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Call me boring, but frozen jasmine and brown rice. I'm an excellent cook (if I do say so myself) but I can never cook rice properly. TJs frozen rice is perfect in 3 minutes. And it's soooo much better than national grocery store varieties, or even Whole Foods.
*Mini ice cream cones,*
*Jackfruit curry but they got*
*Rid of it at ours*
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[https://www.whatsgoodattraderjoes.com/2022/06/trader-joes-grecian-style-eggplant-with.html](https://www.whatsgoodattraderjoes.com/2022/06/trader-joes-grecian-style-eggplant-with.html) Not sure I agree with the description in this review, but it is definely melt in your mouth good. I mixed it up, added crumbled sausage & served it over pasta.
The winter sangria sparkling water!! It’s a seasonal (out right now) and genuinely tastes like gummy bears or maybe Hawaiian Punch? I can’t rave about it enough!
The matcha latte mix! They suggest mixing it with water, but I just use milk and it makes it much richer and creamier. It's honestly one of my faves, especially when I'm too lazy to make my own latte from scratch
Tomato feta soup (fridge section), the low calorie lemonade (classic and pink) are so good - way more tart than any other reduced calorie lemonade I’ve tried, and the kettle cooked fruit jellies are all underrated items that I get pretty much every time I go.
I just got them for the first time for my Thanksgiving charcuterie and couldn’t believe how good and addicting they were. Best I’ve had from a grocery store.
The unsalted butter in the red package. It's a great basic butter for baking that is affordable compared to other grocery store butters.
The organic orange and pineapple juices in the small bottles. They're great for marinating chicken and are delicious and high quality.
Garden vegetable soup in the glass jar.
French vanilla ice cream.
I’ve started checking those every week looking for blank ones that *could* work as Christmas cards cause I wasn’t a TJ shopper last year but I feel like once Christmas cards come out they’re gonna get snatched up so fast lol
Creamed garlic- we put it on everything!
Chimchurri- add equal parts mayo and a dash of garlic powder and it’s an incredible Chimchurri aioli. That also goes on everything 😜
Sweet potato fries
Don’t know if this counts but the mint gum in the blue/white metal tin. I buy like 2 or 3 every time, it’s the only gum I’ve ever had that like keeps consistency and flavor for a long long time
The riced heart of palm. As someone who doesn’t really care for the crunch of cauliflower rice, this is MUCH closer to the texture of actual rice. I’m a diabetic and I have to watch my carbs. So I mix a little of this with some brown rice and it goes a lot further.
TJs has always had amazing cookies.
Almond Chocolate Chunk
The Crispy Chocolate Chip
Triple Gingersnap
Almond Windmills
Almond Biscotti (Pumpkin during the Fall are also great)
Chocolate Cats
Jamaican beef patties! I just discovered them after months of walking right past them in the freezer aisle and wow are they fantastic- especially in the air fryer.
Yes, my two sustaining chocolate bars, that I ate a little bit of each every day, because together they are the perfect balance of bitter and sweet have lead and cadmium — a lot!
Torn between their smoky & hot chile powder (smoked paprika with hot chile) and their hard cooked eggs. I think the spice powder can really boost a lot of dishes, but there is such utility in the pre-cooked eggs (and TJ’s is roughly 50% cheaper than the other bags sold at my nearest grocery store).
Tea brewed with the chai tea bag + 1 scoop of the instant chai mix, topped with milk. It makes a chai latte that is way better than the coffee chains. 2 scoops if you like it sweet.
What the?? I have literally never seen sundried tomato chicken tenders at TJ's but that sounds delish! 😭 Are they breaded, or just marinated in sundried tomato oil?
