I learned to cook with my grandma in Thailand where I grew up.  She showed me how to cook with simple ingredients. Our dishes and desserts are typically dairy-free and gluten-free as our key ingredients are coconut milk, rice and pandan (vanilla of the east). That’s where my passion and curiosity for food started. 

 

Later I had the opportunity to travel the world, lived in 7 countries and expand my tastebuds, I became more intrigued with herbs and natural ingredients from other cultures.

 

Now being a mom of two and living in the US, I became more aware about unhealthy eating options and doubtful additives - many are banned in other countries.. 

 

People around me started to develop food sensitivities, metabolic diseases and unexplained gut ailments such as IBS. Kids’ health has been compromised and more studies linked neurological symptoms to gut-health. 

 

However I feel most of us, including me, do not always make grocery buying decisions based on the sound evidence of how foods impact health.  I believe we are what we eat and right now that’s never been more obvious. 

 

Eating well shouldn’t be a compromise for taste, or hard to do. The reality is that no one has time to search for healthy and delicious alternatives for every meal, every day, and not everyone always has time to cook from scratch. 

 

The grocery stores are slow to change to the healthier and tastier alternatives, and COVID-19 has slowed down the onboarding of new brands. 

 

Thanks to innovations in natural food preservation methods such as freeze-dried process, gas preservation, HPP, to extend the food’s shelf life, we are able to meet our desire for healthy foods, convenience, and minimal food wastes. 

 

There’s a ton of newly launched minimally-processed ready-to-eat meals and snacks which are nutritious and high in good fiber. 

The issue for most people is to find these products and for brands to find their target consumers. 

Having a technology background and passion for healthy eating I’ve developed a simple way to make healthy eating work not as an occasional treat but as a way of life. And along came Tastermonial. 

We do the hard work of delivering you tasting samples from emerging local brands and international brands. Our mobile app helps you participate in product surveys, reorder items, watch out for doubtful ingredients, and check if it matches your diet. 

 

With your feedback, together we make healthier options easily accessible.

 

With Tastermonial the proof’s in the pudding! Sorry I couldn’t resist!