I've mentioned several times that I feel blessed that I'm not a picky food
eater. I like everything from canned things, frozen things, fast food
restaurants, chain restaurants. It *IS* convenient to be so easy to please.

That said, I finally met my match last night. I cooked the 2 can combo of La
Choy Beef Chow Mein that I bought a couple of weeks ago. Rather than put it
on rice, I also bought a can of their crunchy noodles. this is the "Chinese
food" that I grew up with and I thought it would be a nice "comfort food"
meal after about 45 years or so.

Oh so NOT SO! It was the most disgusting thing I ever remember eating.
Very tinny and bitter tasting. I suspect that might have come from the
vegetable can which was mostly bean sprouts.

I tried 3 bites, then took it back into the kitchen to see if I could doctor
it up a bit. I added some soy sauce, a nip of sesame oil, and a load of
crushed red peppers (the things you might add ot a pizza). It helped and I
ate it but I was not happy.

I still have the other half left and I might just toss it. It's that bad.
I've eaten "not so good food" in the past, and won't make it again, but I've
never ever been tempted to toss the leftovers of anything.

La Choy bi-paks - don't try this at home, boys and girls. ;-|

G.

On 5/30/2013 4:49 PM, Gary wrote:
> I've mentioned several times that I feel blessed that I'm not a picky food
> eater. I like everything from canned things, frozen things, fast food
> restaurants, chain restaurants. It *IS* convenient to be so easy to please.
>
> That said, I finally met my match last night. I cooked the 2 can combo of La
> Choy Beef Chow Mein that I bought a couple of weeks ago. Rather than put it
> on rice, I also bought a can of their crunchy noodles. this is the "Chinese
> food" that I grew up with and I thought it would be a nice "comfort food"
> meal after about 45 years or so.
>
> Oh so NOT SO! It was the most disgusting thing I ever remember eating.
> Very tinny and bitter tasting. I suspect that might have come from the
> vegetable can which was mostly bean sprouts.
>
> I tried 3 bites, then took it back into the kitchen to see if I could doctor
> it up a bit. I added some soy sauce, a nip of sesame oil, and a load of
> crushed red peppers (the things you might add ot a pizza). It helped and I
> ate it but I was not happy.
>
> I still have the other half left and I might just toss it. It's that bad.
> I've eaten "not so good food" in the past, and won't make it again, but I've
> never ever been tempted to toss the leftovers of anything.
>
> La Choy bi-paks - don't try this at home, boys and girls. ;-|
>
> G.
>

On 5/30/2013 4:58 PM, jmcquown wrote:


I wrote absolutely nothing... I accidentally hit FollowUp and then
clicked send without typing. Oooops! So, here's what I was going to
say.

> On 5/30/2013 4:49 PM, Gary wrote:
>> I've mentioned several times that I feel blessed that I'm not a picky
>> food
>> eater. I like everything from canned things, frozen things, fast food
>> restaurants, chain restaurants. It *IS* convenient to be so easy to
>> please.
>>
Yes, you've mentioned it. I've got no problem with it. You like what
you like. Homemade is often better but hey, who am I to judge? I use
Velveeta.

>> That said, I finally met my match last night. I cooked the 2 can combo
>> of La
>> Choy Beef Chow Mein that I bought a couple of weeks ago.

Uh Oh!

Rather than
>> put it
>> on rice, I also bought a can of their crunchy noodles. this is the
>> "Chinese
>> food" that I grew up with and I thought it would be a nice "comfort food"
>> meal after about 45 years or so.
>>
>> Oh so NOT SO! It was the most disgusting thing I ever remember eating.
(snip)

I have to thank my mother for never serving this stuff to us kids. I'm
sure I saw it in the house (that or Chun King brand). My dad probably
put a quick end to that. (He was quite familiar with Japanese and
Chinese food when this became the supermarket option in the US.)

I do remember eating those chow mein crunchy noodles as a snack when I
was a kid. Tasty!

