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REVIEW – Mango & Cream Bars from Trader Joe’s

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February 11, 2012 | Post a Comment
Box of Trader Joe's Mango Cream Bars
Trader Joe's Mango Cream Bar

The Trader Joe's Mango & Cream bars had a nice, sweet mango taste, but the mango taste was not super strong. The bars were pretty small and not your regular size ice cream bar or popsicle. The white part of the bar is the cream part, and it tasted like a cream sickle. The mango taste with the cream taste was pretty good together.

One negative thing about the mango bars is that they can be a little messy, and my fingers were a little sticky afterward.

Overall Rating:
Good
Food: Mango & Cream Bars
Source: Trader Joe's, Tucson, AZ
Price: $3.49 per box (8 bars)
Rating: Good

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REVIEW – Lehi Valley Trading Company: Crystallized Ginger

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January 28, 2012 | Post a Comment
Lehi Valley Crystallized Ginger

My grandma had given me some crystallized ginger in the past, which I enjoyed, so I thought I would try some of the Lehi Valley Crystallized Ginger I saw at Fry's (Kroger).

The crystallized ginger did not taste good at all. The ginger was really strong and spicy, and it tasted really gross to me. Now every time I think about the crystallized ginger or just look at it, it makes me feel nauseous.

Overall Rating:
Disgusting
Food: Lehi Valley Trading Company Crystallized/Candied Ginger
Source: Fry's Food Stores (Kroger), Tucson, AZ
Price: $2.99 for 1 package (3oz / 85g)
Rating: Disgusting
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REVIEW – Trader Ming’s: Cha Siu Bao Chinese Style Pork Buns from Trader Joe’s

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January 26, 2012 | Post a Comment
Trader Ming's Cha Siu Bao Chinese Pork Buns from Trader Joe's
Plate of Trader Ming's Cha Siu Bao Chinese Pork Buns from Trader Joe's

I tried some Chinese Pork Buns from Trader Joe's as a late night snack.

I have never had Chinese pork buns before so I decided to try these. I sometimes don't like eating foods in the middle of other food (if that makes any sense), and I think that was the case here.

I liked eating the outer bready part which was soft and just a little sweet, but the pork on the inside was too sweet for me, and I did not like the taste of the sweet pork with the outer bun. This was similar to Korean red bean buns, and I don't like the sweet filling inside those, either. However, my boyfriend didn't mind the filling and thought they tasted pretty good. For the remaining pork buns, I mainly ate the outer part, while my boyfriend ate the inner pork parts.

Overall Rating:
GrubPug Rating: OK
Food: Trader Ming's Cha Siu Bao Chinese Style Pork Buns
Source: Trader Joe's, Tucson, AZ
Price: $2.99 per package (4 buns)

Rating (Outer Bun): Good
Rating (Inner Pork): Blegh
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