idk, i have sriracha
― creme de cassie (donna rouge), Wednesday, 8 June 2011 02:06 (thirteen years ago) link
My lips are pursed in disapproval.
― Jesse, Wednesday, 8 June 2011 02:09 (thirteen years ago) link
they do sell gyoza sauce. i've never bought it. damn i have some of their sweet chili in the cupboard (unopened). sad to hear it will be not awesome.
― tehresa, Wednesday, 8 June 2011 03:11 (thirteen years ago) link
It's OK, but I like the real deal.
Why can't I buy salt or white sugar there? I guess I know why, sort of, but I still want it.
― Jesse, Wednesday, 8 June 2011 03:58 (thirteen years ago) link
them
They have salt at TJs. A bit plastic tube of sea salt, with a kind of inconvenient spout.
― unmetalled world (wk), Wednesday, 8 June 2011 04:09 (thirteen years ago) link
it's blue
they usually have sugar, too, but i find that stuff is always getting moved round and isn't always in the most obvious place.
― just1n3, Wednesday, 8 June 2011 04:37 (thirteen years ago) link
uh, "big" plastic tube of salt. hey guess what else, trader joes has. booz
― unmetalled world (wk), Wednesday, 8 June 2011 05:58 (thirteen years ago) link
when I'm walking by a trader joes I stop in for a little coffee
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Wednesday, 8 June 2011 06:18 (thirteen years ago) link
I worked a job earlier this year where my main duty was to buy the best things from trader joes that I could
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Wednesday, 8 June 2011 06:19 (thirteen years ago) link
THE CURRY TUNA IS BACK. BACK AGAIN. TUNA'S BACK. TELL A FRIEND.
i have four (4) boxes of the red curry tuna in my kitchen. they didn't have any of the green curry this time, or the last time i checked.
― are you are missing whiney (get bent), Wednesday, 8 June 2011 07:18 (thirteen years ago) link
I just want plain old salt. I'll stick with my local crappy little overpriced supermarket for that.
― Jesse, Wednesday, 8 June 2011 10:56 (thirteen years ago) link
They only pepper they carry comes in a little plastic pepper grinder, which I get goes with the whole TJ's ethos, but that is also annoying.
― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Wednesday, 8 June 2011 12:24 (thirteen years ago) link
pepper is evil
― Latham Green, Wednesday, 8 June 2011 12:45 (thirteen years ago) link
That's weird.
― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Wednesday, 8 June 2011 15:13 (thirteen years ago) link
The pepper grinder is not bad. The top unscrews too, so you can dump it into a nicer grinder.
― unmetalled world (wk), Wednesday, 8 June 2011 16:53 (thirteen years ago) link
Unlike a giant plastic tub of pepper that I bought at Costco which had a built in, unremovable grinder, so I had to take a hacksaw to the thing. Annoying.
― unmetalled world (wk), Wednesday, 8 June 2011 16:54 (thirteen years ago) link
That's what I did, but it felt very wasteful with all that unnecessary excess plastic and parts.
― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Wednesday, 8 June 2011 18:14 (thirteen years ago) link
okay, so i don't know what they did, but this jar of dijon is hands-down the most vinegary, sinus-clearingly painful dijon i've ever tasted. i like things spicy, but it's too much. i don't remember my last jar tasting so crazy. anyone else have this experience with the TJ's Dijon?
― whenever the vein was to throb (the table is the table), Tuesday, 14 June 2011 19:01 (thirteen years ago) link
oh i love that stuff!but their brown/grainy mustard tastes like shit to me.
― tehresa, Tuesday, 14 June 2011 19:03 (thirteen years ago) link
i like their dijon -- makes great salad dressing!!
― Garyln (La Lechera), Tuesday, 14 June 2011 19:11 (thirteen years ago) link
btw have we discussed the roasted seaweed snacks? totally a delivery method for salt and sesame oil but low calorie (most of the cal is from fat, sigh) and deliciously addicting.
