Taste Club is a subscription box service that sends new food products to your door every month. They have three clubs to choose from: Sample Box, Snack Box and Pantry Box. Prices vary by type of subscription. The food they send out is delicious and if that wasn’t enough, they also partner with reputable charities dedicated to eliminating hunger around the world.
I decided to try out Taste Club’s Pantry Box to see what kind of items you can expect to get. They send full-size artisan pantry products directly to your home. Taste Club has generously given our readers a coupon to take 50% off their first box. More on that later.
First, let’s take a look at what was inside the box:
At the top of this story, you’ll see the box everything was shipped in. It’s a plain brown box with a simple logo printed on the side. Practical, but you instantly know who it’s from, so you can get excited. The inside was filled with shredded cardboard and all of the food items were individually wrapped in brown paper with stickers to hold them closed. Everything arrived safely.
The first two items in the package were an 8 oz. bag of Durum Wheat pasta and a small jar of Empire Bacon Mayonnaise from Brooklyn.
I haven’t tried the pasta yet, but it’s supposed to have an earthier flavor from the whole grains. I generally like whole grain pasta, so this should be good.
I tried the bacon mayonnaise in two different recipes (included in the box – I’ll get to that) and it was wonderful. The bacon flavor wasn’t overpowering, but it added a kick to what I normally consider a very bland condiment.
Next in the box were two glass bottles. One was full of Salina capers and the other was a premium quality dill weed from Starlight Herb & Spice Co.
I’ve never had capers before, but I’ve come across a lot of recipes that include them. Next time I find one, I’ll be set. I hear they’re a combination of vinegar and salty flavors, which sounds wonderful.
As soon as I opened the dill, I could smell that it really was a quality product. I used it in one of the included recipes and found it to be very flavorful. I’m glad I have lots left for future creations.
At the bottom of the package were the two last items. One was a box of salt water sea salt caramel taffy from Salty Road and the other was a small bottle of lemon mint shrub.
This taffy differs from others I’ve tried because it actually has bits of salt in the mix combined with the flavor of burnt sugar. If you love salted caramel, these treats are for you.
For those of you who don’t know what a shrub is, it’s a drink made from fruit, vinegar and sugars that can be mixed into cocktails, salad dressings, etc. I haven’t tried it yet, but it sounds intriguing. I think I’ll eventually make it into a vinegar dressing. While the bottle is small, it’s large enough for the included recipes.
Lastly, the box contained a handful of recipe cards that teach you how to use all of the products in the package. I thought this was a wonderful edition and I’ve tried two of the recipes so far. One was the Fried Egg BLT with Bacon Mayo and the other was Salmon Cakes with Bacon Lemon Herb Aioli. The BLT used the Empire bacon mayonnaise and the Salmon Cakes used both the bacon mayonnaise and the Dill Weed. Both were absolutely delicious. This salmon recipe blew my own recipe out of the water. Even my salmon-neutral fiancé loved it, I’ll be making it this way from now on. I love finding new recipes, don’t you? Taste Club thinks of everything!
So, included in the box were six pantry-sized items plus eight recipe cards and a 20% off coupon to reorder anything you might want to stock up on from their store. The Pantry box costs $45 with free shipping. According to the prices on the website for individual items, you save a couple of bucks. If you use the coupon, you’ll save a few more.
Everything in this box is specialty or gourmet and it’s a great way to try new foods. Plus the company feeds one person in need for every order placed, so you’re doing a good deed while feeding your own family. To make the deal even better, Taste Club has given us the coupon code CELEBRITYCAFE. Put it in while checking out and you’ll receive 50% off your first purchase.
Hungry to find out more? Click here to check out the Taste Club website and order your box today.