You may (or may not) have seen it pop up in the media, butΒ lately thereβs been a lot to do about so-called βultra-processedΒ foodsβΒ (*). And when that term pops up, βfrozen mealsβ are very frequently mentioned in the same context as well.Β
So: a little post to follow up on that! The last thing we want to do is judge anyone, or anything βΒ we are not the food police. Hey: we definitely enjoy a machine-made, low-nutrient treat from time to time as well!
But: all that we wanted to let you know, is that our frozen meals at Solid Stash are not like that.Β
β’ Our recipesΒ are not painstakingly developed in some sterile lab in order to be as addictive as possible: they are 100% the same, nourishing meals that we love to feed to our own families and loved ones.Β Β
β’Β Our dishesΒ are not mass-produced by robots in a huge anonymous factory, with the longest shelf-life and financial margins in mind: our (entirely human!) Brussels-based kitchen team hand-cooks everything exactly as you would at home, and with a whole lotta love as well. (Although, admittedly, our pots and pans are *a lot* bigger than yours!).
β’Β Our ingredientsΒ do not undergo some weird treatment to βoptimiseβ them from either an efficiency or cost perspective: we buy exactly the same fresh, high-quality produce that you would buy at your greengrocerβs or in the supermarket. Just in much bigger quantities:Β helloΒ 120 kilos of fresh mushrooms when we make our Vol-au-Vegan!)
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We even try to stay away from factory-made meat replacements: instead, we opt for lots of veggies, lentils, beans, nuts and soy when it comes to addingΒ proteinΒ to our meals, or we make an effort to choose more natural, centuries-old protein sources like tofu, tempeh or artisanal seitan where applicable.Β
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Just like at our own home, we want everything to beΒ as delicious as it possibly can be, so a typical store-bought,Β processedΒ ingredient does regularly make an appearance in our recipes: ketchup, miso, soy sauce, soy or oat milk, plantbased creamβ¦ If youβll ever find any E-numbers in our ingredient lists, we promise you: theyβll be limited to this!
So there you go. We just wanted to get that off our chest, and make one thing clear: Solid Stash, thatβsΒ artisanal quality, hand cooked, with the biggest love β for the product, and for you!