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Re: Show HN: Saag as a Service – macronutrient-portioned Indian spinach curry

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Post by inferiorhuman » Sat, Aug 17, 2019, 8:56 PM UTC

andreilys wrote: post #54

“They taste absolutely terrible” That’s your opinion, I personally think it tastes great and haven’t had issues drinking it over the past 4 years. Given that Soylent has continues to grow signals that other consumers agree (investors also agree given they’ve raised $50m led google ventures). Also your product costs $12 per 500 cal (vs. $2.42 for 400cal for soylent) which is a huge selling point for people that drink…

Saying Soylent tastes like food is a bit of a stretch.

Re: Show HN: Saag as a Service – macronutrient-portioned Indian spinach curry

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Post by boltzmannbrain » Sat, Aug 17, 2019, 9:01 PM UTC

Excited to try this! Saag is one of my favorite foods but almost impossible to eat at restaurants because of dietary restrictions (lactose-intolerant and keto). So I've been making my own healthy versions at home for years. It would be super helpful if you could include more ingredients info. For example, I would order the saag tofu, but I'm curious where the fat is coming from (assuming coconut milk base, my version is still leaner). Thanks Soham!

Re: Show HN: Saag as a Service – macronutrient-portioned Indian spinach curry

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Post by uniclaude » Sat, Aug 17, 2019, 9:19 PM UTC

andreilys wrote: post #54

“They taste absolutely terrible” That’s your opinion, I personally think it tastes great and haven’t had issues drinking it over the past 4 years. Given that Soylent has continues to grow signals that other consumers agree (investors also agree given they’ve raised $50m led google ventures). Also your product costs $12 per 500 cal (vs. $2.42 for 400cal for soylent) which is a huge selling point for people that drink…

Soylent growing and getting more funding doesn't necessarily mean people like its taste, it means that it solves a problem better than some other competing products for some customers.

Re: Show HN: Saag as a Service – macronutrient-portioned Indian spinach curry

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Post by uniclaude » Sat, Aug 17, 2019, 9:24 PM UTC

I would have bought some in a heartbeat if it was available in Tokyo. I'd suggest adding a list of ingredients for intolerances and allergies, but this already looks like a very appealing product.

Best of luck!

Re: Show HN: Saag as a Service – macronutrient-portioned Indian spinach curry

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Post by sohamsankaran » Sat, Aug 17, 2019, 9:25 PM UTC

boltzmannbrain wrote: post #62

Excited to try this! Saag is one of my favorite foods but almost impossible to eat at restaurants because of dietary restrictions (lactose-intolerant and keto). So I've been making my own healthy versions at home for years. It would be super helpful if you could include more ingredients info. For example, I would order the saag tofu, but I'm curious where the fat is coming from (assuming coconut milk base, my version…

Great! The fat is coming from the vegetable oil used in the curry. If you have other specific questions about ingredients, feel free to email me at soham@pashi.com

Re: Show HN: Saag as a Service – macronutrient-portioned Indian spinach curry

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Post by sohamsankaran » Sat, Aug 17, 2019, 9:25 PM UTC

jakear wrote: post #46

sohamsankaran wrote: post #23

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Nice catch, fixed!

Would you mind sharing how that output happened? At first I thought something about JS numeric string sorting, but that doesn’t check out.

Just a manual copy-paste mistake

Re: Show HN: Saag as a Service – macronutrient-portioned Indian spinach curry

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Post by sohamsankaran » Sat, Aug 17, 2019, 9:26 PM UTC

tshanmu wrote: post #39

Nice one! Did not realise the market for vegan cooked food in the bay area is this big. How are you planning to scale saag as a service? I am tempted to ask after looking at your profile, is the cooking/portioning/packing done by a robot? is that your secret sauce behind scale up possibilities? All the best! looks tasty...

We do have plans to use automation to scale in the long-term. If you're curious about details, shoot me an email and I'd be happy to talk further.

Re: Show HN: Saag as a Service – macronutrient-portioned Indian spinach curry

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Post by aripickar » Sat, Aug 17, 2019, 9:28 PM UTC

bluebluetimes wrote: post #34

sohamsankaran wrote: post #26

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Absolutely, these are the exact reasons I started this. We plan to expand to more dishes as we scale, but for now, if you're in the Bay Area, I hope we can at least help liberate you from the monotony of Chipotle.

chipotle for indian / vegan/ vegetarian food is the holy grail

There’s a place in Berkeley called urban turbann, that fills the niche for Indian chipotle. Wish they would expand.

Re: Show HN: Saag as a Service – macronutrient-portioned Indian spinach curry

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Post by mberning » Sat, Aug 17, 2019, 9:30 PM UTC

$12/portion is a ridiculous price. Around here you can go to the Indian buffet and eat yourself sick for less than $12.

Re: Show HN: Saag as a Service – macronutrient-portioned Indian spinach curry

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Post by wenderen » Sat, Aug 17, 2019, 9:36 PM UTC

I ordered from the website, and got no confirmation email or acknowledgement SMS. No indication of whether this is a one-time thing or a repeat order.

I'd stay away from this service until it gets more polished.

update: I e-mailed customer support and Soham replied. I'm grateful for the reply.