Can anyone relate?! After living in Spain for a while, the biggest daily struggle is: “What’s for dinner tonight?” If you cook for yourself, the whole process from grocery shopping, washing, and chopping to the actual cooking is exhausting. But ordering takeout every day is not only expensive but also limited in options—you end up eating the same few things and get tired of it!
Recently, I’ve gotten hooked on meal kits in Spain and tried two of the most popular brands. Today, I’m here to give you my honest, non-sponsored review!
First up is Wetaca, which is an absolute godsend for lazy people! It offers pre-cooked meals with a menu that updates weekly, featuring a variety of Spanish home-style dishes, Asian flavors, healthy options, and more. You just place an order on their website, pick the dishes you want, and they deliver them to your door via refrigerated shipping. When it’s time to eat, you just pop them in the microwave for a few minutes, and the taste is surprisingly good—better than a lot of takeout options. For someone like me, who’s often too tired to even lift a finger after work, these kinds of Spanish meal kits are a total lifesaver. However, its downside is that you completely miss out on the joy of cooking.
The other one is the more famous HelloFresh, which has a completely different model from Wetaca. HelloFresh sends you a box filled with fresh ingredients. It contains all the raw materials needed for the dishes you’ve chosen for the week, perfectly portioned, right down to the little packets of spices. All you have to do is follow the beautiful recipe cards provided and cook the meal step-by-step. The process is quite fun, you get to learn many new recipes, and the ingredients are genuinely very fresh. The downside is, you still have to do the cooking yourself; it just saves you the steps of planning the menu and shopping for groceries.
Every time I receive a box, there’s that unboxing thrill—it makes me feel like a professional chef!
To make it clearer for everyone, I’ve made a simple comparison table:
| Feature | Wetaca | HelloFresh |
|---|
| Cooking Required | None, just microwave to heat | Yes, you need to cook it yourself |
| Price per serving | Approx. €6-8 | Approx. €5-7 |
| Best for | The extremely lazy, very busy professionals | Those who enjoy cooking and want to learn new recipes |
| Pros | Extremely convenient and time-saving, wide variety of flavors | Fresh ingredients, hands-on cooking experience, innovative dishes |
| Cons | Slightly higher price, no cooking experience | Still requires time for cooking and cleaning |
The positioning of these two brands is very clear. If you’re all about maximum efficiency and don’t want to spend a single minute on cooking, then Wetaca is definitely for you. But if you’re like me and enjoy the pleasure of cooking yourself, but just can’t be bothered with the planning and shopping, then HelloFresh will give you a fantastic experience. I wonder if anyone on the forum has tried other brands? Like Gofood or Foodinthebox? Feel free to leave a comment below to discuss and share your experiences!
