Do you consider yourself a gourmet, or perhaps a foodie? Then you absolutely need to check out Taste Trunk, a subscription service that will delight your inner culinary epicurean. I received their May BBQ Box to try, and I bet after seeing the contents, you will understand why I included them in my Mother’s Day Gift Guide this year – it’s that good!
HOW IT WORKS: For $39.99/month Taste Trunk subscribers receive a Monthly Sampler of gourmet foods to try. Each trunk comes with an assortment of 5+ products and recipe cards to provide the recipient with some creative ideas on how to use everything in the box. Taste Trunk also offers gift subscriptions and themes boxes, like BBQ, Healthy Chef, Sweet Tooth and others… Click here to check it out.
Two Snooty Chefs Hungarian Ragout Spice Blend – An instant hit in my house, this spice blend smells strongly of smoked paprika, which happens to be one of my favorite spices to use for meat and chicken, and also when making curry. Taste Trunk included two recipes on the card, and since I love cooking, I’ll be using them both some day!
Willamette Valley Mustards Jalapeno y Vino Mustard – I’m not that big of a jalapeno fan, but my husband can’t live without those hot little peppers in his food. I make almost all of my food on the grill these days, so when I made him a few beef hot dogs and added some of this mustard, he instantly complimented it. I think he is now a fan of this one 🙂
Lillie’s Q Barbeque Sauces and Rubs Ivory – If you ever want to impress your family or guests ith the best coleslaw ever, drizzle it with this sauce. This delicious white sauce [mayo base with a kick of cajun seasoning] also works for dipping chicken nuggets or fries, but I think it’ll work well with pork loins, too. Anyhow, I thought it was delicious and worked with many different dishes, I would definitely consider buying it separately again in the future.
849 Tri-Tip Meat Marinade – I used it this weekend for marinating a large piece of a cheap steak, and it really elevated the flavor to a whole new level. I need to deconstruct this formula, because I’m in love with the taste! I still have 2/3 of the bottle left, which will be used for better cuts, now that I know how delicious the meat will turn out.
San Francisco Salt Company Hawaiian Lava Salt – I cook exclusively with pink Himalayan salt, but it’s always fun to try other varieties, even though I know that i won’t switch. Taste Trunk included a very generous serving of black Hawaiian lava salt, which in my opinion, looks really cool as a decoration or a finishing touch. I sprinkled mine over already cooked fish and steaks, and even added some to vanilla/caramel ice cream!
THE VERDICT: I think now you see why I was so over the moon about this box, it was full of amazing new discoveries, and I even plan to repurchase several of these products separately. Father’s Day is right around the corner, so maybe you will find something for that special guy in your life here.
Do you consider yourself a foodie? What are some of your favorite tasty new discoveries? Let me know in the comments below!
| Product | Retail value |
|---|---|
| Two Snooty Chefs Hungarian Ragout Spice Blend | $6.95 |
| Willamette Valley Mustards Jalapeno y Vino Mustard | $5.00 |
| Lillie’s Q Barbeque Sauces and Rubs Ivory | $8.00 |
| 849 Tri-Tip Meat Marinade | $4.58 |
| San Francisco Salt Company Hawaiian Lava Salt | $4.75 |
| Box Retail Value | $29.28 |
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My husband would love this! What a great idea.
I bet he would! You could get him a one-time trunk for Father’s Day 🙂
This is a great idea. I like how the box was themed around bbq. The items included seem so unique.
Taste Trunk has a whole bunch of themes available, so BBQ is not the only option 🙂
I’d love this! Everything looks great
Right? I’m especiallyloving that marinade.
I love the idea of this service and that salt sounds really enticing. I also use Himalayan sea salt 😉
Great minds think alike! <3 Himalayan salt is probably the best one I tried so far. I found a huge slab at TJ Maxx that I preheat in the oven and use it to cook raw shrimp. Looks super cool, and the guests are always impressed 🙂
I like the salt! I’m a fan of sea salt and we use it for cooking.
I’ve been using sea salt too, until I read that most of the seas are already polluted, so I stopped using even my favorite Dead Sea salt 🙁 Sounds like Himalayan pink salt is the way to go these days.
I am so drooling!
Haha, I’m drooling each time I look at these pictures, too. Everything in the box was fantastic! 🙂
Reading this post has made me hungry. How did vanilla ice cream taste with the lava salt???
Pretty good, actually! You know how they have salted caramel truffles? So pretty much like that!
Iiii really need that marinade. Yum yum yum!
Made some delicious grilled pork tenderloin with it last night. So tasty!
Wow. What an interesting box!
It’s perfect for anyone who loves trying new foods.
My son would go nuts over this. He’s the cook in his family and he loves using new sauces and spices.
Sounds like you guys are in good hands! It’s always nice when a member of the family loves to cook.
This sounds like a great sub box. So many nice things to try esp the jalapeño mustard!
Yum! My hubs is obsessed with that mustard and wants to have it with everything.
My mom would LOVE something like this – Such a cool idea!
Right? Does your Mom like grilling too? They have a whole bunch of other options, like sweet tooth, healthy cooking, migologist and other boxes.
What a neat box !
I love it, too!
Awesome idea- def want to try!
It’s worth trying for sure!
THIS IS AWESOME! The Hawaiian Lava Salt is actually a great finishing salt, just a pinch. I absolutely love this box… so many fun things.
Yum, I knew you’d know how to use it 🙂 Glad I’ve been using it correctly – loved it with my caramel ice cream!
I love the look of the lava salt. What a fun foodie gift!
It does indeed make a great gift!
My hubs would LOVE this so much! I’d probably steal most of this from him tho… not gonna lie lol
It’s always more fun to share 🙂
My boyfriend would be head over heels for this!
I bet he would! Guys like their BBQ goodies 🙂
My husband would LOVE me getting this box.
I’m sure he would! This one has “Buys” written all over it 🙂 Makes the perfect Father’s Day gift, too.