Did they get rid of the vegetarian chili? Motherfuckers.
― si monvmentvm reqvires, pvmpkin spice (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Monday, 12 October 2015 19:47 (eight years ago) link
yes that is a baffling move
― Hadrian VIII, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 17:12 (eight years ago) link
I tried the gingerbread latte instant mix and give it two thumbs down. Very odd tasting.
I really want to find an instant latte mix without trans fats that's tasty, this isn't it unfortunately.
― musically, Monday, 16 November 2015 20:38 (eight years ago) link
dinner last night, all quite good:
steamed chicken soup DUMPLINGS!Korean-inspired pork shoulderAsian vegetables with Beijing style soy sauceOrganic jasmine rice
― too young for seapunk (Moodles), Monday, 16 November 2015 20:56 (eight years ago) link
The 2015 Vintage beer from Unibroue has arrived and it's excellent as usual - the biggest bargain in beer.
― Spencer Chow, Monday, 16 November 2015 21:33 (eight years ago) link
Unibrow? is that beer that makes you look like John Stamos?
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Monday, 16 November 2015 21:35 (eight years ago) link
ooh time to buy the beers
― μpright mammal (mh), Monday, 16 November 2015 22:13 (eight years ago) link
it actually turns you into a Québécois person
Last year (I think) the price jumped a dollar, but still a great deal.
― nickn, Monday, 16 November 2015 22:58 (eight years ago) link
Lemur tea is back.
― carl agatha, Tuesday, 17 November 2015 12:53 (eight years ago) link
I'd never had a good frozen mac & cheese so I never tried TJs until I was hungover and shopping for dinner today. Holy shit.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Wednesday, 18 November 2015 02:33 (eight years ago) link
you don't like stouffer's? but yeah agreed that tj's mac n cheese is pretty great
― balls, Wednesday, 18 November 2015 02:36 (eight years ago) link
i just ate it for lunch last week, still amazing
― Ina-Garten-Da-Vida (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 18 November 2015 03:41 (eight years ago) link
sooo good
also shoutout to those little pb&j chocolate bars
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 18 November 2015 03:44 (eight years ago) link
I think it was only $2.99? When you factor in milk and butter and time, I think that's even cheaper than Kraft M&C.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Wednesday, 18 November 2015 03:47 (eight years ago) link
any time i hit up tj's (which isn't super often cuz it's not that near by) i end up buying some of that mac n cheese and some of that $3 chicken fried rice, in theory just to have on hand in the freezer when i don't feel like taking the time to cook but that mac n cheese is always gone in like 48 hours
― balls, Wednesday, 18 November 2015 03:57 (eight years ago) link
I didn't dig the chicken fried rice the one time I bought it, but a friend suggested replacing their "1 tbsp of oil" with way more ghee or something.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Wednesday, 18 November 2015 03:58 (eight years ago) link
it helps that the chinese food options in this town are fucking pitiful and overpriced
― balls, Wednesday, 18 November 2015 04:00 (eight years ago) link
http://luckypeach.com/the-trader-joes-snacks-power-rankings-part-ii/
― just sayin, Wednesday, 18 November 2015 05:34 (eight years ago) link
"One minor problem: the slick, oily residue on the outside of these things. It’s meant to resemble butter coating, but it doesn’t, and it’s not really necessary. It makes the snack a little lardaceous and overwhelming after a while."
And then he ranks it number 1.
― Hadrian VIII, Wednesday, 18 November 2015 14:47 (eight years ago) link
Anyway the blister peanuts clobber all these snacks
― Hadrian VIII, Wednesday, 18 November 2015 14:49 (eight years ago) link
wtf, the everything crackers and the mini cheese sandwiches are AWESOME!!!
― Ina-Garten-Da-Vida (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 18 November 2015 15:42 (eight years ago) link
Love those little cheese sandwich crackers. We get them ostensibly for Ivy and I end up eating more of them than she does.
― carl agatha, Wednesday, 18 November 2015 17:15 (eight years ago) link
and they're organic, that means healthy
― Ina-Garten-Da-Vida (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 18 November 2015 17:28 (eight years ago) link
those south african chips are not very good. the ghost pepper ones are fine.
― sarahell, Wednesday, 18 November 2015 21:56 (eight years ago) link
the south african chips seem good at first but the appeal wears thin v quickly
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 18 November 2015 23:35 (eight years ago) link
Yeah, like a quarter of the way through the bag. They have a kind of odd texture, too, a little liked baked Lay's or something.
― Capitalism Is A Death Cult And Science Is A Whore (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 19 November 2015 00:10 (eight years ago) link
http://www.traderjoes.com/images/fearless-flyer/uploads/article-2186/super-burrito.jpg
thumbs up!
