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

yeah, they're not so good at thai food.

Pad See Ew

All of their tortillas fall apart when I try to use them for tacos, and the flour tortillas have an odd naan-like taste.

I like their handmade tortillas, but they can be ridiculously thick around the edges and have that naan taste, too.

the chile-onion flour tortillas are pretty good!

also digging:

-dried green beans (they have these stocked next to the potato chips, popcorn, etc.)
-no-sugar-added dark chocolate with almonds
-the greens+ energy bars
-the prepared boneless/skiness roasted chicken strips, because shut up, that's why

i'm still mourning the loss of my beloved green curry tuna, but tj's sai tung green curry & red gaba rice is pretty good, at least as good as what you'd get at the vegan thai joints around here.

I could murder a box of green curry tuna but before they dropped it I was starting to notice the sweetness and not as much...something. Dunno. So hungry right now.

I have decided the Lamb Vindaloo frozen dinner is my guilty pleasure

After a six month absence, Soyrizo is BACK.

Oh lord spicy chicken sausages

soyrizo mmmm

omg soyrizo

soyrizo makes for the best breakfast burritos

these months without soyrizo were tough

I wish they'd just put the soyrizo in a plastic bag, though. I get red stuff everywhere.

the new soyrizo is not vegan:

http://www.whatsgoodattraderjoes.com/2014/04/trader-joes-soy-chorizo-20.html

That sucks. And like the guy who wrote that, I too still miss the roasted flaxseed peanut butter.

didn't someone want pink salt? there's some pink salt at trader joe's now. must be pink salt season.

i tried the soyrizo... I had v low expectations but dayum that stuff is good!

I've been making pizzas with soyrizo on them and that shit is great.

that sounds wonderful

What kind of sauce and cheese? I find that TJ's block cheeses are pretty great (big ups to the X-tra X-tra Sharp New York Cheddar), all of the shredded ones I've tried have been horribly bland (Mexican, mozzarella, etc) with the exception of the sharp cheddar.

The chicken fried rice is pretty great, but the chimichurri rice is EXCELLENT, esp when you mix a protein in. I had some leftover shredded pork and it was so supreme.

peanut butter chips are next level, totally upped my daily trail mix game

What kind of sauce and cheese?

I've been kind of lazy with it, tried enchilada sauce (bland) and kind of intuitively whipped up tomato and adobo sauce (better), I plan to make cilantro pesto next... For cheese I've actually been going with Mexican "Quesadilla cheese" from the super market - I just use a little bit in slices (like a margherita pizza) and throw on some mushrooms, soyrizo and sliced red jalapenos.

I am an advocate of the Bimbimbap

otm

Bibimblahhh

Frozen mango chunks are an amazing snack FYI, esp in the summer, just grab a bunch out of the freezer and eat

I bought this trail mix that I thought was mainly a mix of honey-roasted and regular peanuts. I start eating it and there are huge chunks of peanut brittle in here? It's like 20 percent peanut brittle. It's delicious but not exactly a healthy treat.

Of all the TJ's snacks and treats my boss has sent me over the years, my favorite is the dark chocolate pistachio toffee.

joe's o's are kind of gro'ss. pale and flavorless.

I like the new-ish Happy Trekking trail mix - almonds, cashews, pistachios, chocolate, cranberries, and cherries - but I probably shouldn't be eating chocolate regularly. My goto mix is the Sweet and Salty (something like that) one that has nuts, cranberries, and little chocolate/butterscotch/white chocolate chips.

the dark chocolate pistachio toffee.

SO MANY TIMES YES. The toffee destroys my teeth, though. I will also eat an entire bucket of the dark chocolate peanut butter cups but it's too hot right now--I'll get back to them in the fall.

the herbal tea with the fox on it -- yesssss, very good
"spicy chicken sausage" with some sort of korean seasoning - revolting, easily the worst sausage i have eaten (rather, tried to eat) in years

How is the canned chili? iirc they have several varieties; I hear turkey is good but I WANT OPINIONS

Also I am going tonight and I ALWAYS freeze up and never know what to get so if someone could hold my hand and tell me some nice fings to buy, or to make a recipe with, I wuld be truely forever greatful

Canned chili is okay. I mean, it's definitely canned chili, but it's decent enough that you don't feel like you're eating dog food.

was gonna rep pizza dough but ;_;

I'm slowly and begrudgingly coming to the realization that the fresh pizza dough (which I seem to by constantly) just isn't all that good.

― ferreira rocher (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, March 4, 2013 12:21 PM (1 year ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Mr Veg has a long-standing addiction to their Meditteranean Hummus, which is pretty much the king of non-homemade hummus in our houses

the falafel chips with the Meditteranean Hummus

so good

the black bean quinoa chips with the garlic hummus imo

their pita chips are p good but it's hard to screw up pita chips so maybe that's not a good rec

oh shit

their plaintain chips are SO good

talkin bout chips y'all

the black bean quinoa chips with the garlic hummus imo

― ╲╱\/╲/\╱╲╱\/\ (gr8080), Tuesday, September 16, 2014 11:08 AM (10 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I always feel guilty when I buy the smaller hummus tubs because I feel like they lack the value of the larger tub hummus flavors. but this sounds good, and I may have made up that bit about larger tub value.

the tomato and basil hummus is bascially marinara, however

The edamame dip is godlike. The bags of frozen boneless chicken breasts for $7 are a good deal and I use them a lot (there are also bags of thighs if you prefer).

I don't normally use TJ's own brand of diced tomatoes bc they have too many stems in them--I usu pay more for the Sclafani or San Marzano ones at a regular store (when I can find them).

The smoked trout is p good? And the price on a package of garlicky, salty Boursin cheese is about HALF what grocery stores charge, so I always get Boursin at TJ's.

be warned the garlic hummus will leave your breath reeking of garlic more than almost any other garlic food i can recall

Also their beef jerky is my favorite outside of getting locally made stuff from some small northern town.