The NYTimes once bought samples of fish sold as ‘wild’ and sent them to a DNA lab. About 2/3 were from farms.
Thanks for the idea, BUT, brand, and upc code would insure we are getting the same thing you are buying. Hopefully seen as a positive comment.
Product of which country?
At regular intervals, Publix will sell a $50 Shell gas card for $40. You have to watch, though.
I cringe at WAL8MART meat products. I have had their Tilapia...tasted like dirty feet...absolutely gross...and don’t get me going on their beef..from cows limping to the slaughter house or in wheelchairs..the toughest meat I have ever eaten...even the hamburger...all ground up is hard to swallow. I bought roast there when they first opened in my area..looked great until I turned it over..it was the prettiest shade of navy blue...I will stick with my local market for my protein thank you.
Amaranth and millet bought in bulk at Whole Foods are low priced. Just stay away from any non-bulk foods there.
Potatoes. They’re always a bargain. Ridiculously cheap, stay fresh for a long time, very versatile.
Best bargain on fish I ever got was at Pathmark — I stopped in for five minutes to make a quick purchase and heard an unadvertised “manager’s special”. I happened to talk to him because I was curious about the $2.00/lb pound for that afternoon only. It turned out that the previous manager found out that he was about to by axed, so he tripled or quadrupled the usual order of fresh fish (along with other perishables).
Cash and Carry has their 20# bag of basmati rice for under $16 until the end of the month IIRC...that beats Costco’s price by several dollars....IIRC....oh, the memory...
Reading: Pacific flounder is good to eat. They say Atlantic is overfarmed.
I buy most of my seafood at Trader Joe’s. I don’t trust supermarkets when shopping for seafood.
In my book, the best tasting fish is black crappie. We get ‘em for free courtesy of hubby’s fishing skills. Stock up each fall, freeze and enjoy for months.
Other nutritious supermarket bargains: tuna fish, frozen spinach, dried beans.
I don’t know about bargains but we get local eggs that are all double-yoked. There’s no comparison to any other egg I’ve ever tasted.
Cod. Walmart. Same package. $5 per bag. They have a lot of name brand fish. Don’t buy their beef. Too lean. I think it’s all SELECT, the lowest cut on the scale. Also, Tilapia. Freshwater fish. Tastes like mud. You need to soak the fish in salty water before you cook it. It mitigates the muddy taste. Salmon. Farm or Wild. Go to Kam Man Supermarket in Quincy. They have wild Salmon fillets for $2.50 a poound. Santa Maria !
FWIW, Walmart sometimes has DUCK ! My wife makes their duck into a culinary delight. I used to buy the duck in Boston’s Chinatown. It would be hanging in the window and we would buy about one half, cut into pieces with a little container of duck sauce. I thought it was delicious. Then, I bought a duck from WallyWorld. My wife cooked it. Blew the doors off the Chinatown Duck.
Whenever I see duck at Walmart, I stock up.
going to the freezer to thaw one out....
Adobe makes seasoning now? Does it cost $500+ like their software?