An original get-together. An original family recipe. For soaking, drizzling & more. No MSG. Thomas Marinade came from the resourcefulness of a rural North Carolina couple in the early 30s that grew everything they ate and constantly made up sauces, dressings and meat soaks. One day they mixed fresh soy, canola, and oregano with some homegrown garlic and a few secret ingredients to soak a fine cut of beef. It cooked up to be the most tender, delicious steak ever! That very marinade is what's right here in this bottle. It's just one of the many inspired Thomas Gourmet Foods products.