exactly what i had planned to buy:)
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That soup IS scrumptious, until you read the sodium level and YIKES supplants YAY. I add no salt to my cooking except when baking bread from scratch, because most of my meals do contain ingredients that contain sodium. So most prepared foods taste too salty for me. But I once tried TJ’s lower sodium version of that soup (which still has plenty of sodium) and sadly, found it bland.
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I made an Indian soup recipe (spices, curry leaves) with TJ soup, THEN noticed the sodium level.
Next time I made it I used the Imagine low salt one from WF, didn’t like it, very bland.
Probably better if I roast my own tomatoes and onions for it.
I love salt & don’t watch my sodium intake. I also don’t have it very often 
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That one is made by Pacific Foods. Years ago I compared the two, and yep, the ingredients are the same.
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My good friend is a globetrotter who took cooking classes during one of her trips to India. She was shocked at how much salt goes into the authentic recipes, because an equivalent amount in average American dishes would render them offputtingly salty tasting, which Indian food in American restaurants is not.
A very odd generalization
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I haven’t found any packaged soups (or other similar things) that have “normal” amounts of sodium in them tbh – the “low sodium” ones have regular sodium and then don’t taste salty enough, so you have to add more salt anyway 
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I have microwaved them on 30-40% power, checking periodically, and they were what you’d expect of kimbap texture.
But I much preferred them pan-fried from frozen – lightly oiled non-stick pan, cover till lightly brown on one side, flip, cover again. Takes no more than a few minutes, but the rice softened and fluffed up, and the seaweed crisped a bit at the edges.
Probably not very authentic, but I thought them tasty.
The dill pickle pups (think pigs in a blanket, but with pickle flavor) are a MEH. Although we were pretty tipsy last night, so I barely remember them, but I don’t recall them having much of any pickle flavor.
The jalapeño cheese wontons, OTOH, remain a YEA for me.
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YAY and NAY
CHOCOLATE HONEYCOMB
Very tasty but sticks in your teeth a little like butterfingers.
Very high in saturated fat, each small piece is
50 calories.
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I didn’t know they have chocolate covered honeycomb! That’s a favorite of mine and a real danger to my weight issues. But Sprouts, a supermarket somewhat like Whole Foods sells dark chocolate covered honeycomb in bulk for $12.99 lb. I buy a few pieces to satiate my desire and lessen the guilt because of the amount and price.
TJ’s seems to be priced at $3.99 for 4.6oz which works out to be about $1.00 per lb higher than Sprouts and TJ’s is milk chocolate, not dark. I’m more of a dark chocolate person…especially when it’s used as a covering for something very sweet…which honeycomb certainly is. But if I ever feel I’m in the mood to reward myself, I’ll definitely keep TJ’s product in mind. Thank you for telling us about the product.
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I’ve seen reports of Costco now carrying frozen kimbap as well. I’m hoping I can find them on my next trip and compare to the TJ ones.
I didn’t find it to be too sweet.
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This may be too meta, but is it my imagination or are there a lot more mehs and nays than yays here?
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Maybe it’s a regional roll-out, hasn’t gotten here yet.
Re TJs 2-limit-ask-for-it, the staff must have gotten fed up because they’ve put them back in the case, though the limit-2 sign is still up.
I picked this up and put it back — love honeycomb (crunchie!) but it’s a slippery slope. If they haven’t run out when I go back, I’ll probably give in and pick up a packet to try.
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Making a note to try this. I use loose leaf indian black tea, but when I’m traveling (or run out) I use Yorkshire Gold. It makes as flavorful and strong a chai as my looseleaf of choice.
Honeycomb? Oh shit. My kryptonite. Crunchies and Violet Crumbles are real temptation, and only the ridiculous import prices keep me from going crazy on them. (I am NOT paying $6 for a mass market candy bar).
It’s easy to make. You just need a heavy pot, a silpat, sugar, and baking soda. I really should try it one of these days.
This is really not helping you in the true sense 
, but during the pandemic, I discovered Crunchies at about $2 per bar buying a pack of 6 or so from Amazon. Now they’re even cheaper (just check that they’re full size and not snack size that some sneaky sod is trying to sell at the same price).
(I don’t know why I don’t just buy more for $1 or so each when I’m in Canada instead of deluding myself that I won’t eat them if I don’t buy them.)
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