My wife’s aunt has a fairly successful business. One of her associates gave her a gift from a place called “Taste of Texas” Basically they sent her a styrofoam box, via FedEx, filled with dry ice and tenderloin steaks. It’s a nice thought. And the aunt was nice enough to let us have the steaks. I had conveniently brought my sous-vide machine with me so we were able to cook them very well.
However, I have some observations about “Taste of Texas” now.
The rub they provided wasn’t very flavorful; the steaks were… okay; the biggest thrill were the engraved steak knives. Frankly, I’ve gotten better tenderloin at Costco, and the Montreal steak spice there is very flavorful.
What I found most interesting was that a price list was also included in the package. Now we know how much everything cost, included the overpriced steak knives.
So my hypothesis is this: People use “Taste of Texas” to send corporate gifts where they subtlety want the recipient to know how much was paid. As such, the quality is not important.
[2020-12-25 20:28]