasmine white rice, rice noodles, mixed greens or a mix of a couple different bases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I was ordering I went with the long grain jasmine rice, but for my next bowl I would probably do rice and mixed greens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next you pick two veggies (all of the options are vegan by default) so there are sauteed peppers, roasted onions and peas, lemongrass corn, roasted edamame, and charred sweet potato. I was tempted by that sweet potato, but went with edamame and sauteed peppers for a colourful mix. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They have one main vegan protein option – a coconut curry tofu, which is a nice pressed extra firm tofu marinated in one of their own Basil Box made curry pastes and coconut milk. The owner mentioned they are testing a couple other vegan protein options, so there might be more in the future. (and I want to try them.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are five sauces to choose from – but I went with the one with the most fires next to it, since I like everything spicy, and got the Penang Curry, and it was a great choice. I though it was spicy without being overpowering or overwhelming – though of course your mileage may vary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, there are a few box toppers – I chose pickled vegetables (how could I not) and sriracha spiced pumpkin seeds. They also have roasted sesame seeds, crushed peanuts, herbs, chia seeds, and fresh Thai chilies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For snacks\/dessert: they have a Chiang Mai trail mix which has a nice mix of sweet and salty flavours as well as a sweet mango rice parfait which is coconut rice pudding topped with a mango puree (and of course, I’m mentioning them because they’re both vegan.) I took a pack of the trail mix home and it made for a great mid morning snack. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I tried two of their drinks – the Pineapple Rose Soda, which was magical and my kind of flavour profile and the mango ginger ale which was had a lovely gingery bite to it. I liked it, and I will be back. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are locations across Canada<\/a>, and more coming soon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

P..S. I was invited to a BasilBoxMeets, and the meal was provided for free, but as usual, I only post about something if I actually liked it! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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