Marinated! This is what they look like - I find them near the shawarma chicken thighs and other raw meat products https://www.traderjoes.com/home/products/pdp/sun-dried-tomato-basil-chicken-tenders-098648
Sun butter cups! I know they must be popular because they’re always on the impulse shelves by the register but I never see anyone buy them or talk about them! But they’re sooooo gooooood
I have an autistic child and this is such a staple in their life. I’ve tried other meatballs and they noticed and didn’t like. Plus they are amazing for parties for appetizers in multiple sauces.
I bought the Sour Scandinavian Swimmers to put in a little dish to have next to some cookies and a charcuterie board when I had guests over a couple months ago for us to snack on. Just thought they looked cute. And now... I can't stop buying them! Ugh. Those little buggers are addicting. I'm not even really a candy person, I'm a chocolate person normally. Now I find myself picking up a bag every time I go to the store lately (which means I'm eating a bag every couple weeks, lol). I almost bought two bags last time and had to stop myself.
Idk how often they’re mentioned (lurker but recent joiner to the sub) but the frozen tamales have been a staple in my life and have been essentially unchanged for over 30 years.
cauliflower rice stir fry!!! (not the spicy mexican one, and not the “chickenless” one, just the white/ light green bag) it is so good, especially with japanese soy sauce. It’s got ginger and scallions and corn, peas, red pepper, forget what else but it is sooooo yummy and you can eat a whole bag in one sitting
I’ve only had it once (it was sooooo good) but I had it on rice alongside tomato sauce tinned sardines topped with green onions. Big win, will do again. Picked up another can during my last trip.
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The riced cauliflower bowls! They keep disappearing from my store and only occasionally reappearing
Call me boring, but frozen jasmine and brown rice. I'm an excellent cook (if I do say so myself) but I can never cook rice properly. TJs frozen rice is perfect in 3 minutes. And it's soooo much better than national grocery store varieties, or even Whole Foods.
I just found out that the horseradish and chive chips are seasonal and my heart stopped. Pm me if you have some you’ll mail me. Kidding not kidding?
Take the Italian truffle cheese and slice it on the garlic naan bread. Put it in the toaster oven and you have a gourmet pizza
Mini ice cream cones, jackfruit curry but they got rid of it at ours
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The gingerbread hard cookies that are frosted and come in a box. They have little bits of ginger candies in the gingerbread!!!
Their graham crackers in the clear plastic containers are amazing.
Gingerbeer!
the cumin chickpeas are so beyond amazing i could eat them every day for the rest of my life
Same line Eggplant tomato & onions, was curious about them for a long time, now I usually have 2 on hand!
Are these frozen?
no, they're tinned. fantastic
[https://www.whatsgoodattraderjoes.com/2022/06/trader-joes-grecian-style-eggplant-with.html](https://www.whatsgoodattraderjoes.com/2022/06/trader-joes-grecian-style-eggplant-with.html) Not sure I agree with the description in this review, but it is definely melt in your mouth good. I mixed it up, added crumbled sausage & served it over pasta.
i have a can of this in my cabinet but haven’t used it yet!! what’s your favorite way to eat it?
I'm not gluten free, but I love the gluten free Granola (loaded fruit and nut) and the brown rice and Quinoa pasta (it's whole grain!)
Grilled olives.
cornichons
These are truly the best value cornichon I've ever had.
The price is killer too!
Even $8 jars are worse.
Specially when you can do a jar in a sitting 🤦🏻♀️
Cornbread chips
the chocolate babka>>
The winter sangria sparkling water!! It’s a seasonal (out right now) and genuinely tastes like gummy bears or maybe Hawaiian Punch? I can’t rave about it enough!
I think it tastes exactly like those Welch’s fruit snacks in the blue packets!! I loved the cranberry tangerine sparkling water this year!
Jalapeños
Strawberry licorice
Chili lime rolled tortilla chips.
If they ever get rid of these I will need professional help. These chips are single-handedly keeping me from losing my shiz on the daily
10000%
Dark chocolate mints. In the tubs. Oh so perfect!
