Damn do I love their pastrami-style smoked salmon.
― underwater as a compliment (Eazy), Tuesday, 2 January 2024 03:18 (four months ago) link
Enjoying snacking on the spicy tempura seaweed and the rosemary nuts
― that's not my post, Tuesday, 2 January 2024 03:41 (four months ago) link
Did they discontinue their jalapeno cheesy bread?!
― Beverly Step On Me Crusher (Leee), Tuesday, 2 January 2024 05:02 (four months ago) link
I’m bummed out over their decision to stop carrying the “Simply Eggless” egg substitute. It was way better and cheaper (by a few dollars) than the Just Egg. It was so easy to work with and never stuck to my cast-iron pan.
― john shopkins (naus), Saturday, 13 January 2024 09:55 (four months ago) link
The Trader Joe's Soyaki sauce is quite nice. However I've been informed by those in the know (i.e. my wife and her friends) that labelling it as a 'Trader Joe san' product is inaccurate, as you can't use the '-san' suffix for yourself in Japanese culture. Instead, it translates as "Dear Trader Joe, from Soyaki" or possibly "Dear Trader Joe, here is Soyaki from Japan".
Perhaps they meant that?
― help me I am in hull (Matt #2), Tuesday, 12 March 2024 15:23 (two months ago) link
The proof
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31L0m5W1imL.jpg
― help me I am in hull (Matt #2), Tuesday, 12 March 2024 15:38 (two months ago) link
The fact that they still do this kind of "ethnic" "marketing" (or mockery, as I would call it) is truly insane afaic.
That said, had a few people over about two weeks ago and the "everything but the bagel" dip literally disappeared in about five minutes.
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Tuesday, 12 March 2024 16:03 (two months ago) link
there's also the whole "dismantle the administrative capacity of the federal govt" thing :(
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/10/starbucks-trader-joes-spacex-challenge-labor-board
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Tuesday, 12 March 2024 16:05 (two months ago) link
well if you choose to boycott TJ's for their stance on the NLRB you can always buy the name brand version of that product. I have been marinating salmon in it for years (and it has its own ethnic marketing spin that as a Jew I have never decided how I feel about)
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71AeHdXtmiL._SX679_.jpg
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Tuesday, 12 March 2024 16:21 (two months ago) link
As a child, i was forced to attend las vegas for an extended family vacation with cousins. Our parents also made us wear hawaiian shirts like the griswolds for a day. Nobody should be forced to wear a hawaiian shirt at their job.
― 145 feet up in a Jeffrey Pine (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 12 March 2024 16:23 (two months ago) link
Doesn't teriyaki sauce always have soy sauce? A bit like making your own ketchup mix and naming it "Tomatchup"
― 145 feet up in a Jeffrey Pine (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 12 March 2024 16:28 (two months ago) link
yeah you can make it with soy sauce, mirin, and sugar
I think the TJ's one and others throw in garlic and ginger, but you can do lots of variations
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Tuesday, 12 March 2024 16:36 (two months ago) link
thought the revive might be for this
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/madness-trader-joes-mini-tote-bags-reselling-for-up-to-500-amid-social-media-craze/ar-BB1jI1r3
people are insane
― omar little, Tuesday, 12 March 2024 16:52 (two months ago) link
The Ube Joe-Joes might be too sweet for some tastes but are also rich AF: https://www.traderjoesreviews.com/product/trader-joes-ube-jo-joes-cookies-reviews/
― Costas Mandylorian (Leee), Monday, 29 April 2024 21:37 (two weeks ago) link
Definitely too sweet for my palette, but the Ube Tea Cookies are the best. Hard not to snack on them, honestly.
― beard papa, Monday, 29 April 2024 23:33 (two weeks ago) link
Ube pancake mix = win
― a fatal dose of irony (Matt #2), Monday, 29 April 2024 23:34 (two weeks ago) link
Impressed at the number of folk showing up at Issaquah's Trader Joe's at opening hrs (though sad it's now 9 instead of 8). It's now a biweekly destination for the black forest ham, carne asada burritos, jalapeno sauce, hashbrowns, chocolate croissants, plus the kimbap and strawberry/banana/orange juice. Was also pleased the other week that eggplants were $1.50 each vs. Safeway's $2.
Went by the local PCC on the same trip and the Boulder Canyon avocado oil chips are a new non-TJ's destination-worthy item.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Monday, 29 April 2024 23:47 (two weeks ago) link
black forest bacon, oops
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Tuesday, 30 April 2024 00:00 (two weeks ago) link
The chocolate croissants are so so awesome
― octobeard, Tuesday, 30 April 2024 00:12 (two weeks ago) link
Don't sleep on the garlic olive oil and canned dolmas too
I love the canned dolmas, but haven't seen the quinoa dolmas in a while now (just the ones with rice). The quinoa ones seemed so much lighter, and I wish they would bring them back
I think their prepared sauces and condiments are mostly too sweet, but I recently discovered their fresh 'guacasalsa', which is great, a simple combination of tomatillo salsa, garlic, and guacamole
― Dan S, Tuesday, 30 April 2024 00:19 (two weeks ago) link
Just discovered the Chunky Garlic & Jalapeno Hot Sauce, which is pretty kickass... acceptable in any kind of cuisine, though it's not really 'chunky'
― Andy the Grasshopper, Tuesday, 30 April 2024 00:32 (two weeks ago) link
Yeah all their salsas seem to have sugar and that's a no go for me. Haven't found one I've liked.
However their Mediterranean style hummus is killer. As is their tzatziki. Great place to gather the goods for a levantine feast
― octobeard, Tuesday, 30 April 2024 00:58 (two weeks ago) link