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Trader Joe’s Taiwanese Green Onion Pancakes Review

September 20, 2024 / / 0 Comments

An unexpected treat

I have had green onion pancakes at Chinese restaurants over the years, and I have never been overly impressed. Still, when I saw these Taiwanese Green Onion Pancakes ($2.50) at Trader Joe’s I still had to get them – don’t ask me why.

My first impression was that they were just OK. They didn’t much in the way of flavor – they were slightly salty. I did like the chewy consistency, which reminded me of Thai roti. While they are quite oily, they still felt pretty dry and screamed for something to dip them into. I tried chimichurri – but it didn’t work very well. They were delicious with honey mustard dressing, of all things. I thought they would be even better with Thai yellow curry, and they might be. But I got some Trader Joe’s yellow curry to try them with, and the curry was horrible.

You heat up these pancakes on a pan, but it only takes a couple of minutes per side and it leaves you with a clean pan that you can reuse without having to wash. I already bought more.

Trader Joe’s Mini Cheese Sandwich Crackers Review

August 4, 2024 / / 0 Comments

Close but no cigar

I’m a huge fan of Ritz bits cheese crackers, so when I saw these Mini Cheese sandwich crackers at Trader Joe’s, I thought I’d give them a try.

They are OK. The cheese is a bit saltier and more bitter, with a somewhat unpleasant after taste.

They’re still quite addictive, however.

At $3.30 for the 7.5 oz box, they’re 1/3 cheaper than Ritz bits, which sell for at Safeway for $5.80 for the 8.8 oz box (so 44c/oz vs 66c/oz) – though last time I got them at Safeway they were on sale for under $2.

P-nuff Crunch Peanut Puffs Review

August 3, 2024 / / 0 Comments

Peanut Cheetos!

P-nuff was another item I saw on Shark Tank and decided to try. I found them at Amazon for $8.25, and while I’d normally not pay that much for a snack, I do want to try as many Shark Tank featured food items as possible.

This was another failure.

The peanut puffs are basically peanut flavored Cheetos. Instead of corn meal, these are made with ground navy beans and rice, but it’s the same concept. The ground cereals are mixed with oil and puffed.

They are supposed to be peanut puffs, but the peanut flavor is very subtle. This is not surprising as roasted peanuts are the next to last ingredient – salt is the last one. The peanuts do give the puffs a slight peanut aroma, but it dissipates quickly. It’s not bad, but it’s also not particularly delicious.

This was sold as a healthy snack, but I’m not sure I’d call it that. It has about half the fat and twice the protein that Cheetos, but it’s only a little bit less caloric. It has the same amount of carbs as Cheetos, but more fiber and, surprisingly, twice as much sugar.

I’m sure this is a great snack for vegans, but not something I’d buy again, even at half the price.

Butterfly Crispy Rolls- Mango Flavor – Review

July 4, 2021 / / 0 Comments
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I got these Butterfly Crispy Rolls at the small 88 market in San Leandro. I didn’t have high expectations for them, but they were very tasty, to the point of being addictive. They are flaky but less dry than I would have thought. I had imagined they would need some filling, but they are flavorful enough that they don’t need it. All in all I’d buy them again.

Esaki Glico Caplico Mini – Review

July 4, 2021 / / 0 Comments
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I got these Esaki Glico Caplico Mini Japanese snacks twice now at the large 88 market on East 14th in San Leandro. I don’t recall the exact price, but it was around $4-$5 for the package. They are small wafer cones with a sweet flavored filling, not too disimilar to the filling in an oreo cookie, but lighter and less sweet. They are remarkably delicious.

Each cone is individually packaged and rather small – this is very much a special treat.

UeNo Dora Magical Tales: Coconut Flavoured Egg Rolls – review

November 11, 2020 / / 0 Comments
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I picked up these snacks at our local Asian market. They’re made in Malaysia, and they are sort of an Asian version of pirouline. They are much shorter, however, and a bit thinner. They come in many flavors, but I chose the coconut ones.

I was a little disappointed. They don’t have enough filling, so they’re pretty dry. The filling is fine, though maybe not as coconuty as I’d liked.

They were around $1.50, I believe, but they still felt overpriced given how few there were and how small they are. Still, if they hadn’t been as dried I might have given the other flavors a try.

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