World Market has had problems keeping their stock fresh, I've found. You kinda never know how long something's been sitting on the shelves.
― nickn, Monday, 7 March 2016 19:58 (eight years ago) link
i don't shop there usually. i sometimes need non-US products, and they are the ones that carry them
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Monday, 7 March 2016 20:11 (eight years ago) link
there are deals to be had at world market but it's definitely no substitute for a good ethic grocery store
― μpright mammal (mh), Monday, 7 March 2016 20:19 (eight years ago) link
It's my connection for my favorite cheap white wine - Rene Barbier Mediterranean White - and their beer deals can be good. I buy some packaged Indian foods and pastas there occasionally.
― nickn, Monday, 7 March 2016 21:19 (eight years ago) link
lol @ ethnic. i'm buying british products
i'm not about to drive an hour in los angeles traffic to a british shop
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Monday, 7 March 2016 21:23 (eight years ago) link
blood sausages
― μpright mammal (mh), Monday, 7 March 2016 21:32 (eight years ago) link
TJ's Sour Patch Kids equivalent: very very good, brilliant natural flavors, even the colors are coolGummy Bears: quite bad
Swedish Fish (Scandinavian Swimmers): Bizarre, slightly off-putting
― bearded flack trickster god (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Monday, 7 March 2016 22:51 (eight years ago) link
ew yeah i bought those once and even as a gummi addict i was not really into them. they were really sticky. i stated my thoughts on the gummi polar bears with the goo inside them upthread.
― La Lechuza (La Lechera), Monday, 7 March 2016 23:02 (eight years ago) link
I tried the orange chicken and loved it, so easy to make too.
I haven't bought the kung pao chicken but I sampled it yesterday and it was terrific, not too spicy either.
― musically, Friday, 11 March 2016 19:38 (eight years ago) link
the frozen orange chicken is a classic, it used to be their top selling product of all time. not sure if that's still the case
my roommate got a TJ's chocolate babka that looks pretty good, its been sitting on the kitchen table for a couple days and i've been tempted to steal it
― ciderpress, Friday, 11 March 2016 19:57 (eight years ago) link
yes they are both v v great re: frozen chickens, esp when you whip up some rice to go with them, so easy and yum
― police patrol felt the smell of smoke and found that goat burns (Stevie D(eux)), Friday, 11 March 2016 21:32 (eight years ago) link
really like the provençal mustard
― los blue jeans, Friday, 18 March 2016 00:46 (eight years ago) link
Anyone try the cooked pork belly?
I bought a box but gave it to my old neighbor, when she made it it was gray and flavorless... but that describes much of her cooking tbh.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Friday, 18 March 2016 01:40 (eight years ago) link
Yeah I've had that, it was good
― just1n3, Friday, 18 March 2016 07:25 (eight years ago) link
yeah I've had that a few times and it's always been great. This recipe for crispy pork belly + kale is awesome http://www.traderjoes.com/recipes/recipe/269
― sexy dander (Stevie D(eux)), Friday, 18 March 2016 12:42 (eight years ago) link
kettle cooked chicken soup is excellent
― map, Wednesday, 30 March 2016 00:53 (eight years ago) link
wait what?
http://news.yahoo.com/trader-joe-close-stores-2017-104416372.html
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 31 March 2016 20:55 (eight years ago) link
april fools?
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Thursday, 31 March 2016 20:56 (eight years ago) link
oh right
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 31 March 2016 20:57 (eight years ago) link
not seeing it anywhere else so I am suspicious - altho that was posted 10 hours ago and it isn't April 1st yet
yeah but i don't see it anywhere else
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Thursday, 31 March 2016 20:58 (eight years ago) link
read below the wine photo
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Thursday, 31 March 2016 20:59 (eight years ago) link
ah passed over that as I am not in the habit of reading apparent captions to photos of wine
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 31 March 2016 21:00 (eight years ago) link
it's april 1 in other time zones
― just1n3, Thursday, 31 March 2016 21:04 (eight years ago) link
Kale slaw in a bag, w/ three smaller packets inside: cranberries, sunflower seeds, and dressing. Really good.
― Hadrian VIII, Friday, 1 April 2016 11:18 (eight years ago) link
We get that all the time.
― Jeff, Friday, 1 April 2016 11:27 (eight years ago) link
It goes kinda fast, but damn.
