Ranking 40 Trader Joe's Frozen Meals | Best with Babish
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Korean Trader Joes: Duck Quick?
On this episode of Ranked with Babish, we're trying over 40 frozen meals from Trader Joe's!
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0:00 – Intro: Trader Joe’s Frozen Entrées
1:11 – Steamed Pork & Ginger Soup Dumplings
Great video, thanks for sharing
3:28 – Jap Chae (Korean Glass Noodles)
5:14 – Beef Tamales
you can eat the Trader Joe's frozen kimbap (often referred to as 'kimbo') cold after letting it thaw in the fridge.
7:56 – Scallion Pancakes
9:03 – Cheese & Green Chili Tamales
I like the pork and ginger dumplings and the chicken ones too and their orange chicken too 7/16/26
10:19 – Vegan Tikka Masala with Tandoori Naan
13:25 – Baingnn Bharta
If you just realised that Andy is sort of dumb these videos are better 😅
14:37 – Butter Chicken
15:39 – Taiwanese Green Onion Pancakes
Am i crazy or are the chili relleno's incredibly disappointing. i spent my hard earned money only to be rewarded with a limp mild flavored but spicy hunk of cheese in thin bland dough. love the orange chicken
17:35 – Pad See Ew
19:35 – Papas Rellenas (Stuffed Potatoes)
Trader Lee's!
21:46 – Vegetable Pad Thai
23:39 – Green Chile Chicken Bowl
The best thing about Babish reviews is that I always know if I'd actually like the product he's trying. Not sure if we have similar taste buds, or if it's because he explains what he likes and doesn't like so well. Even when he doesn't like something there are times that I know I'd like it because of his explanations.
25:28 – Mandarin Style Orange Chicken Bowl
28:59 – Beef Bulgogi
Very late to the party, but I think “firm to the bite” is a better translation of “al dente” than “toothsome.”
30:39 – Spicy Thai Shrimp Fried Rice
32:15 – Kung Pao Tempura Cauliflower
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33:39 – Thai Green Curry with Tofu Sheets
36:20 – Beef Birria
Andrew: worries about giving out too many 8s
Also Andrew: gives out a million 7s
37:41 – BBQ Teriyaki Chicken
40:05 – Korean Tofu & Vegetable Rice Roll
I have an eating disorder and this show helps me actually get food into my system. Thank you Andrew❤️
42:05 – Beef & Broccoli
43:21 – Chicken Shawarma Bowl
Bigmouth bass? It's Largemouth bass. C'mon Babish, get it together! 🎣
45:00 – Mandarin Orange Chicken (Entrée Version)
46:21 – Honey Walnut Shrimp
It would be Trader Joon's
47:23 – Vegetable Biryani with Garlic Naan
49:03 – Chana Masala (Chickpea Curry)
don't sleep on the Cod Provencale
49:46 – Chicken Tikka Masala
51:23 – Carne Asada Burrito
Wasn’t expecting a count dooku reference for a dumpling taste test
53:56 – Lamb Vindaloo
55:32 – Chicken, Cheese & Green Chili Pupusas
NOT FAIR. The one food item he gave a 10 to, he mixed with the rice. The way it should have been eaten. But so many of the others, he did not mix as they ought to have been eaten. What is it with Americans? Eat properly
56:47 – Chicken Burrito Bowl
58:03 – Chile Rellenos con Queso (Cheese-Stuffed Poblano Pepper)
Sabrosa or sabroso is like delicious, not toothsome. I’m a native speaker, there’s no word for Al dente but more what we look for in tamales is fluffiness and not “apelmazado” which is like cakey
59:47 – Southwest Style Chicken Quesadilla
1:01:25 – Bean, Rice & Cheese Burrito
A la dentes is al dente is spanish
1:02:31 – Chicken Taquitos
1:03:29 – Black Bean & Cheese Taquitos
Surely Trader Joe's in Korea would just be Trader Jo's.
1:04:22 – Jalapeño Cream Cheese Wontons
1:05:26 – Outro & Final Thoughts
More User Perspectives
I buy the teriyaki chicken all the time and use some low carb orange chicken sauce... not sure how it got a 2.
@viertelasiatWow I never realized how TERRIBLE Google “translate” is. 🤯
@J-Rod91This is why this video rocks. Time stamps. Time stamps. I first went to the end. What were his best? I then watched those entries. Even better? Put a score next to each time stamp. Or. maybe not that last suggestion.
@CharlieCharlieCharlie-z2vReally appreciate the insights in this video.
@ObidikeCatherineOkwuchiits so unsettling that they cut out all the clips of him chewing😭 looks like he’s straight up swallowing every bite without chewing
@shalinirana987nonchalant!!
@rheasrivats5977He’s using the word “toothsome” incorrectly.
@zrieck1ah yes trader Kims
@kaileibowitz669Thanks ❤
@landoan471912:22 mazedaar just means enjoyable, but close enough 😅
@kashmoney01Nico made rice for the beef bulgogi and he didn’t even eat any of it!! Plus you’re supposed to eat the saucy Indian foods with the rice.
@Lnjay13flowersiPhone 13 mini club?
@KIWIBMCHeat reduces the sensitivity of taste receptors - warm food will taste spicer/saltier than the same food served piping hot
@LifeInTheSwirlI think the Koreon one would be Trader Park
@philosoraptor1044Inuit have 70 words for snow. Hawaiians have 70 words for lava.
@dorlindachong8879The rabid chicken comment had me rolling in tears 🤣
@ThekaleenadicksonDon't sleep on the Pepperoni Mac and Cheese. IYKYK
@raytheAIGuyI like TJ froz food when I am tired and just want something to eat. I rarely eat them in their plastic things. I put the rice in a bowl and dump the stuff on top. Yum. Also, Babbish is having wicked TMJ.
@odesseusthat kimbap is fire with some chili oil. the seaweed is chewy but i feel like that gives it some nice differing textures
@WiscoGrimReaperU forced my comment, u are supposed to mix the rice with the other half of your plastic tray
@JohnWylieMediaIm not sure if you still read the comments on these videos but watching you get excited when you really enjoy the thing you are trying makes me feel a little more human ❤ I hope you are well, and thanks for making these
@skyalexander8361Aren't Cashews a type of Peanut?
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