Aromatic Crispy Duck and Other Foods in a Box

Food in a refrigerated box has become one of my favorite aspects of UK grocery shopping.  You can get Chinese, Thai and Indian meals in a box for 2 people, a family or sides/individuals.  There are Spanish and Greek tapas type options, all sorts of individual pots of lentils, curries, etc.  And there are Gastropub foods like beef bourguignon, hunter's chicken, casseroles (e.g., red wine infused lasagne, fish pie, shepherd's pie), or traditional English roasts.

And they are all tasty, much nicer than anything frozen.  You feel like you are eating a meal prepared by a person rather than a machine.  When John is away, an easy meal for the kids and I is a half Peking duck in a box, which comes with the little tortillas, sauce and trimmings.  We all love it and I all I have to do is pop the duck in the oven.

The tight distribution system makes refrigerated meals possible here but not in the US.  Wegmans comes the closest with its own foods put into trays that can be heated up (e.g., Chinese noodles, mushrooms stuffed with crab).  The range is more limited by comparison, but of course will do in a pinch.