Taan Thai Tom Kha

No need to hunt down hard-to-find spices or spend a fortune on takeout: If you have water, chicken breast or thighs and a packet of this intensely flavorful soup starter from Taan Thai, you’re about 10 minutes away from a bowl of creamy Tom Kha. Just bring some water to a boil, add sliced chicken (and veggies, if desired), pour in the soup base and you’re ready to eat. You’ll get a soup that’s rich and silky from coconut milk; the unmistakable flavors of warming galangal, fragrant lemongrass and zesty makrut lime leaves are also on full display. These ingredients are tough to find in stores and even harder to find in meal kits, so we were impressed to see them included. A carefully calibrated balance of umami, sweetness and tang rounds out the flavor profile. It’s an easy, inexpensive way to bring real-deal Thai flavors to your kitchen without a trip to a specialty store—or prepping all day.

This meal kit is gluten free and vegan, with absolutely no preservatives involved. Each kit includes two packets of Tom Kha soup base, yielding 6 cups total.