Here Is Every State’s Favorite Trader Joe’s Product

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Trader Joe's State Favorites
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Trader Joe's Hashbrowns
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Alabama

Frozen Hashbrowns 


These hashbrowns showed up in a lot of places across the country. These things are good, but c’mon, they’re not McDonald’s hash browns

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Alaska

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No Trader Joe’s in Alaska, unfortunately. 

Trader Joe's Chicken Tikka Masala Box
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Trader Joe's Mini Vegetable Samosas
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Arkansas

Mini Vegetable Samosas 


Chicken and rice meals might be some of the most popular Indian meals at Trader Joe’s, but in Arkansas, it’s samosa land. 

Trader Joe's Mandarin Orange Chicken
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Trader Joe's Mandarin Orange Chicken
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Colorado

Mandarin Orange Chicken 


Colorado knows it, too. 

Trader Joe's Vegetable Samosas
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Connecticut

Mini Vegetable Samosas 


Connecticut stands alone as the sole lovers of the samosas in the Northeast. 

Trader Joe's Mozzarella Sticks
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Delaware

Mozzarella Sticks 


Mozzy sticks are beloved in bars and pubs across the country, but there are only three states where they scored top marks. 

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Florida

Organic Creamy Tomato Soup 


Florida was the sole state to pick tomato soup, which somehow feels off. This is what Florida is up to at Trader Joe’s?  

Trader Joe's Hashbrowns
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Georgia

Frozen Hashbrowns 


These hash browns are big in the South, apparently. Waffle House’s are better. 

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Hawaii

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You thought Hawaii was perfect, but you’re wrong: There are no Trader Joe’s stores there. 

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Idaho

Sublime Ice Cream Sandwiches 


TJ’s ice cream sandwiches are similar to the classic chipwich you know and love; a chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwich with vanilla-chocolate chip ice cream. 

TJ’s Breaded mozzarella cheese sticks
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Illinois

Mozzarella Sticks 


Illinois, Delaware, and Nevada are the only states that picked the beloved fried snack. 

Trader Joe's Mandarin Orange Chicken
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Indiana

Mandarin Orange Chicken 


Looks like the Hoosier State is addicted, much like myself, to that orange chicken sauce. 

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Iowa

Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups 


There’s an argument to be made that the Trader Joe’s peanut butter cups are just as good as, if not better than, Reese’s. You can be the judge of that.  

Everything But the Bagel Cheddar Cheese
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Kansas

Everything But the Bagel Cheddar Cheese 


Trader Joe’s has turned its Everything But the Bagel seasoning into just about everything, and that includes cheese. 

Trader Joe's chicken tikka masala
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Kentucky

Chicken Tikka Masala 


England’s national dish is popular in microwave form in good ole’ Kentucky. 

Trader Joe's Butter Chicken
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Louisiana

Butter Chicken with Basmati Rice 


Butter chicken and chicken tikka masala are incredibly similar, but Louisiana knows its stuff: Butter chicken is superior. 

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Maine

Peanut Butter Filled Pretzel Nuggets 


If you’ve never tried these things, that’s probably for the best. They are at the absolute top of the addictive snack chain. 

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Maryland

Beef Bulgogi 


The Korean food section of the Trader Joe’s frozen aisle is pretty great, but only Maryland seems to be aware of that. 

Everything But the Bagel Cheddar Cheese
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Massachusetts

Everything But the Bagel Cheddar Cheese 


There’s nothing that Everything But the Bagel seasoning won’t work with. Nothing. 

Chicken Tikka Masala
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Michigan

Chicken Tikka Masala 


The Indian food is flying out of the freezer section up in the Mitten. 

Trader Joe's Ranch Seasoning Blend
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Minnesota

Ranch Seasoning Blend 


Here’s another thing I didn’t know existed. Time to try it, stat. 

Vicksburg, Mississippi.
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Mississippi

No data available 


There are no Trader Joe’s locations in Mississippi.  

