Hello Chef

What's in the box: Chilled, pre-portioned ingredients for the recipes you picked, including fresh meat, chicken or fish, plus step-by-step recipe cards.

Hello Chef is a UAE meal kit service that delivers pre-portioned ingredients and recipe cards, so you can cook dinner at home without planning meals or shopping. Each week there are 40 recipes to choose from. They fall into familiar family-friendly classics, quicker Express dishes that take about 20 minutes, and more adventurous options for trying new flavours. The company puts a lot of weight on ingredient quality. It says meat, chicken and fish arrive fresh rather than frozen, and that its beef and lamb are grass-fed and sourced directly from Australian farms. Its chicken comes from local supplier Saha and is antibiotic-free and cage-free, and its eggs are organic and local. It also names familiar brands such as Pure Harvest, Pomi, Del Monte, Al Ain and Almarai, and promises 175g of main protein per portion as standard, never less than 160g. Ingredient sources are scannable, and allergen information is clearly listed. Hello Chef describes itself as the UAE's first B Corp-certified food company and has been running since 2015. Plans carry no commitment, and you can skip or cancel any week. The site does not show prices up front, so you will need to start signing up to compare costs. Delivery covers the UAE only, and as with any meal kit, you still do the cooking yourself.