More Trader Joe’s Dried Fruit Craziness
Posted by Celine on April 8, 2008
after the candied hibiscus flowers, here comes the tamarind, brown sugar & chile. I mean, can you believe it? it’s delicious and I can see it appear in a lot of sweet or savory dishes.
dragonfruit. I’ve never even had the fresh version of this. it’s recommended to “dip it in yogurt” on the package. vanilla soy yogurt? meet your new best friend, mister dragonfruit.
talk about crazy snacks…
April 8, 2008 at 1:49 pm
this looks fantastic. i never had dragon fruit either. hmmm
April 8, 2008 at 3:01 pm
I love dried fruit!! You’re trying some rather exotic varieties that I haven’t seen - they look so enticing!
April 8, 2008 at 3:46 pm
I love all your beautiful photography, and I love how you make multiple posts a day, and I love how all your recipes only make enough for a small snack so I can still bake without having to worry about what I am going to do with it all. You are awesome :-)
Alice
April 8, 2008 at 4:44 pm
I brought some packages of Trader Joe’s dried dragonfruit to my tea last quarter (all the graduate students prepare tea one day each quarter). I didn’t like it that much, but I was amused to see that someone else brought some three days later. But there’s a Vietnamese girl in my department who was very excited because she has had fresh dragonfruit in Vietnam. It would be interesting to try the fresh fruit.
April 8, 2008 at 5:17 pm
I LOVE tamarind with chili! You know sour punch straws candy? In California, every once in a while, I could find the tamarind/chili flavor, imported from Mexico. They are the best candy- you should look for them!
April 8, 2008 at 5:37 pm
I almost bought the tamarind! I look forward to hearing more about it from ya. Because I would have no idea what to do with it, besides put it in my mouth…..
April 8, 2008 at 6:30 pm
wow!
April 9, 2008 at 12:12 am
I saw some of these at TJ’s as well, but haven’t picked them up. Sounds like I should!
April 9, 2008 at 3:39 am
I just left a post on another gal’s blog talking about how much I miss Trader Joe’s! I’m a native Californian currently living in Austin (though this fall I’m moving to Boston) and even though I live just minutes away from the Whole Foods headquarters (and I do love Whole Foods!), I desperately miss Trader Joe’s! Their prices are great and I have yet to find a lotion as wonderful and affordable as theirs! Hmm…wonder if they have any in Boston? Anyhow, please keep sharing your Trader Joe’s finds! :)
April 9, 2008 at 5:05 am
Yum, I’ve never had fresh dragonfruit either, which makes the dried version that much more mystical and delicious. Trader Joe’s is by far the best grocery store of all time. Granted, some specialty and health food stores may have some unique/cool items, but nothing really can compare to Trader Joe’s quality/prices/unique fare. Everytime I go, I spot something else that just sounds amazing. Last time I went I found a package of mini rye toasts. Whole grain, packed with fiber, an amazing crunch and a perfect amount of salt. I’ve been topping those bad boys with some habanero white cheddar from Whole Foods. Good stuff.
- The Peanut Butter Boy
April 9, 2008 at 8:17 am
I can’t wait to try the tamarind.
It sounds amazing.
April 9, 2008 at 8:21 am
How was the dried hibiscus?
April 10, 2008 at 1:03 am
Someday I will live near a Trader Joe’s, and someday I will have all these delicious crazy things that you people purchase from them. Lovely!
April 10, 2008 at 8:05 am
we need to start hounding TJ for it to go international and open up more stores across the US and Canada.
the dried hibiscus was great, VeganTickles, I just need to start using it for other things than snacking.
April 11, 2008 at 12:43 am
I am so glad I’m getting a TJs fix this weekend…
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