― polyphonic, Thursday, 19 November 2015 00:43 (eight years ago) link
I'm interested. What percentage of the filling is kale? Is it frozen?
― Capitalism Is A Death Cult And Science Is A Whore (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 19 November 2015 05:29 (eight years ago) link
I got it from the refrigerated section. It's like 50/50 quinoa and kale, with chunks of sweet potato. Good flavor. The tortilla is spicy.
― polyphonic, Thursday, 19 November 2015 05:53 (eight years ago) link
pour one out for the now-discontinued biltong jerky, damn i loved that
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, 19 November 2015 12:57 (eight years ago) link
I did not like the South African potato chips but boy am I a big fan of the turkey and stuffing potato chips.
― carl agatha, Thursday, 19 November 2015 16:37 (eight years ago) link
moi aussi!!!
― Ina-Garten-Da-Vida (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 19 November 2015 17:35 (eight years ago) link
xp those turkey chips are the closest this country has come to my beloved nz's chicken-flavoured chips
― just1n3, Thursday, 19 November 2015 21:15 (eight years ago) link
I tried one of those super burritos & they're pretty good! I wasnt sure at first but def would eat again
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 19 November 2015 22:26 (eight years ago) link
Lamb vindaloo is surprisingly good
― Amira, Queen of Creativity (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 20 November 2015 03:08 (eight years ago) link
which of these is the most trader joesiest thing:
chocolate raspberry tamales
butternut squash gyoza
OR
gingerbread dog treats
― musically, Monday, 14 December 2015 19:23 (eight years ago) link
have you all tried the partially popped popcorn? best new snack 2015
― maura, Monday, 14 December 2015 19:31 (eight years ago) link
omg something lol happened yesterday with a TJs product
i was at a potluck and saw a little bowl full of the gummy tummy penguins. a guy i know took one and bit it in half and the smell was so pungent we could all smell it like 3-4 ft away. he was like "what IS this, it tastes like bitter orange peel" and he said something about a bitter orange from Italy, I forget what they're called. then when i told him that they were gummies from TJs he said "maybe you're right" and I was like dood I know I'm right, I have eaten entire bags of these candies gimme some cred and another woman joined our convo and was like yeah she's right those are gummy penguins from TJs
lol
― La Lechuza (La Lechera), Monday, 14 December 2015 19:32 (eight years ago) link
Ha I am rarely inspired to buy based on delicious free sample, but I did pick up TWO packages of chocolate raspberry tamales the other day
― Hadrian VIII, Monday, 14 December 2015 19:38 (eight years ago) link
Why did I try the Inca Corn? Because now I am addicted to the Inca Corn.
― prickly festive towers (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Monday, 14 December 2015 20:14 (eight years ago) link
i would not recommend the butternut squash gyoza, it's exactly the sum of its parts
― intheblanks, Monday, 14 December 2015 23:53 (eight years ago) link
took a flyer on the packaged grass-fed sirloin. well, that was a waste of $11 and I should have known steak in a box was going to taste way more like cold cuts than it did like an actual yummy cold piece of leftover steak
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 15 December 2015 01:17 (eight years ago) link
Not the lashings of ginger beer you want!
http://laist.com/2015/12/16/trader_joes_ginger_beer_explosions.php
― nickn, Thursday, 17 December 2015 03:17 (eight years ago) link
nooooo
Not sure who they contracted that to, but I wanted to go buy a case
― μpright mammal (mh), Thursday, 17 December 2015 03:18 (eight years ago) link
I drank all the ones I bought
― μpright mammal (mh), Thursday, 17 December 2015 03:19 (eight years ago) link
yeah i loved it, an affordable substitute for blenheim's
― balls, Saturday, 19 December 2015 20:02 (eight years ago) link
Update on the gummis -- I bought some and there were a few (maybe 2 in the whole bag) that had a very different and distinctly bitter flavor. I think there may have been a mixup at the gummy penguin factory
― La Lechuza (La Lechera), Saturday, 19 December 2015 20:17 (eight years ago) link
I just bought these too thinking they were just rich gummies but no they are fn Gushers
― cory artangel (Stevie D(eux)), Saturday, 19 December 2015 22:46 (eight years ago) link
That Super Burrito is..... not that great :-/ it just tastes like I'm eating big spoonfuls of kale and quinoa, it's not like some wonderful flavor combination greater than the sum of it's parts, which is imo sort of how a burrito is supposed to operate.
― cory artangel (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 23 December 2015 15:43 (eight years ago) link