ETEPET- What?

 

When we lived in Paris, YY and I had the habit of going to a farmer’s market every Saturday. It was great and we would buy organic produce for fairly cheap (before they decided to ridiculously up the prices overnight). Since moving to Munich, however, we have struggled to find something similar. Although there’s a tiny farmer’s market close to our place, the types of produce they sell is veeery limited and, to be honest, the sellers are just unfortunately not very nice. So we often resorted, albeit hesitantly, to buying expensive organic fruits and veggies at mainstream supermarkets, which most often than not come wrapped in an ungodly amount of plastic that makes my heart sink just at the sight of it.

Which is why I was very, extremely excited when I heard about Etepetete. While the name doesn’t quite roll off the tongue, their premise is pretty great. The idea behind it is to get “ugly”, organic, local produce (which would otherwise have been thrown away) delivered to your door, plastic-free. They offer a few options of boxes (e.g. only fruits, fruits/veggies, “raw”) in different sizes, and I decided to give the fruits/veggies family box a go.


The first delivery included:

  • 4 kiwis

  • 2 oranges

  • 1 grapefruit

  • 3 mini avocados

  • 3 apples

  • 2 limes

  • 2 nectarines

  • 1 mango

  • 1 eggplant

  • 1 zucchini

  • 1 cucumber

  • 2 paprika

  • 5 mushrooms

  • Dozen carrots

  • 10 potatoes

Now, 30 EUR isn’t cheap for produce that would’ve otherwise supposedly gone to the trash. But if you were to calculate it piece-by-piece, I find that it still comes off cheaper than buying all of this individually at any given supermarket. And it comes to our door, biweekly. Two bonuses: The fruit/veggie selection is made for you, so we’ve found ourselves with items we wouldn’t normally think of buying and were forced to find recipes for them. It also helps us teach Simon (and eventually Lia) about different kinds of produce other than what we’d ordinarily consume. On the second delivery, instead of carrots we got rhubarb, and a massive sweet potato instead of regular ones. As a huge fan of surprises, this is sometimes the guilt-free highlight of a busy day.

While I am fully aware that the fact that this service delivered to our home makes it not entirely eco-friendly, I still prefer to think of it as a step in the right direction. So if you’re considering getting something similar I’d tell you, from our experience, to go for it.

PS: While this post is obviously not sponsored in any way, Etepetete guys if you’re reading this I wouldn’t say no to a discount!

 
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