{"id":26125,"date":"2013-07-26T09:00:26","date_gmt":"2013-07-26T13:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uncommongoods.pro\/?p=26125"},"modified":"2018-01-04T15:27:21","modified_gmt":"2018-01-04T20:27:21","slug":"international-shipping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/2013\/international-shipping\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating International Shipping with our 6 Favorite Foods from Around the World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re always getting questions from fans of our products from around the world wondering when they&#8217;ll be able to make purchases and have them shipped from our home in Brooklyn to their homes outside of the United States. For a few years, the answer was &#8220;we&#8217;re working on it.&#8221; It took some time to work out the details, but it&#8217;s important to us to be able to get our goods across the pond (any pond) to those who want them. Now, we&#8217;re thrilled to announce that international shipping is finally here!<\/p>\n<p>Our team is super excited to share our designs around the globe, so we had to do something fun to celebrate. In honor of the special occasion, team members brought foods from their favorite countries. Some brought dishes to represent their heritage, some contributed the cuisine of lands they&#8217;d like to visit, and others made the choice simply based on the food&#8217;s deliciousness!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/international_foods-564x564.jpg\" alt=\"international_foods\" width=\"548\" height=\"548\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-26183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/international_foods-564x564.jpg 564w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/international_foods-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/international_foods-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/international_foods-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/international_foods-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/international_foods.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our HR team made our international foods potluck even more special by decorating our break room and busting out a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/product\/scratch-map?source=blog\" title=\"Scratch Map\" target=\"_blank\">Scratch Map<\/a> to mark the places from where our food &#8220;traveled.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/decorations-564x564.jpg\" alt=\"decorations\" width=\"548\" height=\"548\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-26184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/decorations-564x564.jpg 564w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/decorations-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/decorations-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/decorations-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/decorations-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/decorations.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We loved devouring these tasty treats, so while we&#8217;re spreading the word about our new shipping options we decided to share the love and spread the recipes for our favorite potluck foods. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/chokabollar-564x423.jpg\" alt=\"chokabollar\" width=\"548\" height=\"411\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-26170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/chokabollar-564x423.jpg 564w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/chokabollar-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/chokabollar.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alisha, or Director of Purchasing rolled up some scrumptious Swedish chocolate balls, AKA <a href=\"http:\/\/honestcooking.com\/swedish-chocolate-balls\/\" title=\"Chocolate Balls\" target=\"_blank\">Chokladbollar<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/lefse-564x423.jpg\" alt=\"lefse\" width=\"548\" height=\"411\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-26174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/lefse-564x423.jpg 564w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/lefse-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/lefse.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><br \/>\nSarah, our Senior Product Development Associate, also contributed a Scandinavian favorite, <a href=\"http:\/\/awakeatthewhisk.com\/grandmas-lefse-recipe-a-scandinavian-holiday-tradition\/\" title=\"Lefse\" target=\"_blank\">Lefse<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/eggplant-564x423.jpg\" alt=\"eggplant\" width=\"548\" height=\"411\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-26171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/eggplant-564x423.jpg 564w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/eggplant-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/eggplant.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>HR Manager Mindy whipped up a batch of fantastic <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodnetwork.com\/recipes\/mario-batali\/eggplant-caponata-recipe\/index.html\" title=\"Egg Plant Caponata\" target=\"_blank\">Eggplant Caponata<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/hamentashen-564x423.jpg\" alt=\"hamentashen\" width=\"548\" height=\"411\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-26172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/hamentashen-564x423.jpg 564w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/hamentashen-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/hamentashen.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Transportation Manager Victoria (who worked hard to make international shipping happen!) supplied us with a big batch of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/Hamentashen-Recipe\/\" title=\"Hamentashen\" target=\"_blank\">Hamentashen<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/macaroni-564x423.jpg\" alt=\"macaroni\" width=\"548\" height=\"411\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-26176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/macaroni-564x423.jpg 564w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/macaroni-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/macaroni.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Summer Analytics Intern Andrew got in on the fun with his homemade Haitian-style <a href=\"http:\/\/www.haitian-recipes.com\/recipes\/120_macaroni-au-gratin.html\" title=\"Macaroni\" target=\"_blank\">Macaroni Au Gratin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/strawberry_shortcake-564x423.jpg\" alt=\"strawberry_shortcake\" width=\"548\" height=\"411\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-26177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/strawberry_shortcake-564x423.jpg 564w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/strawberry_shortcake-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/strawberry_shortcake.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And the last delicious dish in our roundup of festive foods from near and far, Senior Merchandising Manager Heather&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodnetwork.com\/recipes\/chic-easy\/strawberry-shortcake-recipe\/index.html\" title=\"Strawberry Shortcake \" target=\"_blank\">strawberry shortcake<\/a> was the icing on the cake. Actually, her cake was complete with homemade whipped cream, which made it extra delectable. <\/p>\n<p>These are just a few of our favorites from the celebration. What&#8217;s your favorite international food?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our team is thrilled to announce that we now offer International Shipping! We celebrated with our favorite foods from around the globe and we&#8217;re sharing the tastiest recipes. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":26170,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[110,2154,61],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26125"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26125"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64733,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26125\/revisions\/64733"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}