Non-GMO, organic, fresh, from farm-to-table, seasonal and local ingredients are all buzzwords in the foodosphere. Food habits of urban families have changed to a more global palate, and we want access to global ingredients in our backyard, especially when we know all about their health benefits! Gone are the days when our family only ate roti-sabzi, or rice-sambar now families want to include more global cuisines as part of their weekly meal plans but without compromising their carbon footprint.
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So how do you source ingredients to cook an authentic Mexican dinner for your family with farm fresh avocados and juicy bell peppers? Or even do a night of Chinese food with stir fried oyster mushrooms with a side of fragrant black rice?
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This brand gets you these ingredients and they home-deliver too!
Zama Organics:
Zama Organics started by entrepreneur Shriya Naheta is a label that home delivers organically and sustainably grown Indian vegetables, fruits, and exotic produce. After returning from Los Angeles, Naheta realised after a few trips to Indian farms that our country has the capability to and produces some of the freshest produces available in any country. And because of our different climate and varied terrain we can even stir-fry a wide variety of produce. This led her to start Zama Organics to bridge the gap and make Indian produce available and accessible to urban families.
Basically, Zama works with farmers closely, educates them about organic and sustainable farming and makes sure their produce reaches kitchens in Mumbai without the middlemen.
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What does all this mean for you?
This means you have access to fresh produce, condiments (spices, honey, oils) and fruits grown in farms across the Himalayan region to Uttarakhand, black rice from Assam, pink rice from Meghalaya, farm fresh vegetables from farms in Pune and Nasik and vanilla beans, cashews, avocados, and more from South India. They also have a wide variety of cheese, ghee, and butter that they source from farms that believe in organically raised animals not given antibiotics.
Is this going to break my family budget or is it worth it?
Wanting to introduce your family to global cuisine is great, but getting access to those ingredients has often meant buying stuff flown across countries, and honestly who wants to do that in this day and age? So to finally have access to those ingredients, grown in our country is awesome!
Prices are at par or even lower than some known supermarkets. So you wouldn't be paying an arm and a leg just because you want to bake brie or tuck into a kale salad.
Feel like treating your family to a cheese course in the evening, you can! You can order early if you want delivery the same day. We personally love, love, loved the Himalayan salt, black rice and apple chutney. Don't forget to try those.
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Sounds interesting! How do I order?
Zama Organics delivers currently to many neighbourhoods in and around Mumbai and plans are afoot to start home delivery across Pune soon. Simply head to Zama Organics and start shopping!
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