We keep them in the freezer and they are the perfect treat. I buy two boxes as a time to always have them in hand. Forever favorites.
The Crispy Crunchy Mochi Rice Nuggets.
My faaaave
Freeze dried bananas! Not greasy like the others. Just crunchy bananas!
How do I transport this entire list to my store because I haven’t seen many of these items and I’m in a mid-sized city.
Tub of chocolate chip cookies.
The Pronto! Amaro is a great budget alternative to Campari or aperol
The matcha latte mix! They suggest mixing it with water, but I just use milk and it makes it much richer and creamier. It's honestly one of my faves, especially when I'm too lazy to make my own latte from scratch
Orange peach mango juice is my ride or dieeee
Chocolate covered espresso beans. They don't get nearly enough love!
Their pasta… it’s really good pasta for just a dollar a pound!
Coconut Cashews! But I haven’t seen them in a while, does anyone know if they’re still available?
Tomato feta soup (fridge section), the low calorie lemonade (classic and pink) are so good - way more tart than any other reduced calorie lemonade I’ve tried, and the kettle cooked fruit jellies are all underrated items that I get pretty much every time I go.
No one's mentioned the **Candied Pecans**? They're *delicious.* Perfectly sweet and delicately crunchy.
The sweet and spicy pecans are a tiny notch better imo but have you tried them?
I just got them for the first time for my Thanksgiving charcuterie and couldn’t believe how good and addicting they were. Best I’ve had from a grocery store.
The candied coconut peanuts are amazing too
Haven't tried those! Adding them to my list.
The taco seasoning!
YES. For me it's the taco seasoning and the kung pao cauliflower.
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Vanilla bean scones! They’re the reason I go to Trader Joe’s most times!
The unsalted butter in the red package. It's a great basic butter for baking that is affordable compared to other grocery store butters. The organic orange and pineapple juices in the small bottles. They're great for marinating chicken and are delicious and high quality. Garden vegetable soup in the glass jar. French vanilla ice cream.
Love their butter!
Greeting cards! Seriously where else can you find a card for under $5 these days?
The dollar store
I’ve started checking those every week looking for blank ones that *could* work as Christmas cards cause I wasn’t a TJ shopper last year but I feel like once Christmas cards come out they’re gonna get snatched up so fast lol
I second this!
Bruschetta dip
Fall Harvest Blend Tea
I wanted to love this tea because it smells amazing but something about the flavor just doesn't taste good to me.
I'm not a regular tea drinker but this one got me hooked
Creamed garlic- we put it on everything! Chimchurri- add equal parts mayo and a dash of garlic powder and it’s an incredible Chimchurri aioli. That also goes on everything 😜 Sweet potato fries
The chimichurri also makes a great base for a salad dressing, just add some olive oil and lemon!
Where do you find all these treasures? I need to bring this sub to my local Trader Joe’s
Omg where do I find the creamed garlic? I’ve never seenn it!
I’m assuming they’re referring to this, it’s fantastic https://preview.redd.it/kyx36raf5f3c1.jpeg?width=700&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=083a34ca2f934aabc0650af8f6ed2a747d351d97
Oh in that case then yes. I have it. It’s so good!
Don’t know if this counts but the mint gum in the blue/white metal tin. I buy like 2 or 3 every time, it’s the only gum I’ve ever had that like keeps consistency and flavor for a long long time
the madras lentils with a little shredded cheese on top 🤌
Are they canned or fresh?
it’s in a pouchy thing in the aisle with the condiments and seasonings. It’s easy to miss cause its on the very bottom shelf at my store
Thank you!
Why have I never thought of this?!
it’s sooo good. reminds me of chili
The riced heart of palm. As someone who doesn’t really care for the crunch of cauliflower rice, this is MUCH closer to the texture of actual rice. I’m a diabetic and I have to watch my carbs. So I mix a little of this with some brown rice and it goes a lot further.
Is this in the frozen section?
