Paul M. Cook wrote:

>
> "Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
> ...
>> This is a new product, so I just had to try it.
>> It consists of a tray of about a pound of small
>> clams (Manila clams, I think) which are fully
>> cooked and frozen in a garlic butter sauce.
>>
>> Most of Trader Joe's branded foods are quite
>> good. This one isn't. The clams have lots
>> of sand in them. The sauce is far too salty.
>> I expected this wouldn't be as good as fresh
>> steamed live clams, nor would the garlic butter
>> sauce be as good as my sauce (which is mostly
>> butter -- TJ's had very little butter). But
>> I could easy imagine a precooked frozen product
>> could be a lot better than this product is.
>
> Very few of their branded prepared foods are good IMO. Their branded
> seafood is the worst. I simply will not buy it with one exception and that
> is the 15 count uncooked shrimp. TJ's quality seems to be in decline.

I almost got some shrimp there a couple days ago. Have you found issues
with their other shrimp, or is the one you mention the only one you've
tried?


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