After a positive experience with Gastronomiz' Christmas box last December, we decided to sign up for their one year anniversary offer, with a previous box offered as a gift for any new subscription of 3 months. Basically it was 4 boxes for the price of 3, and since the contents of the previous boxes are displayed online, I selected the November 2012 box.
We received the following 2 boxes this week:
May 2013 box
Theme: Secrets de Maman
Contents of the box:
Sablés - Sablé Diamand
Pot à épices - Mastrad
Croustine de poulet, goût curry doux - Maggi
Coeur de fond de Veau - Maggi
Tomates rôties au four et olives noires - Sacla
Poudre de citron déshydraté C'oFruit - Fruitofood
Prunes françaises moelleuses - St Dalfour
Bonus box - November 2012
Theme: Moteur...action!
Box contents:
Sablés - Sablé Diamand
Pot à épices - Mastrad
Croustine de poulet, goût curry doux - Maggi
Coeur de fond de Veau - Maggi
Tomates rôties au four et olives noires - Sacla
Poudre de citron déshydraté C'oFruit - Fruitofood
Prunes françaises moelleuses - St Dalfour
What a disappointing box! Besides the Sacla roasted tomatoes, St Dalfour plums and the 6 tiny cookies, the contents of this box are not of much interest. The 2 Maggi products, with MSG, chicken fat and plenty of chemical additives among the ingredients, will probably go unused. And sending products with peel-off coupons on them is not very elegant on the part of Gastronomiz. This box is so NOT worth €17 Euros (excluding the €2 for shipping to Belgium) - if only we could get our money back...
Bonus box - November 2012
Theme: Moteur...action!
Box contents:
Jus de Citron Bio Maison Meneau
Epices Massalé Le Comptoir colonial
Epices Libanaises Le Comptoir colonial
Korma sauce Patak's
Préparation pour cupcakes aux éclats de noix de pécan - Francine
Asperges vertes en sauce Sacla
Rillette le Crabe Dormeur La Paimpolaise
I had selected this specific box so knew in advance what the contents would be. Just one complaint though: the cupcakes mix will expire in about 5 weeks, which makes me think that Gastronomiz was picking old products that have been sitting on shelves for quite a while.
I had selected this specific box so knew in advance what the contents would be. Just one complaint though: the cupcakes mix will expire in about 5 weeks, which makes me think that Gastronomiz was picking old products that have been sitting on shelves for quite a while.
We have 2 more boxes with exciting themes left : "Finger food" in June then "Mediterranean" in July. We'll be posting the contents and hopefully they'll be more interesting than the May box.