― tehresa, Tuesday, 14 June 2011 19:13 (thirteen years ago) link
weird! maybe i'm just becoming more sensitive or something? i could hardly eat my tuna sandwich just now, every bite made my eyes water and snot come pouring out my nose.
― whenever the vein was to throb (the table is the table), Tuesday, 14 June 2011 19:14 (thirteen years ago) link
i maintain what i'm guessing that i said upthread, but am too lazy to cntrl-f to confirm. basically, any trader joe's premade product or snack or whatever kinda tastes great on the first five or so intial buys, but after that, burnout sets in quickly. this holds true even though they will sell umpteen varieties of stuff, so iow across the flavor range. doesn't matter-- hummus, salsa, whatever, it all gets gross too quick. not sure exactly what this speaks to; am entirely willing to entertain notions that my palate is just dumb or i am simply crazy in this particular sphere of life.
― dell (del), Tuesday, 14 June 2011 19:16 (thirteen years ago) link
table, I feel the same way--I have to use the TJ dijon really sparingly. usually end up using it w/chinese...too strong for my usual sandwich needs.
― bentelec, Tuesday, 14 June 2011 19:24 (thirteen years ago) link
i feel that. there are things that i used to LOVE that now i just buy occasionally. i don't think i ever consciously thought, 'this doesn't taste so great anymore' but maybe they taste SO good originally that yeah, you burn out/overdo it and then learn to taper off.xpost to dell
― tehresa, Tuesday, 14 June 2011 19:25 (thirteen years ago) link
i am all about that dijon, ditto on the salad dressing uses
― hardcore oatmeal (Jordan), Tuesday, 14 June 2011 19:28 (thirteen years ago) link
i pretty much only buy a few things at TJs— condiments, salad greens, almondmilk, bubble water, chips— so i don't really get fatigued that easily. imo their hummus sucks, and most of their veggies are below par (ie i'm a california vegetable snob, sorry). i also never, ever buy pre-fab food, it just grosses me out too much.
― whenever the vein was to throb (the table is the table), Tuesday, 14 June 2011 19:30 (thirteen years ago) link
i'm on a horseradish mustard tip lately, so with all due respect, you dijon assholes aka ppl can all go SUCK IT
cheers
:D
― dell (del), Tuesday, 14 June 2011 19:33 (thirteen years ago) link
do not feague with trader joginger !
― coffeetripperspillerslyricmakeruppers (Latham Green), Tuesday, 14 June 2011 19:57 (thirteen years ago) link
I stopped buying TJ's "imported" dried pasta (.99/lb) after two consecutive batches had the faint but definite taste of cinnamon
― backlash stan straw man fan (m coleman), Tuesday, 14 June 2011 21:40 (thirteen years ago) link
I probably eat their filled pasta (ravioli etc.) once a week so I've tried a bunch of different ones.
Really good: Arugula & Prosciutto Ravioli, Spinach Ricotta Ravioli, Portabello Mushroom Ravioli, Artichoke Ravioli
Not so good: the one with chicken, the spinach tortellini
― mike and the quantum mechanics (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 15 June 2011 00:12 (thirteen years ago) link
The folks and my (and Jenny and Jeff's) brand new local TJ are not quite as preternaturally gregarious as at others I've been to. Which is fine, just a little bit of a surprise. Still pretty friendly and helpful though, a stark contrast to the brain dead, gruff staff at my local non-chain store.
― Jesse, Wednesday, 15 June 2011 01:29 (thirteen years ago) link
Bistro biscuits are great afternoon coffee cookies, if you're into that sort of thing.
― Garyln (La Lechera), Wednesday, 15 June 2011 01:59 (thirteen years ago) link
Soy chorizo burrito is about as good as microwave burritos could possibly be. I actually like the chorizo in it much more than the kind they sell in the store.
Also like the Tofu Spring Rolls.