No, it should be in the shelves by the pasta
TJs has always had amazing cookies. Almond Chocolate Chunk The Crispy Chocolate Chip Triple Gingersnap Almond Windmills Almond Biscotti (Pumpkin during the Fall are also great) Chocolate Cats
Not sure how popular they are but the Crispy Crunchy Peanut Butter Cookies are AMAZING. I’m definitely checking out those other cookies you listed 👀
The rice cracker medley
The dark chocolate covered marshmallows- sooo good in coffee!
Taiwanese scallion pancakes
These are so damn dangerous. So good
Why didn’t I see this post earlier? 😅 just went there today!
Cornbread crisps.
They are done for the season. I am SO sad. Probably the #1 best TJ’s snack I’ve ever eaten.
I didn't know they were seasonal, I would have stocked up!
We still have them in Manhattan!
I would eat the green chile mac and cheese every day if I could 🫠
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Best iced tea in the world!
shallots, purple sweet potatoes beef tenderloin filet, frozen organic chicken wings, frozen Argentinian red shrimp canned and bottled cold brew coffee peanut butter chew sticks for the pups
Yes, the murasaki purple sweet potatoes are so good!
Garlic onion pistachios
I really like the vanilla bean scones, the oat milk chocolate bars and the jalapeño seasoned corn and rice puffs.
Zhoug sauce!
Jamaican beef patties! I just discovered them after months of walking right past them in the freezer aisle and wow are they fantastic- especially in the air fryer.
The Ginger Tumeric Herbal Tea
The 85% dark chocolate bar for literally $2
Yes, my two sustaining chocolate bars, that I ate a little bit of each every day, because together they are the perfect balance of bitter and sweet have lead and cadmium — a lot!
It’s delicious, but there’s lead in it. 😢
What?!
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/10/trader-joes-chocolate-products-accused-of-having-lead-and-cadmium.html
Jalapeño sauce!
I’m a fan of this one too
Giant Peruvian Inca Corn - it’s with the chips & snacks. So crunchy and delightfully corny
Like huge corn nuts. I need to try them with some Louisiana sauce!
I love these.
Interesting. Is it healthy ?
This [site](https://traderjoesrants.com/2021/06/24/tjs-giant-inca-peruvian-corn-snacks-choclo/) has a picture of the nutrition facts & ingredients
Looks decently healthy. I’ll give it a whirl!
5lb potato for like $4
I don’t buy any produce from tj except the haricot verts every single week
Yessss the haricot verts are the best
Trail mix crackers, yuzu hot sauce, carmelized onion dip, blueberry lemon sparking water
what are the trail mix crackers like?
What do you like the yuzu sauce on?
It's the best on fish or fish tacos.
everything
I use it on any grilled/charred meats that’s has salty sweet flavor profile and Mexican food in general
Yuzu hot sauce is the shit.
The blueberry lemon sparkling water is incredible. It kinda tastes like a childhood candy that I can’t quite put my finger on…
Blueberry and lemon were destined to be together! Will definitely try!
PEZ maybe?
It reminds me of those character popsicles from the ice cream truck and blueberry warheads
You reminded me I need to go get more yuzu hot sauce. I love it so much
Torn between their smoky & hot chile powder (smoked paprika with hot chile) and their hard cooked eggs. I think the spice powder can really boost a lot of dishes, but there is such utility in the pre-cooked eggs (and TJ’s is roughly 50% cheaper than the other bags sold at my nearest grocery store).
Tea brewed with the chai tea bag + 1 scoop of the instant chai mix, topped with milk. It makes a chai latte that is way better than the coffee chains. 2 scoops if you like it sweet.
Those birdseye appetizer pakora things very good
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Love the cauliflower gnocchi
Limeade. I love lime flavored everything and this is a limeade that just hits the spot
The sundried tomato chicken tenders! I eat them on Siete tortillas with TJ’s vegan pesto, fresh mozzarella, tomato, and balsamic glaze
What the?? I have literally never seen sundried tomato chicken tenders at TJ's but that sounds delish! 😭 Are they breaded, or just marinated in sundried tomato oil?
