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

any thoughts on their _canned_ indian food? the frozen stuff is good imo, but they have daal in cans that i have never tried. i make that at home (e.g. http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1014369-makhani-dal-butter-dal-mogul-style). it's idiot proof but it's a big time investment.

My roommate said it was appalling.

Yeah I saw those cans of matar paneer yesterday and first was like "hey!" and then was like "actually probably no." my kids like the frozen chicken tikka masala.

i had a can of daal makhani for lunch. it looks like diarrhea (which it's supposed to) but actually tastes really good. maybe a bit salty.

http://www.sfgate.com/food/article/These-are-the-best-items-at-Trader-Joe-s-10867350.php

I moved to a less bougie neighborhood and now there's no tj's within a reasonable distance of me or even where I work, so I went to tj's for the first time in ages yesterday...and apparently the truffle mac n cheese was seasonal???? I'm devastated

Recently enjoyed:
Vegan masala burgers (potato based. Tastes like smashed samosas).
Morningstar farms (Kellogg's) TVF based breakfast sausages
Scallion pancakes

Could use improvement:
Vegetarian burritos

I also tried the peanut butter pretzels but damn they stick to my teeth too much

That new yuzo hot sauce is zip zap.

saw they've recalled unsweetened applesauce bcz of glass fragments

they seem to be having a bad run with recalls

Texture is good.

the masala burgers have been my favorite for a long time, I think the first time I ever went to tjs they were sampling it and I always have a box in my freezer.

The quality of the veggie burritos changed for the worse a while ago...perhaps around the time of the frozen veg recall they had to switch suppliers? also they have a ton of fat, I know veg options dont automatically != healthy but if they tried to supplement it with some other fatty goodness I couldn't taste it.

What happened to the PB&J yogurt

It is gone and I am inconsolable :(

bought myself frozen foods at TJ's last night for the first time in 1.5 years. So many new products (not just frozen but everywhere!!)

Did they get rid of the fresh focaccia w/ tomato slices on it?
Did they get rid of the steak & ale and chicken balti pies????

Sometimes selection varies from store to store

they also just like fill shit in and take shelf tags off when they run out of stuff so there's that too

my dad and his family came over to visit me from yorkshire last year, and he still talks about two buck chuck on our weekly phone calls

oh those balti pies were so gooood

he still talks about two buck chuck

Even red wine vinegar is more expensive than two-buck chuck. Even though it is about as ordinary as wine can get, that's a noteworthy price point.

It's $2.49 in California now (for the past few years). I assume it's at least that elsewhere. For a while other stores had $2 wine (Fresh and Easy had Longboard, iirc, though I guess F&E is part of the same empire as TJ).

Charles Shaw is now three-buck chuck here in Portland, but it's still easily the cheapest vin ordinaire going.

One of the 99 Cents Only stores here carries wine, but it's $2.99. They had a Goliath white, which I think I've seen elsewhere for closer to $8-10.

The steak and ale and chicken balti pies were taken off the shelves at the same time when the frozen veg recall happened - however I went to tj's last week and the steak and ale pie is back. I actually emailed them about the chicken balti pies and never heard back, I really really want them back :(

THYRE CORNSHIPCS ARE SHIT

In case anyone cares, according to TJ's the chicken balti pies are coming back in May!

thank you based joes

:D

never had em but they cost more than bulls balls

Veg, how did the pies compare to Pleasant House?

what is Pleasant House?

Pleasant House Bakery!!

http://www.pleasanthousepub.com/

You're here, right?

My bad if not, maybe was thinking of someone else.

noo I'm all the way over in Sacramento CA, sorry :)

Close! If you're ever here you should go to Pleasant House.

they discontinued the vegetarian orange chicken :-(

Made the rustic apple tart tonight, and bought a chocolate spice coconut bar. Will report.

I've noted it before, but I love the paella.

my friend co owns pleasant house

I have been there once and the person I ate with ordered a chicken balti pie

That's my go-to.

i'm at trader joe's right now hi

maura!!!! what is in your cart??

^^

Show us your foods!

Currently I am liking:

Tamales
Gyoza
Pizza dough - a staple (though I slightly prefer my own, it takes too long)
Chicken sausage
Dried pitted Montmorency cherries
Dark chocolate-covered cherries
Pinachio cookies
Caramel cashew cookies
Roasted/salted almonds

Winewise, they have a couple different Primitivos that I have bought and am looking forward to trying.

i have used their pizza dough much but it's so bland no matter what you do to it :-/

this was mostly a fill-up run (i like to go to tj's after therapy because it's soothing and this week i was rewarded with 'a view to a kill' on the stereo when i got there); also i gave up chocolate for lent. i bought a bottle of wine, the fresh mozz cheese sticks, a new york strip, the heat and eat brussels, "handsome cut" french fries, haricots verts, blueberries, honey roasted peanuts, cheese crisps that are all cheese, hash browns (my favorite thing!!!), strawberry preserves, tahini, and chickpeas. also two clutches of red roses, which i combine in my mason jar vase.

i figured out how to make those hash browns so they're exactly like mcdonald's. it is the best

gosh

how???

Same here. My toaster oven has a setting for frozen has browns! it makes them 90% perfect