― Hadrian VIII, Friday, 1 April 2016 11:31 (eight years ago) link
They've got paella now! (Product of France, iirc.) Pretty good and a nice, easy lunch, especially for $5.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 11 April 2016 17:39 (eight years ago) link
I overheard that trader joe's just suspended/took off the shelves a TON of different things due to quality issues, has anyone been recently? I'm going today, I need chips/guac/pico so those better not be missing...
― musically, Saturday, 30 April 2016 16:30 (eight years ago) link
They're always shifting stock around, changing sourcing, etc.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 30 April 2016 16:52 (eight years ago) link
I still weep about the large stoppered bottles of ginger beer that got recalled. Their newsletter claims they have it back in normal-sized bottles
― μpright mammal (mh), Saturday, 30 April 2016 16:55 (eight years ago) link
Of course but they usually don't pull things off the shelves and trash them during that process...
― musically, Saturday, 30 April 2016 16:58 (eight years ago) link
They have their own house brand of ginger beer now...I prefer reed's though since it's a little sweeter, but theirs is good too.
― musically, Saturday, 30 April 2016 16:59 (eight years ago) link
I was pretty hopeful for the TJs ginger beer but Reed's is def better. Bundaberg's even better but I have to go to another store for that shit.
― Arch Godliness of Purplefull Magic (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Saturday, 30 April 2016 19:35 (eight years ago) link
costco has bundaberg's but i have been resisting it the last couple trips
i drink it all way too quickly and it just tastes too good with alcohol
― μpright mammal (mh), Saturday, 30 April 2016 19:36 (eight years ago) link
― μpright mammal (mh), Saturday, April 30, 2016 12:36 PM (1 minute ago)
so otm
― sarahell, Saturday, 30 April 2016 19:39 (eight years ago) link
I don't drink much at all. But yeah when I have a bottle of dark rum and some Bundaberg's...
― Arch Godliness of Purplefull Magic (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Saturday, 30 April 2016 23:08 (eight years ago) link
Island salsa is solid.
― Jeff, Saturday, 30 April 2016 23:29 (eight years ago) link
bundaberg is so dope
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 1 May 2016 02:50 (eight years ago) link
good bottle shape
― μpright mammal (mh), Sunday, 1 May 2016 17:38 (eight years ago) link
Chicken and Vegetable Wonton Soup (frozen) is really good. Broth might need a little doctoring to your taste but the veggies are crisp and fresh and the wontons are just fine. (This comes after a string of frozen disappointments)
― always be charging (rip van wanko), Thursday, 12 May 2016 21:14 (eight years ago) link
the lamb vindaloo is p good
― rockpalast '82 (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 12 May 2016 21:15 (eight years ago) link
I had the frozen Paella that was recommended above and didn't think it was anything special. The boxed package from Vigo (which seems to be widely available) is better, though it is a bit more work to prepare.
― nickn, Thursday, 12 May 2016 22:19 (eight years ago) link
not v exciting, but they have new instant oatmeal packets that are just-add-boiling water w flax, chia etc
good portion size, really like em
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 12 May 2016 23:11 (eight years ago) link
i am on record stanning for the lamb vindaloo
― μpright mammal (mh), Friday, 13 May 2016 01:17 (eight years ago) link
note that a fair amount of the frozen veggies at TJ's were part of the recall. although we continued to eat a bag of organic mixed vegetables without dying
― akm, Friday, 13 May 2016 02:15 (eight years ago) link
(the listeria recall, that is)
― akm, Friday, 13 May 2016 02:16 (eight years ago) link
Blueberry Breakfast Biscuits (which are cookies) are exactly the kind of mildly flavored, slightly textured, subtly disappointing compressed sawdust wafers I need in the late morning when I'm waiting for lunch. Nice work, TJs.
― You say tomato, Isao Tomita (RIP) (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Friday, 13 May 2016 07:28 (eight years ago) link
― μpright mammal (mh), Thursday, May 12, 2016 8:17 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
keep in mind i live in minneapolis, hardly a hotbed of great indian food but i legit have had worse at sitdown restaurants
― rockpalast '82 (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 13 May 2016 14:06 (eight years ago) link
don't know why they bother carrying those fresh rice noodles. they're THE WORST! boiled 'em for less than a minute for a pho and shocked them with cold water - they were just a gummy hardly edible mess
― Edgard Varese is god (of music anyways) (outdoor_miner), Friday, 13 May 2016 15:06 (eight years ago) link