Unboxing the FamilyMart x Yumei Veg Box: 14 Vegetables, 3 Beautiful Plant-Based Dishes

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What’s inside the FamilyMart veg box, and how do you cook it? During the pandemic, FamilyMart and Yumei launched a NT$649 vegetable box. Just order on your phone and pick it up at a FamilyMart near you, and you can bring home 14 carefully selected, traceable fresh vegetables without risking a trip to the market! I’m also sharing veg box recipes, turning the box into 3 restaurant-worthy dishes. Let’s eat our veggies at home and boost our immunity!

Since the COVID alert was raised to Level 3 in early May, everyone has been worried about running out of food at home and figuring out how to stock up. My husband and I had a headache over it at first too, especially in the first few days after the alert was raised, when we were scared of crowded supermarkets. So when convenience stores and big-box stores started offering pandemic veg boxes, it really eased the stress of going out for groceries. Being able to buy fresh vegetables without lining up at the supermarket made me feel so lucky to be in Taiwan. There are lots of veg boxes out there with different options, but the Yumei box caught my eye right away, because every week I buy Yumei’s baby salad mix at Costco. It’s on our shopping list every single time! The baby salad is so tender. Other kinds of salad are just one type of leafy green, and only a mixed salad like the baby salad lets you enjoy several kinds of greens at once, plus it has my favorite, arugula! I’m a total fan.

How to Order the FamilyMart x Yumei Veg Box

As soon as I saw the veg box launch on FamilyMart’s “Quan+1” mobile ordering service, I decided to order right away without a second thought. If you don’t know how to use it yet, check here ➢ “Quan+1” mobile ordering guide But demand was so high at first, with everyone scrambling for the veg boxes, that all I could do was stare at the gray “Sold out” button, wondering why my internet was so slow. But in the true spirit of a fan (really I just didn’t want to go out to buy vegetables), the following week I finally managed to order the FamilyMart x Yumei Veg Box!

1. First, add the “Quan+1” account as a friend on LINE and link your member account. (See the link above.)
2. The FamilyMart x Yumei veg box usually goes on sale every day at 10 a.m. (no orders on Sundays), with a push notification. Just tap it to go to the purchase page.
3. Choose the quantity, payment method, and delivery method (pick the FamilyMart store nearest you).
4. Once you’ve paid, just wait for FamilyMart to notify you to pick it up at the store. (I got the LINE notification two days after ordering. If you miss the pickup window, you can’t pick it up or get a refund.)

After getting the LINE notification, pick up the FamilyMart x Yumei veg box at your nearest FamilyMart

After getting the LINE notification, pick up the FamilyMart x Yumei veg box at your nearest FamilyMart

What’s Inside the FamilyMart x Yumei Veg Box?

The veg box is delivered refrigerated, so be sure to unpack it as soon as possible and put the vegetables in your own fridge.

On top of the box there’s a product list with the name, weight, quantity, and type of each item. It even thoughtfully includes the customer service phone number and email, so you can contact Yumei’s customer service directly if there’s any problem.

A product list sits on top of the veg box

I received 14 packs of traceable vegetables in total, listed below:

1. Traceable leafy greens, about 300g each, 4 packs (sweet potato leaves, napa cabbage, rapeseed greens, bok choy)
2. Beefsteak tomatoes, 250g, 1 pack
3. Mini sweet peppers, 200g, 1 pack
4. Carrots, 300g, 1 pack
5. Potatoes, 250g, 1 pack
6. Baby corn, 100g, 1 pack
7. Sweet corn, 2 ears, 1 pack
8. Pumpkin, 800g, 1 pack
9. Brown beech mushrooms, 100g, 1 pack
10. White beech mushrooms, 100g, 1 pack
11. Enoki mushrooms, 200g, 1 pack

I also got an extra pack of chili peppers 🥰. These 14 items are basically a week’s worth of vegetables for Cesar and me.

The FamilyMart x Yumei veg box came with 14 packs of traceable vegetables

The traceable vegetables in the FamilyMart x Yumei veg box were all in great condition

The vegetables I received were all in great condition and very fresh when I opened them. The leafy greens had a few insect bites, but I think that’s completely normal. Just wash them well.

What Can You Cook with the FamilyMart x Yumei Veg Box?

The 14 items include leafy greens, mushrooms, root vegetables, and squash and fruiting vegetables. If you don’t usually cook, getting this many vegetables at once might leave you unsure what to make. Or if you’re the head chef at home and want some new menu ideas, check out the 3 dishes I made with the FamilyMart x Yumei veg box below!

All three dishes use vegetables from the FamilyMart x Yumei veg box, plus a few ingredients most people have at home. The steps are simple, and they definitely look restaurant-worthy. Just follow the steps and your own taste, and you can make them easily! Even better, they’re all plant-based dishes. Using all kinds of vegetables gives you plenty of nutrients (fiber, protein, vitamins, and more), and the colors are so appetizing. Eating well is rule number one for staying healthy during the pandemic! (Just kidding~)

Veg Box: 3 Healthy Plant-Based Dishes ▼

1. Mexican style roasted corn & sweet pepper salad Veg box ingredients used: sweet corn, sweet peppers (mini sweet peppers), tomatoes, chili peppers

Mexican salad

2. Vegan Roasted Pumpkin Pasta with Mushrooms and Lentils Veg box ingredients used: pumpkin, brown beech mushrooms, white beech mushrooms, komatsuna

Pumpkin pasta

3. 12-minute Japanese cold soba noodles Air-fried crispy enoki mushrooms with miso lime sauce Veg box ingredients used: carrots, baby corn, bok choy, enoki mushrooms

Japanese cold soba noodles

What if you don’t have some of the other ingredients I used?

The most important thing during the pandemic is to stay home, so if you don’t have the same ingredients as me, just look through your fridge or pantry and see what you’ve got. Get creative, and you might find inspiration for even more dishes! The one truth that never changes: eat more vegetables to keep your body healthier and boost your immunity!

Besides the FamilyMart veg box, what other veg boxes have you ordered? What fun dishes have you made with them? I’d love for you to share with me in the comments :)