"I started working at Trader Joe's after college and my time there provided me with a graduate education in specialty foods. It was there that my palette expanded and grew up. Having lived on a diet of pizza and french fries as an undergrad, I developed a taste for so many of Trader Joe's hidden gems. These were "fancy" products I'd never considered, like olive tapenade (a discontinued item; trust me, I've asked), chevre goat cheese, and strawberry mochi."
"I'll never forget the day I first tried these rosemary Marcona almonds. In the middle of a busy, hectic holiday shift, one of my coworkers brought a bag to share to the break room. With that first crunch, I was hooked, and just for a moment, the stress melted away. From then on, I bought them almost every day I came in. This was a snack I could nosh on quickly while taking a break from "reg""
Working at Trader Joe's introduced an employee to specialty foods and expanded a previously limited palate, replacing a college diet of pizza and french fries with items like olive tapenade, chevre goat cheese, and strawberry mochi. Roasted and salted rosemary Marcona almonds were discovered during a hectic holiday shift and triggered an immediate craving. Marcona almonds from Spain are flatter, smaller, lighter, less bitter, crunchy outside with a soft, slightly sweet interior. Roasting in sunflower oil gives them a buttery taste, and the salt-and-rosemary seasoning creates a cohesive, addictive snack that became a daily purchase and party staple alongside charcuterie.
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