Cookbook author and blogger Andrea Nguyen tweeted that her local Trader Joe’s (Santa Cruz) had Red Boat Fish Sauce, 40 N grade, on sale for $4.95 for an 8.45 oz. bottle. This is considered the finest grade Vietnamese fish sauce on the market, and sells for $7.95 at Sur La Table and $8.50 at the Market Hall in Rocjridge.
Has anyone spotted this product at n San Francisco or other Bay Area TJs?
Saw it at the Masonic store last week, in the new items display.
I bought it at the Nob Hill store in SF, but have seen it at Stonestown since.
I didn’t see it at the NB store today. Wasn’t looking very hard, but obviously no big display like the Santa Cruz one.
Worth a trip across town for.
They have it at TJ Fremont saw it Sat 5/7/16 and i got a bottle, it’s only $4.49, not $4.95 on your original post
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At least in San Diego you can also get it at WholeFoods
I picked up a bottle at the TJ’s in Houston this morning.
Thanks to Souperman for starting this thread or I never would have looked twice at it. I have about half a bottle of Viet Huong but I’m always looking for a good recc.
BTW, it was $3.99 here.
$4.49 in Millbrae, bottom shelf. Thanks for the tip!
I lied. It was $4.49 here as well.
Hail Mary, full of grace…
The Trader Joes next to Bed Bath and Beyond in Soma SF has it!
Scored a bottle of it at the TJ in Sacramento! $4.49 is what I paid there. Can’t wait to try it out.
$4.49 at the TJ’s in El Cerrito. Thanks for the heads up!
I finally remembered to look for it (and I mean LOOK for it) at my North Beach TJ’s, and yes, they have it, on the bottom shelf of the little section with Asian sauces. Same price as the others, $4.49.
The reason I finally went looking for it was because I finally used up the bottle of this stuff which I had been gifted (more fish sauce cachet than I needed, actually).
Gary, that was good for a laugh (the Blis site). I read this to my husband: “Made with Red Boat 40n, we have taken this premium Fish Sauce and enhanced its natural flavors through our proprietary aging process for 7 months . . .” He said, “That’s cheating!”
Is this still available, especially in east bay TJs? I just dropped by the Rockridge store 3 Sep. and didn’t find it. Thanks.
I picked up a bottle a few months ago at TJ’s in North Beach, but yesterday they said they had discontinued carrying it - and I am all out. Has anyone bought it recently at any other TJs in SF?
Naw. I have been keeping an eye out on the sauce section ever since my bottle is getting low. Haven’t seen it in any TJ down in the Peninsula recently.
What’s the shelf life (refrigerated ) of fish sauce?
I will have to pick some up today . Andrea Nyguyen lives in Santa Cruz . I had no idea . Who knows she might live around the corner from me .
You should ask her what’s her latest source for fish sauce if TJ is out where you are. Andrea first mentioned the Red Boat on her Twitter, and @Souperman then alerted the rest of us to the tweet.