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> I do remember eating those chow mein crunchy noodles as a snack when I was
> a kid. Tasty!

We made candy out of them. Mixed with melted almond bark and dropped down
like haystacks.

On 5/30/2013 4:12 PM, jmcquown wrote:

> I have to thank my mother for never serving this stuff to us kids. I'm
> sure I saw it in the house (that or Chun King brand). My dad probably
> put a quick end to that. (He was quite familiar with Japanese and
> Chinese food when this became the supermarket option in the US.)
>
> I do remember eating those chow mein crunchy noodles as a snack when I
> was a kid. Tasty!
>
> Jill

When I was a teenager, I bought La Choy water chestnuts, bamboo shoots
and bean sprouts. I bought soy sauce, but I do not recall the brand, but
it was probably La Choy, also. This was a small town and we did not have
fresh bean sprouts, back then. I was cooking Asian food and I was lucky
to find those ingredients.

Becca

"Ema Nymton" > wrote in message
...
> When I was a teenager, I bought La Choy water chestnuts, bamboo shoots and
> bean sprouts. I bought soy sauce, but I do not recall the brand, but it
> was probably La Choy, also. This was a small town and we did not have
> fresh bean sprouts, back then. I was cooking Asian food and I was lucky to
> find those ingredients.

We had all kinds of fresh sprouts. My mom grew them. But for Chinese food
it was either out of a can or whatever "Family Style" meal we could get in a
restaurant. Turns out those particular foods are foods that I do not like.
Overall I would have to say that I don't like Chinese food. But there are a
few dishes that I do like and those are never included with those family
meals.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 30 May 2013 14:51:11 -0700, The Other Guy wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 30 May 2013 17:12:51 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>I have to thank my mother for never serving this stuff to us kids. I'm
>>>sure I saw it in the house (that or Chun King brand).
>>
>> Unfortunately, Chun King is ALSO ConAgra.
>>
>> Here's a list of their brands..
>>
>> Act II
>> Alexia
>> Andy Capp's fries
>> Angela Mia -
>> Award Cuisine
>> Banquet
>> Big Mama Sausage
>> Blue Bonnet
>> Chef Boyardee
>> Chiffon margarine
>> Chun King
>> ConAgra Mills
>> Crunch 'n Munch
>> David Sunflower Seeds
>> Dennison's
>> Eagle Mills with Ultragrain
>> Egg Beaters
>> Fernando's
>> Fiddle Faddle
>> Fleischmann's
>> Gebhardt
>> Golden Cuisine
>> Gulden's
>> Healthy Choice
>> Hebrew National
>> Hunt's
>> J. Hungerford Smith
>> J.M. Swank
>> Jiffy Pop
>> Kid Cuisine
>> La Choy
>> Lamb Weston
>> Lamb Weston Inland Valley
>> Lightlife
>> Luck's
>> Manwich
>> Margherita
>> Marie Callender's
>> Move Over Butter
>> Orville Redenbacher's
>> PAM
>> Parkay
>> Patio
>> Pemmican
>> Penrose
>> Peter Pan
>> Pogo
>> Poppycock
>
> ... I thought it was strange the ended abruptly at "P"...
>
Ahhh...

> Penrose - Pickled sausages
> Ranch Style - Baked and Refried beans

I think I may have bought those but didn't like them.

> Reddi-wip - Whipped cream

Maybe.

> Ro-Tel - Canned tomato sauce

Have bought.

> Rosarita - Mexican - style foods

Love those!

> Screaming Yellow Zonkers - Glazed popcorn (Discontinued)
> Slim Jim - Meat snacks
> Swiss Miss -Powdered cocoa for hot chocolate and pudding

Have bought.

> Squeez 'N Go - Prepared pudding
> The MAX - Pizzeria quality products for foodservice operators
> Van Camp's - Canned beans

Have bought.
> VH - Sauces and frozen foods (Available in Canada only)
> Vogel Popcorn - Popcorn
> Wesson - Cooking oils

My mom bought when I was a kid.