― Concierto Para Bongo (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Wednesday, 15 June 2011 09:19 (thirteen years ago) link
I have two exciting announcements:
(1) smoked sea salt (sure, it comes in a grinder, but it's cheap compared to the Maldon smoked sea salt I would have to order ON THE INTERNET) Excited about this(2) floral pepper (also in a grinder, but you have to be kidding me -- pepper with flowers ground up in it? am i dreaming?!)
Both are tasty (I just tasted them plain, not on anything) and I'm pretty psyched to use them in dinners.
― it was pleasant and delightful, just like (La Lechera), Tuesday, 2 August 2011 21:21 (twelve years ago) link
and lunches and breakfasts and let's be honest, straight from the container when i need a little boost of salt or pepper
― it was pleasant and delightful, just like (La Lechera), Tuesday, 2 August 2011 21:24 (twelve years ago) link
oh shit, I saw those new grinders and thought they were ridiculous and ignored the salt since I hate salt grinders on principle but I didn't realize it was smoked. now I'll have to try it.
― lizard tails, a self-regenerating food source for survival (wk), Tuesday, 2 August 2011 21:26 (twelve years ago) link
chocolate and coffee beans sounded interesting but I could just wash out an empty pepper grinder and try that myself.
I saw the smoked stuff the oth day!! Will try it soon. What kind of foods/dishes do you suggest for actually noticing the difference over other salts? On crudite with simple flavors so the salt can come through?
― it's not that print journalists don't have a sense of humour, it's just (Laurel), Tuesday, 2 August 2011 21:26 (twelve years ago) link
yes -- on simply cooked veggies on simple whitefish or salmon with herbson saladsin olive oil dip for breadshrimpeggsi could go on
― it was pleasant and delightful, just like (La Lechera), Tuesday, 2 August 2011 21:29 (twelve years ago) link
also, i have a little salad kit at work with oil, vinegar, and salt/pepper grinders so that i don't have to bring anything to dress my salad, i can just throw some veggies in a container and eat it at work without much worry/fuss.
― it was pleasant and delightful, just like (La Lechera), Tuesday, 2 August 2011 21:31 (twelve years ago) link
You're good, you make individual meals. I make one pot of something with the flavors all mixed together and eat it for 4 days. :) But maybe fancy salts will make me eat fresher!
― it's not that print journalists don't have a sense of humour, it's just (Laurel), Tuesday, 2 August 2011 21:32 (twelve years ago) link
i like soy chorizo more than i like most meat substitutes. and having recently looked at the ingredients of a package of real chorizo*, i'm willing to give up the authenticity of greasy animal guts for something less queasy-making.
*which, don't get me wrong, is delicious
― orinoco flowbee (get bent), Tuesday, 2 August 2011 21:39 (twelve years ago) link
ALSO I am now a fan of their little sampler of Spanish meats. The anchovies they sell at my TJs are pretty good too. Cento? I think? Their sardines are bad though.
― it was pleasant and delightful, just like (La Lechera), Tuesday, 2 August 2011 21:43 (twelve years ago) link
ok i am getting some of this salt. they've had it at my local tj's for ages and i never realized it could be so great!
― tehresa, Tuesday, 2 August 2011 22:30 (twelve years ago) link
potatoesgreensratatouille or little individual vegetable pile-ups might be gross or might be crazy good on watermelon?!
― it was pleasant and delightful, just like (La Lechera), Tuesday, 2 August 2011 22:34 (twelve years ago) link
anything that adds a lot of flavor with little to no effort is worth trying in my bookit's also only $1.99 so it's not really much of a gamble, not like the half bag of scallops i lost to freezerburn ;_;
― it was pleasant and delightful, just like (La Lechera), Tuesday, 2 August 2011 22:35 (twelve years ago) link
I make meals but I also make parts of meals and then assemble them in different ways. A crock-potted batch of black beans can yield a lot of different things. This salt would taste REALLY good in a pot of black beans, I think.
― it was pleasant and delightful, just like (La Lechera), Tuesday, 2 August 2011 22:38 (twelve years ago) link