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They seem to frequently include one atypical or exotic ingredient, I’ve always figured it was a way to get people to think it’s something they can’t get at the
by jghn 8y ago
They seem to frequently include one atypical or exotic ingredient, I’ve always figured it was a way to get people to think it’s something they can’t get at the store and thus more likely to purchase.
To be honest it does work on me. I get a BA shipment here or there and it’s always because they’re using something I wouldn’t normally work with or see at the at the store.
I personally don’t mind most of the other common complaints, I tend to do a lot of scratch cooking so these are usually quick recipes in comparison. Likewise it tends to be cheaper per-meal than my normal dinners.
- ghaff 8y agoThe first meal I got from BA was some sort of poached Cod with ramps. Ramps I had never heard of although I understand now that some people get very excited by them during their short season. (I think I've seen them once in a grocery store--Whole Foods naturally.) However, I'm pretty sure that if you substituted scallions, the world would not come to an end.
- jghn 8y agoI think you're spot on with that last assessment. Generally those ingredients I mentioned I'm sure don't make a big difference over some other reasonable substitution. For me, it makes for a nice change of pace anyways and as I've mentioned in another comment the BA meals tend to be quicker/easier to prepare than my normal cooking so that's also a nice change of pace. I tend to order one shipment ever 2 months or so on average I'd guess.