I am tart, sweet, spicy. I was not cooked or prepared by this blog's owner or her family but she and the rest sure enjoyed me. Who am I ?
Ok, as much as I would have liked to go with "madhuri dixit shrivelled up after dancing in the heat and with a hangover." (courtesy Bee), I have to say I enjoyed these much more than Madhuri Dixit with or without hangover
Indo was correct and Nupur hit the nail right on the head...THWACK !!!
These are indeed Chile Spiced Mango from Trader Joe's. Now I don't have a Trader Joe's in my vicinity but had heard so much about the store in the blogs I visit, that I simply had to make a stop on our recent DC trip. This is what happens when you Food Blog, you skip the President to meet Trader Joe, good decision any day.
Now I need to venture out to see if I can get them at the Wegman or Whole Foods, near my home and don't have to do the 198 miles each way to procure a packet of these luscious beauties.
Trivia: Trader Joe's , the chain began in 1958 as a Greater Los Angeles area chain of "Pronto Market" convenience stores.In response to strong competition from 7-Eleven, the chain differentiated its stores' offerings and doubled the floor space in 1967
ummmm...... Is it sweet potato? Or pineapple??? or...... Idont know :(
ReplyDeleteSandeepa this is sooo different, never seen anything like it! WHAT IS IT???
ReplyDeleteIs it spiced dried mango? (the ones from World Market taste awesome)
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ReplyDeleteStrips of dried sweetened mango with salt and chilli? I get these from Trader Joe's- they are sweet-salty-spicy-yum :)
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ReplyDeleteYou are a tart? Hahaha!!!! I don't think so Sandeepa, you are too sweet to be a tart!!;D
ReplyDeleteLooks like spiced mango slices. Looks like Yam/sweet potato slices but they are not tart! They might have tartized those sweet yams with Chaat pd, who knows!!!
Aam papad :-D. Or sweet potato chips ;). These surely are looking spicy . So long as i am getting the recipe, am fine :-D.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like mango slices sandeepa but never seen anything like that n cant stop drooling over the picture as its looks hot n spicy!!Reveal it please!!
ReplyDeleteAm closing my eyes so as not to see the other comments.
ReplyDeleteSpiced dried apples? :)
Baked Sweet potato/yam slices sprinkled with salt and chilli powder
ReplyDeletemadhuri dixit shrivelled up after dancing in the heat and with a hangover.
ReplyDeleteI know it but I don't want to ruin the surprise for others so will keep it in mind till you post. ;p;p
ReplyDeleteSome form of fish. Yam slice. Raw banana fried with some spice. What is it? :(
ReplyDeleteUmmmmm,.... making a guess. Is it kumro bhaja? May be I am doing too logical a derivation. Anyway, good to keep us thinking.
ReplyDeleteHave fun while your MIL is around.
Arundhati
Weeee!!!
ReplyDeleteI guessed it right! And I love it - that crazy spicy mango from TJs :):):)
hi sandeep, this is something new to me..so how does it exaclty taste, pickly???..i mean is it tooo hot?
ReplyDeleteSkipping the president to meet TJ! You are too funny, and yes, I agree it is a better decision any old day :D
ReplyDeleteI would love this stuff even more if it was less sweetened, but I guess they have to cater to more sweet-loving palates. I have a TJ just 10 mins away, so next time you are craving something from there, let me know and I'll send it to you! Seriously!
slurp...slurp and slurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrp....
ReplyDeleteI suspected a fruit, but never would have guessed. Big thanks for this post, Sandeepa. Without it, I probably wouldn't have checked out TJ's website and found that the store proposed in my area is *finally* open. Yay!
ReplyDeleteI would take TJ over meeting the President too! ;) There are a few TJs in NJ but not in Central NJ. I know there's one near Stamford too. The sliced mango must have been delicious!
ReplyDeleteHappy (belated) Diwali, San! Hope you had a good one.
Nice one.. Now I have to go to TJ and pick up a package... I completely missed the tart part from the question :)
ReplyDeleteThese must be sooooo good.
ReplyDeleteHmm... I haven't ever come across Trader Joe's. Interesting stuff!
ReplyDeleteWow Sandeepa, the spiced dried mango looks so tempting. I wish I could lay my hands on one. I dont think I will get them anyhwere here in Delhi. Why do you tease me so????
ReplyDeleteWhen i read that it was spicy mango, my mouth is just wattering and wattering :-)
ReplyDeleteTrader Joe's never fails to delight me!!! these are lovely, and so unique...
ReplyDelete3 cheers for TJ and for you too for finding time to visit them on your trip:D
-Mansi
http://funnfud.blogspot.com
Even I get these from traders joe.
ReplyDeleteI'm a big fan of traders joe, did u try their naan's and burger patty??
Sandeepa - After u disclosed the Ingredients, i was off to Traders Joe to buy this & man i loved it !! Its so sweet & spicy combo all in One. Thanks for letting me know.. i am hooked on! H
ReplyDeletethis looks like I can gobble all of it in one go....i love spiced up magoes!!! and i am not surprised that they do not have a store in Florida.....but thankfully they do have (and multiple) in the area we are relocating to in North West, this Dec.
ReplyDeleteI have been tardy in staying in touch lately thanks to hectic scheds but now I'm back ...:)
I know Florida seemed so much closer but if and when u guys plan a trip to North West, u gotta let me know....we'll definitely plan to meet up :)
Now I have to go to TJs. :) They have good Indian food choices also. Last time we had a Indian theme potluck, people had bought from there such delivious stuff!
ReplyDeleteI am really not sure ...but may be I am SWEET POTATO chips or normal POTATO chips ....not sure sandeepa...i am waiting for the answer so that i can bu from TJ too ....
ReplyDeleteI missed the guessing game? I'm always late to these things....hmmmppfff!
ReplyDeleteWe used to get chili flavored mango candy at a Mexican Flea market that I used to love and buy often...but lately, making the 100 mile journey doesn't seem worth it.
He he so the game is over!(thank god!..you have escaped from a funny guess):)
ReplyDeleteI have never seen dried spiced mangoes..only fresh and spicy ;)
Sandeepa, I did go on Wednesday to the new TJ's in Edgewater. It's much different fr/ Whole Foods - doesn't have the ultra high-end produce, meats or fish, but other products and the prices were amazing. I would have spent twice the $ at WF. And I did get the mango slices. Very, VERY good!
ReplyDeleteSandeepa, the TJ's was much smaller than WF, only 4-5 wide aisles, as I recall, and easy to get around. I was also impressed w/ the friendly service; they empty your cart at checkout as well as bag your groceries very quickly. Refreshing. They can't take WF's place for some things, but I can divide my business between them.
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of spiced mango before, they sound delicious!
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i think you are from Nj and there is is a traderjoe in westfield,
ReplyDeleteFYI i like ur blog very much