The Trader Joe's Product Discussion Thread (S/D)

well if you choose to boycott TJ's for their stance on the NLRB you can always buy the name brand version of that product. I have been marinating salmon in it for years (and it has its own ethnic marketing spin that as a Jew I have never decided how I feel about)

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As a child, i was forced to attend las vegas for an extended family vacation with cousins. Our parents also made us wear hawaiian shirts like the griswolds for a day. Nobody should be forced to wear a hawaiian shirt at their job.

Doesn't teriyaki sauce always have soy sauce? A bit like making your own ketchup mix and naming it "Tomatchup"

yeah you can make it with soy sauce, mirin, and sugar

I think the TJ's one and others throw in garlic and ginger, but you can do lots of variations

thought the revive might be for this

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/madness-trader-joes-mini-tote-bags-reselling-for-up-to-500-amid-social-media-craze/ar-BB1jI1r3

people are insane

The Ube Joe-Joes might be too sweet for some tastes but are also rich AF: https://www.traderjoesreviews.com/product/trader-joes-ube-jo-joes-cookies-reviews/

Definitely too sweet for my palette, but the Ube Tea Cookies are the best. Hard not to snack on them, honestly.

Ube pancake mix = win

Impressed at the number of folk showing up at Issaquah's Trader Joe's at opening hrs (though sad it's now 9 instead of 8). It's now a biweekly destination for the black forest ham, carne asada burritos, jalapeno sauce, hashbrowns, chocolate croissants, plus the kimbap and strawberry/banana/orange juice. Was also pleased the other week that eggplants were $1.50 each vs. Safeway's $2.

Went by the local PCC on the same trip and the Boulder Canyon avocado oil chips are a new non-TJ's destination-worthy item.

black forest bacon, oops

The chocolate croissants are so so awesome

Don't sleep on the garlic olive oil and canned dolmas too

I love the canned dolmas, but haven't seen the quinoa dolmas in a while now (just the ones with rice). The quinoa ones seemed so much lighter, and I wish they would bring them back

I think their prepared sauces and condiments are mostly too sweet, but I recently discovered their fresh 'guacasalsa', which is great, a simple combination of tomatillo salsa, garlic, and guacamole

Just discovered the Chunky Garlic & Jalapeno Hot Sauce, which is pretty kickass... acceptable in any kind of cuisine, though it's not really 'chunky'

Yeah all their salsas seem to have sugar and that's a no go for me. Haven't found one I've liked.

However their Mediterranean style hummus is killer. As is their tzatziki. Great place to gather the goods for a levantine feast

i recently tried the frozen chicken spring rolls and thought they were good. i put them on bún. if you want to make this, just slice them up and also:

boil thin rice noodles, then run under cold water, drain
add chopped veggies of your choice (cukes, tomatoes, shaved carrot, bean sprouts, cilantro)
add crushed peanuts to taste
add nước chấm:

3T water
1T sugar
1T fish sauce
juice of 1 lime
garlic clove, minced
chopped chili pepper, chili paste, or hot sauce to taste

(also works with the veggie version)

The vegan kale, cashew and basil pesto goes really well with the plain fresh goat cheese (I think it's Silver Goat)?

Yeah all their salsas seem to have sugar and that's a no go for me. Haven't found one I've liked.

i used to buy the green or red salsa in the tall-ish jars and blend with cilantro and habaneros ::chef's kiss::
have not been to a trader's in over a year, but hope those salsa they've had those for ages still exist. no sugar
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