African Food Box, England
Yesterday I had my first product review with African Food Box and their Puff Puff Savoury Box. I reached out to this company and was greeted with a really friendly customer service. They were happy to send over some to try. Since this is a West African food, I have never come into contact with it myself. And I was very keen to try it out and see what they tasted like.
Puff puff is a traditional West African fried dough and is commonly called such in Nigeria and Sierra Leone. They can be sweet or savoury and eaten plain, rolled in any spices/flavoring and even dipped.
African Food Box Packaging
The product arrived in the post quite quickly and the packaging was very welcoming. Whilst opening the box I found an Igbo Proverb ‘Words are sweet, but they can never take the place of food’. Once researching I found out that the Igbo people are a meta-ethnicity. They are native to the present-day south-central and southeastern Nigeria and also Equatorial Guinea. I thought this was a very nice touch to the African Food Box feel and theme. Once opened I found a range of alphabetically labelled packets and an easy follow instruction sheet with what to do.
Each packet contained a ingredient including yeast, flour and spice mix and skewer. In addition optional herb and onion mix for the mixture and Yaji / Suya Spice. Yagi is the Hausa word for the spice mix. It is generally understood as being a hot spice. I followed the instructions exactly to make sure I could give an honest review.
African Food Box Food Review
Considering I had never made these before, the images on the instructions were very helpful to compare my own creation to in order to ensure I was on the right track. The total process took around an hour and a half to make including proofing and frying and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I felt guided through the process and they went down a hit with my family. I have to admit I was not expecting the spice to be so spicy and might have added a little too much! However I am a massive fan of spicy food so it was not an unfamiliar feeling having burning and being unable to stop eating.
They tasted totally different to anything I have tried or made before and so I am definitely a fan of AFB and their products. I will definitely be ordering more products from them and trying their Sweet Box next time. I would recommend this to new foodies and experiences ones too!
Overall Rating
To conclude, I absolutely loved African Food Box and their puff puff recipe. It was so much fun making this product. I would recommend this to anyone who is a new chef or a foodie looking to try something different.
Service: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Packaging: 10/10
Overall Experience: 10/10
Connect with African Food Box
Website: African Food Box
Instagram: @africanfoodbox
Location & Delivery
Location: England
Delivery: All over the UK
