No doubt Tillamook knows how to do it right 
I take it you haven’t tried that version of their ice cream sammiches?
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it really is too salty in most mass produced items I have tried.
We do like dark chocolate- covered salt caramels from Soma Chocolate Maker, Fraktals, and Purdy’s in Canada.
The Ghirardelli salt caramel squares are too salty for us.
I avoid most salt caramel things lately.
I think I saw a Salt Caramel Bailey’s Irish Cream, as well as a Pumpkin Pie Spice Bailey’s.
The OG doesn’t need any improvements.
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I have had perfectly salted caramel ice cream, and some that is lacking. I’ve never had too salty salted caramel, but I don’t care for overly sweet stuff — I find that salt gives it a nice balance.
It’s also not an ingredient I use or order a lot.
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I sampled truffle gouda at our local supermarket and bought a chunk. I’m completely obsessed. With a bit of fig jam on a Carr’s cracker this is my ideal cheese.
I’m curious to try the other varieties.
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See if you can find Sottocenere — it was the first truffled cheese available near me (and before they started putting truffles in seemingly everything), and I still prefer it to any other. Back then it was $20/lb which was very splurgy for me!
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That looks fabulous! I will see if our local supermarket has it. They have a great cheese section.
Hope you like it!
I picked up a new-to-me green Sichuan peppercorn oil in Chinatown. Supposed to be more intense and numbing, and fresher in flavor, so I’m looking forward to trying them in some salads.
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If you like German lebkuchen, nuts and marzipan, this is a nice lebkuchen assortment.
This is the 2nd year I’ve bought it.
Very fresh fancy lebkuchen inside.
Fancy as in chocolate-coated, or different fillings, rather than just lebkuchen with a glaze.
Quite a few contain nuts or marzipan.
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I waa juat at Aldi this evening. The haul of lebkuchen and stollen has begun to arrive!
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Agree. Having their chives tonight on my jacket potatoes.
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Strolling down the ajvar aisle (lol) at Acacia Mart (Turkish), looking at the brands, found this at the end, a little separated from all the ajvars and no separate label on the shelf.
I had been hoping for a smaller size jar to buy so I jumped at it, assuming it was ajvar. Didn’t taste like it. Reading the ingredients label was hard it was so small but I finally made out red pepper paste, tomato paste, shelled walnuts, shelled pistachios…! Is this muhammara? The Wiki has the answer - “In western Turkey, muhammara is referred to as acuka and is served as part of the mezze platter appetizer course.”
The only muhammara I’ve had is from the deli at Phoenicia Specialty Foods and has crunched up walnuts in it. This isn’t anywhere near as good but I’ve got most of the ingredients listed on the label (and in various recipes I have looked at online) so will doctor it up when using it.
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I’m saving it for a special occasion!
Authentic menudo ramen? Cracks me up, but I’d try it!
ETA: I do know there’s a surprisingly large Japanese immigrant community in Sinaloa, and Mexican sushi is a thing, so why not menudo ramen?
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Wouldn’t be my choice, but I am happy for you 
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Acuka also makes itself further east as ajuka / ajika/ adjika (with some bitterness from fenugreek as you get to Georgia & nearby)
Pistachios are odd / interesting in there – I one with hazelnuts open at the moment though
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I got this at the Indian market and made some today. Although it’s ground spices, I assume you are supposed to filter them out before drinking, otherwise it’s quite pulpy. I thought it was good, although pretty spicy for my taste.
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Saw, but did not buy. 6oz cup of pomefranite arils for $6.99. Must have been about 2/3 of a cup in volume. I bought 3 poms for $1.99 (buy one, get 2 free!) the other day and will seed them tomorrow. Need a little juice for pomegranate sorbet.
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