On 8/19/2018 2:51 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Sun, 19 Aug 2018 13:53:37 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 8/19/2018 10:22 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>>
>>> I guess that Costco is aiming to place itself with the ranks of Whole
>>> Foods/Amazon. Almost everything in my store has become organic or
>>> trendy. Most of the meat is not yet organic however. Yesterday I
>>> wanted to get some frozen corn -- their frozen corn is very good and
>>> sweet and I had waited from all other shopping venues to get the
>>> Costco good stuff. Next to the frozen peas where the frozen corn
>>> should be was -- riced cauliflower! Swallowing my disappointment I
>>> trundled on through the frozen section and my eye was caught by two
>>> kinds of cauliflower crust pizza and a bag of organic burritos.
>>
>> (gently snipped)
>>
>> My experience wasn't with Costco but may I piggyback? Thanks, I will.
>> 
It's about "trendy" and grocery shopping. I was looking for a large
>> bag of frozen broccoli florets at Publix. Where the large bags of
>> broccoli used to be were large bags of frozen riced cauliflower. Sound
>> familiar?
>
> I was in WalMart today and was taken aback by the amount of frozen
> riced cauliflower and riced cauliflower products. But. see. you ought
> to be able to expect that the broccoli will be there.
I was surprised. Big seller, always has been.
>> I don't care how trendy something is at the moment. Frozen broccoli is
>> pretty much a staple in my freezer. Riced cauliflower, not so much.
>>
>> Don't get me wrong. I love cauliflower. Roasted, baked, steamed, stir
>> fried. But I can't think of a single reason to buy riced cauliflower.
>
> Me neither.
I don't want to pretend cauliflower is rice. Or have mashed cauliflower
take the place of mashed potatoes.
I do love cauliflower soup. Usually I prefer some cauiflower florets in
the cream soup. I like the bite.
I suppose if I wanted a completely pureed cream soup, riced cauliflower
would be perfect. A stick blender or an actual blender and totally smooth.
I like a bit of bite from the veggies even in creamed soups.
>> Apparently it didn't sell very well because when I went to Publix a
>> couple of weeks later the large bags of broccoli florets were back. The
>> space for frozen riced cauliflower had shrunk.
>>
>
> Then there's hope yet )
>
I certainly hope so!
Jill