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
Good to know it happened to you too. I blamed myself!
― naus, Friday, 13 May 2016 15:28 (eight years ago) link
no they are super gross
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Friday, 13 May 2016 17:55 (eight years ago) link
the cooked lentils are such a godsend. in related news i'm incredibly lazy.
― Copyright (c) 2016 by Tough Jews, Inc. (map), Friday, 13 May 2016 18:25 (eight years ago) link
Their falafel wrap sandwich thing was like eating patties of mildly dampened sawdust wrapped in an old shirt stuffed with stuff they found under a cutting board. It was so gross it's poisoned my tongue against my sweet potato tortilla chips. YOU ARE WARNED.
― Alan (legendary creature) (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Saturday, 4 June 2016 22:31 (eight years ago) link
Microwave cod Provencale w/ rice and ratatouille was basically gruel topped with dry, flavorless whitefish.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Saturday, 4 June 2016 23:39 (eight years ago) link
yuk
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 5 June 2016 00:11 (eight years ago) link
The occasional successes i've had with their food always make me forget how terrible and bland their stuff can be.
― Alan (legendary creature) (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 5 June 2016 00:34 (eight years ago) link
My TJ seems to have stopped carrying Fruit Frenzy II fruit bars. Motherfuckers.
― Jeff, Sunday, 5 June 2016 00:55 (eight years ago) link
Maybe they're working on Fruit Frenzy III
― Alan (legendary creature) (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 5 June 2016 01:11 (eight years ago) link
Just happened to look at this thread and FYI to drinkers of Bundaberg ginger beer and alcohol: highly recommend their Pineapple & Coconut with white rum, as you guys are heading into summer
― glandular lansbury (sic), Sunday, 5 June 2016 13:02 (eight years ago) link
so...mango
― musically, Sunday, 5 June 2016 15:14 (eight years ago) link
Yeah I somehow ended up getting five different mango-flavored or -infused products last night.
― orifex, Monday, 6 June 2016 17:08 (eight years ago) link
mango caramel popcorn is amazing.mango babka is amazing in the opposite direction.
― Philip Nunez, Monday, 6 June 2016 17:15 (eight years ago) link
Just happened to look at this thread and FYI to drinkers of Bundaberg ginger beer and alcohol: highly recommend their Pineapple & Coconut with white rum, as you guys are heading into summer― glandular lansbury (sic), Sunday, June 5, 2016 10:32 AM (2 days ago)
― glandular lansbury (sic), Sunday, June 5, 2016 10:32 AM (2 days ago)
Bundaberg ginger beer seems to be everywhere right now, even stocked at bars, but the pineapple/coconut remains elusive.
― kate78, Tuesday, 7 June 2016 17:53 (eight years ago) link
why is there mango everything right now?
― sarahell, Tuesday, 7 June 2016 17:55 (eight years ago) link
according to mango.org mango seasons peaks in june
supply/demand i guess
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Tuesday, 7 June 2016 17:59 (eight years ago) link
just had the salsa especial and it tasted like some sort of marinara/salsa hybrid that i never knew i craved
i am so hooked
― sexy dander (Stevie D(eux)), Saturday, 9 July 2016 18:18 (eight years ago) link
That's exactly why I didn't care for it, it tastes like spaghetti sauce. Maybe it'd be better on tacos or something.
And time for my annual lament: I wish they'd bring back the vegan mochi.
― Have you hugged your timeghoul today? (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Saturday, 9 July 2016 19:11 (eight years ago) link
their 'salsa autentica' has become my go-to store bought salsa. tasty, and seems to keep longer than most
― skateboard of education (rip van wanko), Saturday, 9 July 2016 19:18 (eight years ago) link
I have the hot salsa especial on my breakfast tacos. It's great. It's not a good dipping salsa.
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Saturday, 9 July 2016 19:33 (eight years ago) link
sounds about right. places that serve marinara-like salsa for dipping are bad
― mh, Saturday, 9 July 2016 19:50 (eight years ago) link
or in the rare case, events like the time a friend and I ordered nachos and they accidentally brought the cheese stick dipping sauce, which was a chunky marinara
― mh, Saturday, 9 July 2016 19:51 (eight years ago) link
the corn salsa & double roasted salsa are pretty good
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 9 July 2016 21:30 (eight years ago) link
i am down w the cowboy caviar
― Hadrian VIII, Sunday, 10 July 2016 14:42 (eight years ago) link
much love to the tamalesit actually kind of smelled like a mexican restaurant by the time those babies were done in the microwave
― calstars, Wednesday, 24 August 2016 00:31 (eight years ago) link
microwave salmon and orzo dinner - didn't expect good but I thought it might be a reasonable lunch option... nope, absolutely vile.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Wednesday, 24 August 2016 00:36 (eight years ago) link
king salmon on a cedar plate is excellent
― brimstead, Wednesday, 24 August 2016 00:37 (eight years ago) link
the coconut salted caramel cookies are fine.
― sarahell, Wednesday, 24 August 2016 01:17 (eight years ago) link
Cookie butter ice cream is pretty delish but wears out its welcome on the palate rather quickly
― chicken lit (rip van wanko), Wednesday, 24 August 2016 01:53 (eight years ago) link
Yooooooo the tamales in the refrige section, NOT the freezer ones, are so good!!! Both red pork and green chicken--equally tamaletastic.
― If authoritarianism is Romania's ironing board, then (in orbit), Wednesday, 24 August 2016 01:55 (eight years ago) link
Roger that
― calstars, Wednesday, 24 August 2016 02:33 (eight years ago) link
oh yes seconding the refrigerator tamales. The price is higher but you get way more tamales so I think the price per tamale is roughly the same? and they're very, very excellent.
― laraaji p. henson (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 24 August 2016 13:57 (eight years ago) link
I was surprised at their habanero hot sauce. It's the only item they have right now that's legit hot. (Although back in Spring I bought their ltd. "Triple Threat" 3-pack of Ghost, Trinidad Scorpion, and Carolina Reaper chili flakes, but they were very all smoky and kind of tasted the same as a result.)
― naus, Sunday, 4 September 2016 01:53 (eight years ago) link
The green tahini (with the two-pronged crown) is pretty good on a sandwich their dry-ass falafel that I keep buying for some reason.
― SOMEONE'S got to program the propaganda simulacra (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 4 September 2016 02:25 (eight years ago) link
Tamale update - I didn't notice any significant difference between fridge / frozen. Still good though
― calstars, Sunday, 4 September 2016 11:06 (eight years ago) link
I see it was noted in 2010 that TJ's packaged sushi is not just meh, but utterly revolting
― pinkhushpuppies (rip van wanko), Wednesday, 7 September 2016 01:05 (eight years ago) link
i need a chicago popcorn mix intervention
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 7 September 2016 01:16 (eight years ago) link
Is that just the caramel cheese mix?
― Jeff, Wednesday, 7 September 2016 01:17 (eight years ago) link