Free UK delivery on recipe boxes over £45 · Travel through Africa, one meal at a time

Experience a country in a box.

Curated African recipe boxes packed with spices, stories, music and the soul of a place — delivered to your kitchen.

Experience a country in a box.

Curated African recipe boxes packed with spices, stories, music and the soul of a place — delivered to your kitchen.

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More than a meal — a journey on every plate.

We work with chefs, farmers and storytellers across Africa to bring you immersive food experiences. From hand-blended spices to playlists that score your cooking, every box is a passport to somewhere new.

Recipe Boxes

A new country every month

Groceries

Pantry staples & spicesGroceries

Gifting

The best gift you can mail

Discover

Stories, recipes & culture

the trip

Your kitchen, four steps from anywhere.

01

Choose your country

Browse our curated collection of monthly recipe boxes from across the continent.

02

We curate & ship

Hand-blended spices, fresh pantry items, story cards and a playlist — boxed and shipped.

03

Cook with us

Follow easy guided recipes designed by chefs from the country you're visiting.

04

Eat, share, travel

Plate up, press play on the playlist, and gather around the table.

Inside the box

An experience , not a kit.

Every box is built like a love letter to a place. Hand-blended spices, pantry staples sourced from local cooperatives, a printed recipe booklet, a story card from a chef or grandmother, and a playlist to score your evening.1

Hand-blended spice mixes

Suya, berbere, ras el hanout — toasted and milled in small batches.

Pantry & specialty ingredients

Plantain flour, dried hibiscus, palm nuts and more, sourced ethically.

Recipe booklet & story card

Step-by-step recipes plus the cultural story behind every dish.

Playlist & cooking soundtrack

Scan the QR — cook to the rhythm of the place you're visiting.

The grocery shop

Stock your pantry with the soul of Africa.

Spices & Blends

Grains & Flours

Sauces & Pastes

Snacks & Drinks

postcards from cooks

What our travellers say.

from our kitchens

Real cooks. Real boxes.

Watch home cooks unbox, taste, and travel — straight from their kitchens to yours.

destinations

Pick your country.

Nigeria

Lagos Sunday Pot

Nigeria

Accra Coastal Table

Nigeria

Addis Highlands

Nigeria

Dakar Ocean Feast

for someone special

A gift that travels — without leaving home.

For birthdays, anniversaries, new homes, team rewards or simply because. Personal and corporate gifting options that turn dinner into a memory.

Our story

You're the cook. We're the guide .

The African Cart began in a tiny London kitchen, with a simple question: how do you bring people closer to a continent through food?

We work directly with chefs, farmers and storytellers from across Africa. Every box you open is a hand on your shoulder — guiding you through ingredients, technique, and the cultural moments that make a meal more than a meal.

From the journal

Stories from the table.

Travel

Lagos at golden hour: a market guide

Travel

Lagos after dark: where to eat suya at 2am

Travel

A morning at the Marrakech souk

Join the table

New boxes, new stories, first dibs.

Sign up and get £5 off your first recipe box, plus monthly recipes and travel notes from across the continent.

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