> Wolf Brand Chili - Chili

Blech.

I like La Choy chow mein fine and I'm 1/64th Chinese.

(Colt T) wrote in news:20273-51A88C47-66@bsg-storefull-
3111.bay.webtv.net:

> I like La Choy chow mein fine and I'm 1/64th Chinese.
>
>

T think it's edible but not great.


--
"Where there's smoke there's toast!" Anon

On Friday, May 31, 2013 6:40:55 AM UTC-5, Colt T wrote:
> I like La Choy chow mein fine and I'm 1/64th Chinese.

You are one of the slobs who posts here, so no surprise.

--Bryan

"Julie Bove" > wrote in news:ko8sre$uas$1@dont-
email.me:

>> Rosarita - Mexican - style foods
>
> Love those!
>

Likewise! Especially their jalapeno refried beans in burritos.


--
"Where there's smoke there's toast!" Anon

"KenK" > wrote in message
...
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in news:ko8sre$uas$1@dont-
> email.me:
>
>>> Rosarita - Mexican - style foods
>>
>> Love those!
>>
>
> Likewise! Especially their jalapeno refried beans in burritos.

I don't think I have seen those. Used the lime and chile on some nachos
yesterday and am about to make some more. Also like the vegetarian, regular
and zesty salsa ones.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 30 May 2013 14:51:11 -0700, The Other Guy wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 30 May 2013 17:12:51 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>I have to thank my mother for never serving this stuff to us kids. I'm
>>>sure I saw it in the house (that or Chun King brand).
>>
>> Unfortunately, Chun King is ALSO ConAgra.
>>
>> Here's a list of their brands..
>>
>> Act II
>> Alexia
>> Andy Capp's fries
>> Angela Mia -
>> Award Cuisine
>> Banquet
>> Big Mama Sausage
>> Blue Bonnet
>> Chef Boyardee
>> Chiffon margarine
>> Chun King
>> ConAgra Mills
>> Crunch 'n Munch
>> David Sunflower Seeds
>> Dennison's
>> Eagle Mills with Ultragrain
>> Egg Beaters
>> Fernando's
>> Fiddle Faddle
>> Fleischmann's
>> Gebhardt
>> Golden Cuisine
>> Gulden's
>> Healthy Choice
>> Hebrew National
>> Hunt's
>> J. Hungerford Smith
>> J.M. Swank
>> Jiffy Pop
>> Kid Cuisine
>> La Choy
>> Lamb Weston
>> Lamb Weston Inland Valley
>> Lightlife
>> Luck's
>> Manwich
>> Margherita
>> Marie Callender's
>> Move Over Butter
>> Orville Redenbacher's
>> PAM
>> Parkay
>> Patio
>> Pemmican
>> Penrose
>> Peter Pan
>> Pogo
>> Poppycock
>
> ... I thought it was strange the ended abruptly at "P"...
>
> Penrose - Pickled sausages
> Ranch Style - Baked and Refried beans
> Reddi-wip - Whipped cream
> Ro-Tel - Canned tomato sauce
> Rosarita - Mexican - style foods
> Screaming Yellow Zonkers - Glazed popcorn (Discontinued)
> Slim Jim - Meat snacks
> Swiss Miss -Powdered cocoa for hot chocolate and pudding
> Squeez 'N Go - Prepared pudding
> The MAX - Pizzeria quality products for foodservice operators
> Van Camp's - Canned beans
> VH - Sauces and frozen foods (Available in Canada only)
> Vogel Popcorn - Popcorn
> Wesson - Cooking oils
> Wolf Brand Chili - Chili


I've bought a whole lot of them in my time. Not so much now.

Cheri

"Cheri" > wrote:

-snip-
>
>
>I've bought a whole lot of them in my time. Not so much now.

