Tasting Table conducted a taste test ranking 20 Boar's Head deli meats, finding the Bold Aloha Sunshine Pineapple Turkey Breast to be the weakest option. The combination of pineapple and turkey was criticized for overpowering the mild turkey flavor, lacking the necessary herbs to enhance it. Instead of a balanced flavor profile, the product ended up tasting like turkey and pineapple juice. Ultimately, the overwhelming pineapple flavor diminished the potential harmony of sweet and savory, leading consumers to avoid this option in favor of other Boar's Head meats.
This Boar's Head item failed to account for the fact that turkey is a mild-tasting meat. That's why you need so many dang herbs to inject a little life and flavor.
When working with a blank canvas, any strong flavor can easily overpower the turkey. Unfortunately, that's exactly what happened here.
Pineapple can work well with meat because of the sweetness it brings and its acidic tang, which makes a good meat tenderizer.
In short, this meat lacked balance. It tastes more like regular turkey paired with pineapple juice, overwhelming yet underwhelming.
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