Food in the mail

I’ve been getting food in the mail from marketing companies. I think they’re targetting food blogs to get their products some more exposure. I don’t hope to make this a habit but if they’re going to spend the postage, I figure the least I can do is try it.

The first package I got was two large jars of mayonnaise from Hellmann’s. The real kind (90 calories, 10 g fat in 1 tbsp) and then the half-fat mayonnaise-type dressing. They’re trying to point out there’s no difference in taste.

I guess not. But I sense a slightly different texture between the two. And while the full-fat version has more calories etc., it also has only eight ingredients, as opposed to double that for the half-fat jar which includes things like phosphoric acid and high fructose corn syrup.

Personally, I prefer the real mayonnaise – and to use a little less – over the chemically altered version.

The other package came from the Spice Depot. They make jars of spices with grinders built into the top. Cute. I used the Jojo Potato seasoning on some of my potato salad. It’s a blend of dehydrated garlic, paprika, salt, rosemary, black pepper, basil, parsley, and oregano.

We also barbecued some bison ribeyes with the New York steak spice, a mix of dehydrated garlic, dehydrated onion, black pepper, salt, anise seed, sugar, chili, mustard seed, dill seed, and coriander.

They smelled fresh coming out of the grinder top but taste-wise weren’t anything special. They were okay. If I bought these in the grocery store, it’d be more for the novelty than anything.