Blue Apron teamed up with Airbnb to bring you the best local recipes from 6 countries — and you could win $3,500 in gift cards just by ordering a meal kit

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• Blue Apron has teamed up with Airbnb to bring six recipes from six countries to your doorstep, no flights required. 
• For six weeks, Blue Apron will feature a recipe developed with a local chef who hosts an Airbnb Experience, like a pasta making class in Tuscany or a market tour in Tokyo.
• Every time you order a Blue Apron x Airbnb recipe, you're entered to win a $2,500 Airbnb credit and $1,000 Blue Apron credit.
• Shop the Blue Apron x Airbnb menu here, which features meals from Buenos Aires to Shaghai to Mexico City. 

Sometimes the best (and most time-consuming) part of traveling is eating. For every mouth-watering plate of authentic empanadas, there's a trilogy of hope, betrayal, and overpriced tourist traps complemented by gratuitous research. It's one reason why the cliché but unavoidable question, "where do the locals go to eat around here?" isn't retiring any time soon.

The answer to that question may be a little bit simpler (and closer to home) for at least the next six weeks. If you want the same no-frills cuisine you might discover in a hole-in-the-wall joint in Florence without the flights or legwork, you might want to check out the Blue Apron x Airbnb partnership.

The two food and travel names are combining their resources and networks to bring you the best homemade recipes from around the globe to your door for six weeks only. 

Airbnb collaborated with six local chefs who host some of their most beloved Airbnb Experiences (everything from pasta making classes in Tuscany to market tours in Tokyo) to create the recipes, and Blue Apron will send you the ingredients and instructions as per usual.

The recipes, which are available on Blue Apron’s Two-Person and Family Plan, will run from the week of April 16 - May 21. Prices range from $8.99 to $10.99 per serving. And if you're a new Blue Apron member, the company will also take $10 off your order each week ($60 total). 

And as an added bonus, every time you order a Blue Apron x Airbnb recipe, you're entered to win a $2,500 Airbnb credit and $1,000 Blue Apron credit. Below are a few of the meal options offered. 

Browse this week's recipes (and the following weeks) at Blue Apron here.

Week of April 30: Mexico City Chicken Tinga Tostadas with Avocado & Refried Beans

Mexico City Chicken Tinga Tostadas

Travel to Mexico City with chicken tinga tostadas from Alberto and Jorge, local chefs who host an Airbnb Experience in their century-old home.

Sign up for the Blue Apron x Airbnb menu and get $60 off your order

Week of May 7: Buenos Aires Beef Empanadas with Roasted Sweet Potatoes & Creamy Zucchini

Buenos Aires Beef Empanadas

Travel to Buenos Aires with a classic beef empanadas recipe from Marcelo, Adrian, and Anahi, local chefs who host an Airbnb Experience in their home kitchen.

Sign up for the Blue Apron x Airbnb menu and get $60 off your order

Week of May 14: Tokyo Beef & Rice Bowl with Soft-Boiled Eggs & Roasted Broccoli

Tokyo Beef & Rice Bowl

Travel to Tokyo with a beef and rice bowl recipe from Yukari, a local chef who leads a market tour and cooking class through Airbnb Experiences.

Sign up for the Blue Apron x Airbnb menu and get $60 off your order

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