New Yummy Goodness from Trader Joe's!

[thewayne]

(Well, at least it was new to me).  They now have Trader Ming’s Yin Yang Peanuts, “a blend of wasabi iso peanuts & honey roasted peanuts.”

YUMMY!  If you like wasabi, or at least don’t actively hate it, these are quite good.  The two flavors, along with the peanuts, are quite complimentary and I don’t think they’re really all that hot.  Of course, if you were to get a handful that was 75%+ wasabi nuts, well, I guess I’d hope that you really like wasabi.

Anyway, worth trying if there is a TJ’s near you.


And on a related note, I could kick myself.  Rich & Karyn, Phoenix-area locals, went to Virginia to see Bill & Debora (as seen on their Xanga and Live Journal blog pages).  Had I been thinking, I would have suggested me helping Rich build a care package for Deb: she loves TJ’s wasabi goodies.  Sigh.  Hopefully I’ll be meeting up with Bill & Deb next year for Origins and I’ll remember to build one for her then.

Comments

[deborak]

Don't kick yourself. And cancel the wasabi order. It's weird, but over the last year as my metabolism has changed, I have lost any desire for certain foods and flavors that I used to really crave. Wasabi doesn't taste that good to me anymore, nor does any flavor of cola (horrors!). Very odd.

Bummer and Strange!

[thewayne.livejournal.com]

Well, metabolisms do change. And with the exercise and nutrition program that you've been putting yourself through, I'm not terribly surprised.

I freaked out a friend a couple years ago. We worked together for 2+ years, and every holiday when soda would go on sale I'd buy 5+ flats of Pepsi, I almost always had one on my desk. We met up in Barstow, CA and now it was water rather than soda. I still drink the occasional soda, but not nearly as much as I used to. I've also taken to watering them down when I go to a fast food place.

And finally, I'm working on a secret project based on D'Adamo's Eat Right For Your (blood) Type. He's developed a nutrition program based on things that aglutinate in your blood. Every food is coded as Beneficial, Neutral, or Avoid. I've plugged in A & B, which is Russet and I, I'll be plugging in AB and O soon then working on web design so you can do cross-references between two types online for ingredients planning/avoidance for couples.

The book is an interesting read, he has several other books including a cook book based on this principles, aside from the cook book I haven't seen any of his other stuff.