Trader Joe's sublime ice cream cookie sandwiches
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Missouri

Sublime Ice Cream Sandwiches


Summer in Missouri is hot. Ice cream sammies help. 

Montana
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Montana

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Montana doesn’t have Trader Joe’s. Montana’s loss. 

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Nebraska

Mini Vegetable Samosas 


Nebraska has a deep love of savory pie-type dishes, so the samosa love sounds about right. 

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Nevada

Mozzarella Sticks 


Mozzarella sticks taste better the later at night you eat them, so it makes sense that these are big in Vegas. 

Everything But the Bagel Cheddar Cheese
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New Hampshire

Everything But the Bagel Cheddar Cheese 


Even in the magical woodland state of New Hampshire, TJ seasonings are in everything. 

Everything But the Bagel Seasoning Blend
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New Jersey

Everything But the Bagel Seasoning Blend 


New Jersey doesn’t need hummus or cheese or crackers to enjoy Everything But the Bagel. New Jersey is putting that stuff on everything. 

Trader Joe's Green Chicken & Chile Tamales
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New Mexico

Frozen Chicken Tamales 


These things are amazing, so it’s surprising that New Mexico is the only state that knows it. 

Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
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New York

Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups


Peanut butter cups are a commuter food, just like hot dogs and pizza.  

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North Carolina

Frozen Hashbrowns 


From the Outer Banks to the Blue Ridge mountains, North Carolina can’t get enough frozen hashbrowns. 

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North Dakota

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You won’t find TJ’s in the Dakotas. 

Ranch Seasoning Blend
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Ohio

Ranch Seasoning Blend 


Like Hidden Valley, but dry. 

Trader Joe's Japanese Style Fried Rice
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Oklahoma

Japanese Style Fried Rice 


The most self-control I’ve ever exercised is when I survived on Trader Joe’s fried rice in college and managed not to eat the entire bag every time. Oklahoma, I see, is living like me. 

Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
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Oregon

Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups 


Good wine in Oregon goes well with good peanut butter cups. 

Trader Joe's Hashbrown Limit
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Pennsylvania

Frozen Hashbrowns 


Maybe I need to revisit these things. They’re wildly popular (and apparently in high demand). 

Caramelized Onion Dip
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Rhode Island

Caramelized Onion Dip 


This is a product I do not keep in my fridge because I will eat the whole thing way too fast. Time to live vicariously through Rhode Island. 

Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
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South Carolina

Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups 


There is a saltiness to these things that absolutely slams. Store a few in the freezer. 

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South Dakota

No data available 


There are no Trader Joe’s stores in South Dakota. 

Sublime Ice Cream Sandwiches
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Tennessee

Sublime Ice Cream Sandwiches 


There’s no way I could be trusted keeping these in my freezer.

Aglio Olio Seasoning Blend
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Texas

Aglio Olio Seasoning Blend 


Only Texas seems to know that this is one of Trader Joe’s best seasoning blends; garlicky, spicy, and deep. 

Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
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Utah

Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups 


Utah’s one of five states that chose these tiny little masterpieces. 

Sublime Ice Cream Sandwiches
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Vermont

Sublime Ice Cream Sandwiches 


I can only imagine what a tiny drizzle of Vermont maple syrup could do to one of these sandwiches. 

Trader Joe's Ranch Seasoning Blend
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Virginia

Ranch Seasoning Blend 


There are so many things you can do with a seasoning like this, and Virginia is finding out what all of them are. 

Trader Joe's Mandarin Orange Chicken
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Washington

Mandarin Orange Chicken 


Panda Express be damned, Washington state wants orange chicken of the TJ variety. 

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
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West Virginia

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West Virginia is one of the eight states that doesn’t have Trader Joe’s. 

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Wisconsin

Peanut Butter Filled Pretzel Nuggets 


Nothing cheese related? Huh. 

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