I got to 30 with Steve's contribution--- What!? No more screaming
yellow zonkers!?

Nothing I can't live without there--- but I doubt I'll memorize the
list.

Jim

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> I've mentioned several times that I feel blessed that I'm not a picky food
> eater. I like everything from canned things, frozen things, fast food
> restaurants, chain restaurants. It *IS* convenient to be so easy to
> please.
>
> That said, I finally met my match last night. I cooked the 2 can combo of
> La
> Choy Beef Chow Mein that I bought a couple of weeks ago. Rather than put
> it
> on rice, I also bought a can of their crunchy noodles. this is the
> "Chinese
> food" that I grew up with and I thought it would be a nice "comfort food"
> meal after about 45 years or so.
>
> Oh so NOT SO! It was the most disgusting thing I ever remember eating.
> Very tinny and bitter tasting. I suspect that might have come from the
> vegetable can which was mostly bean sprouts.
>
> I tried 3 bites, then took it back into the kitchen to see if I could
> doctor
> it up a bit. I added some soy sauce, a nip of sesame oil, and a load of
> crushed red peppers (the things you might add ot a pizza). It helped and
> I
> ate it but I was not happy.
>
> I still have the other half left and I might just toss it. It's that bad.
> I've eaten "not so good food" in the past, and won't make it again, but
> I've
> never ever been tempted to toss the leftovers of anything.
>
> La Choy bi-paks - don't try this at home, boys and girls. ;-|

My mom bought those things all the time. I don't remember liking them so
well but I ate them. She always bought the chicken. They served similar at
school. At school there was always a scoop of sticky rice and just a few of
the crunchy noodles on top. At home we had a pile of noodles with the
meat/veg on top.

I bought some a while back. I served it like the school did but my rice was
not sticky. Oh yuck! The bits of chicken were chewy. And it was loaded
with soy protein. Plus the noodles tasted stale. We had to throw it out
and I fixed something else.

On 30/05/2013 4:49 PM, Gary wrote:
> I've mentioned several times that I feel blessed that I'm not a picky food
> eater. I like everything from canned things, frozen things, fast food
> restaurants, chain restaurants. It *IS* convenient to be so easy to please.
>
> That said, I finally met my match last night. I cooked the 2 can combo of La
> Choy Beef Chow Mein that I bought a couple of weeks ago. Rather than put it
> on rice, I also bought a can of their crunchy noodles. this is the "Chinese
> food" that I grew up with and I thought it would be a nice "comfort food"
> meal after about 45 years or so.
>
> Oh so NOT SO! It was the most disgusting thing I ever remember eating.
> Very tinny and bitter tasting. I suspect that might have come from the
> vegetable can which was mostly bean sprouts.

You had canned Chinese food and were surprised that it tasted bad???
I am going to have to take a closer look. I didn't think they even sold
that crap anymore.

>

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> You had canned Chinese food and were surprised that it tasted bad???
> I am going to have to take a closer look. I didn't think they even sold
> that crap anymore.

I didn't either until I found it in some store. Can't remember where. But
I think when I was a kid it was Chun King that we ate. I *might* have been
better but I doubt it.

Some of the stuff my parents eat and claim to like just floors me.
Sometimes they will smile and say that they ate it as kids. Yeah, they made
me eat a lot of stuff as a kid but that doesn't mean I will remember it
fondly!

