LAist: Trader Joe's Says 'No' to Some Chinese Foods

spoon

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:14:18 -0800

I feel a bit ill thinking about all the TJ edamame I have consumed now - I really need to start reading packaging labels. This is a good thing. Isn't this the same country that slaughtered all those dogs a few years ago? I don't think I want to be sourcing food from them after all.

Zach Behrens

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:07:01 -0800

Guess you'll have to get your edamame fresh from your local sushi bar...

tristen

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:57:28 -0800

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! Not my edamame!!!! Anything but that!!!!

Karlheinz_Arschbomber

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:25:55 -0800

Ditto on the little frozen herbs from Israel. I think the main reasons TJ's has crossed off China: 1) All the bad press about adultered/poisoned stuff from China 2) China is basically one big Superfund site 3) China is about the worst place in the world, except maybe Liberia, to go on a business trip. Unless you like stepping in somebody's fat loogie several times per hour. It makes me shudder just to remember that.

registeredcommenter

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:33:04 -0800

Well, I DO like things that come in cubes...

Zach Behrens

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:08:01 -0800

Give the frozen garlic a try. I love fresh garlic, but sometimes I'm not in need of it that often, so it's not readily available in my kitchen. With the frozen garlic, I always have some when needed.

registeredcommenter

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:30:01 -0800

We have to source garlic from China? Don't we have a terrific supply just a few hundred miles North? I've never once considered frozen garlic - the regular old cloves in the produce section seem to suffice. Maybe I'm missing something.

Greg Katz

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:02:28 -0800

That's why the frozen edamame was gone? I was silently weeping to myself for weeks. Then it came back and I bought three bags. It is such a delicious and nutritious snack. I hope TJ's finds a new soybean supplier soon.

Bachatatera

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:50:43 -0800

last time i was at tj's (two weeks ago), the frozen edamame was gone because it came from china. i miss it. hopefully they'll be able to find somewhere else to bring it in from.