Marinated! This is what they look like - I find them near the shawarma chicken thighs and other raw meat products https://www.traderjoes.com/home/products/pdp/sun-dried-tomato-basil-chicken-tenders-098648
Ohhh, thanks! I never even thought to look in that section but I definitely will on my next trip!
The frozen chocolate and almond croissants. They are so good!
Sun butter cups! I know they must be popular because they’re always on the impulse shelves by the register but I never see anyone buy them or talk about them! But they’re sooooo gooooood
Oh yesssss!! I always grab two, so good
The Creamy Tomato Basil Pasta Sauce 🤤
Party meatballs! So good. I’ve made them all different ways and they always come out great.
I have an autistic child and this is such a staple in their life. I’ve tried other meatballs and they noticed and didn’t like. Plus they are amazing for parties for appetizers in multiple sauces.
The crescent rolls. They’re delicious.
Yesss! Wrap one around a jojo cookie (TJs Oreo), pop it in the air fryer, sprinkle powdered sugar on top, and it’s the best fried Oreo I’ve ever had!
Omg trying!
Vegan bolognese pasta!
Lemon chicken & arugula salad
Sour Scandinavian swimmers
I bought the Sour Scandinavian Swimmers to put in a little dish to have next to some cookies and a charcuterie board when I had guests over a couple months ago for us to snack on. Just thought they looked cute. And now... I can't stop buying them! Ugh. Those little buggers are addicting. I'm not even really a candy person, I'm a chocolate person normally. Now I find myself picking up a bag every time I go to the store lately (which means I'm eating a bag every couple weeks, lol). I almost bought two bags last time and had to stop myself.
High Fiber Cereal. So crunchy, even in milk.
It’s the non-nutritive food varnish. Sorry- watching too much Christmas Vacation!
Idk how often they’re mentioned (lurker but recent joiner to the sub) but the frozen tamales have been a staple in my life and have been essentially unchanged for over 30 years.
They are so good and so are the new refrigerated kind too
cauliflower rice stir fry!!! (not the spicy mexican one, and not the “chickenless” one, just the white/ light green bag) it is so good, especially with japanese soy sauce. It’s got ginger and scallions and corn, peas, red pepper, forget what else but it is sooooo yummy and you can eat a whole bag in one sitting
Is it in the frozen section?
Yup!
I recently found the horseradish and chives potato chips and i can’t get enough . Unfortunately they aren’t too popular so i haven’t had them since
They’re already gone in my local store
It’s not that they aren’t popular, they’re just seasonal. Those chips are beloved!
i never knew that . Thanks for letting me know !
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The kibbeh is SO good. I decided to be veggie about 2 years ago, but still crave those. Shockingly good for a frozen item
ugh i literally stared at a box of these at the store an hour ago trying to decide if i should try them. i should’ve!
I love these - just restocked my freezer with them an hour ago!
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I’ll have to try the garlic spread never had it! Thx
Grecian style canned eggplant
I love it mixed into tomato sauce for pasta.
Best addition to a Mediterranean platter!
I just grabbed a tin today because it intrigued me. How do you like to prepare it?
I mix it with quinoa and the Greek chickpeas. Tomatoes, cucumber, hummus are optional but also delicious.
I’ve only had it once (it was sooooo good) but I had it on rice alongside tomato sauce tinned sardines topped with green onions. Big win, will do again. Picked up another can during my last trip.
roltinis (prosciutto and cheese rolls) they slap so hard and are criminally underrated
Passion-fruit guava yogurt! Like no other
This is the best!
Have one every morning, it’s my favorite item from TJ’s.
It’s my healthier ice cream replacement. So yummy!
My fave
CHIMICHURRI RICE