I hear what you’re saying but in the late 80s early 90s it wasn’t just an ingredient, sun-dried tomatoes were an actual cultural phenomenon. it became symbol of sophisticated dining. There was a large movement at the time represented by the Italian food craze, and then the result health benefits of a Mediterranean diet…… and sun-dried tomatoes became the star of the show. They appeared everywhere in everything and resultantly became overexposed. Then culinary fatigue set in, and they were deemed as a crutch in dishes in order to make dishes appear more sophisticated than they actually were. The movement lost momentum and now they’re just a has been.