On Thursday, May 30, 2013 4:49:45 PM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> I've mentioned several times that I feel blessed that I'm not a picky food
>
> eater. I like everything from canned things, frozen things, fast food
>
> restaurants, chain restaurants. It *IS* convenient to be so easy to please.
>
>
>
> That said, I finally met my match last night. I cooked the 2 can combo of La
>
> Choy Beef Chow Mein that I bought a couple of weeks ago. Rather than put it
>
> on rice, I also bought a can of their crunchy noodles. this is the "Chinese
>
> food" that I grew up with and I thought it would be a nice "comfort food"
>
> meal after about 45 years or so.
>
>
>
> Oh so NOT SO! It was the most disgusting thing I ever remember eating.
>
> Very tinny and bitter tasting. I suspect that might have come from the
>
> vegetable can which was mostly bean sprouts.
>
>
>
> I tried 3 bites, then took it back into the kitchen to see if I could doctor
>
> it up a bit. I added some soy sauce, a nip of sesame oil, and a load of
>
> crushed red peppers (the things you might add ot a pizza). It helped and I
>
> ate it but I was not happy.
>
>
>
> I still have the other half left and I might just toss it. It's that bad.
>
> I've eaten "not so good food" in the past, and won't make it again, but I've
>
> never ever been tempted to toss the leftovers of anything.
>
>
>
> La Choy bi-paks - don't try this at home, boys and girls. ;-|
>
>
>
> G.

I'll bet you are suffering from a salt - overload. Ugh.

I had one of those LaChoy dinners on hand for emergencies, like a prolonged illness, hurricanes etc. Horrible doesn't describe it. One bite and that was it. Better to survive on pnut butter and crackers.

Time to start laying in all those 'cane items - thanks for the reminder. June 1st is tom'w.

Kalmia wrote:
>
> Gary wrote:
> > La Choy bi-paks - don't try this at home, boys and girls. ;-|
> >
> >

> I'll bet you are suffering from a salt - overload. Ugh.

Never that. If anything, I can be a saltaholic. I especially love it heavy
on steak or potatoes.


>
> I had one of those LaChoy dinners on hand for emergencies,
> like a prolonged illness, hurricanes etc. Horrible doesn't describe it.
> One bite and that was it. Better to survive on pnut butter and crackers.
>
> Time to start laying in all those 'cane items - thanks for the reminder. June 1st is tom'w.

June 1st is the "official" start of hurricane season but it never comes up
the east coast of the US that early. Prime hurricane for the coast is
mid-august maybe but mainly in September.

My July 4th weekend thing is to start eating up all freezer foods and
replace with 2-liter bottles of frozen water...in case of a prolonged power
outage.

G.

On Friday, May 31, 2013 4:57:14 PM UTC-4, Gary wrote:

>
> My July 4th weekend thing is to start eating up all freezer foods and
>
> replace with 2-liter bottles of frozen water...in case of a prolonged power
>
> outage.

Same here. It's good to eat-down your freezer anyway. I feel I am finally saving food dollars when I find those forgotten items. Sockpiling food doesn't save money til it's all been eaten. Fie on big freezers etc - let's not get into THAT debate again.

I make my 'cane ice in those plastic shoe boxes. They fit nicely into my side by side size freezer, cost a buck at the cheapo stores, and they also fit perfectly into the bottom of some coolers i have - for road trips, boating etc. They are also a lot sturdier than used milk jugs. Those big jugs vinegar comes in are pretty hefty tho too.

I will start stocking for 'cane 'cooking' ( propane stove) and get out my storm cookbook. Can't think of its title, but I'll be glad to look it up for anyone who wants ta know. I think it's still in print.

On 6/2/2013 10:05 AM, Kalmia wrote:

> Same here. It's good to eat-down your freezer anyway. I feel I am
> finally saving food dollars when I find those forgotten items.
> Sockpiling food doesn't save money til it's all been eaten. Fie on
> big freezers etc - let's not get into THAT debate again.

We have a refrigerator/freezer in the kitchen, an auxillary
refrigerator/freezer, plus a stand alone freezer. Do we really need all
this? That is what we keep asking ourselves.

Becca

On Mon, 03 Jun 2013 13:27:33 -0500, Ema Nymton >
wrote:

> On 6/2/2013 10:05 AM, Kalmia wrote:
>
> > Same here. It's good to eat-down your freezer anyway. I feel I am
> > finally saving food dollars when I find those forgotten items.
> > Sockpiling food doesn't save money til it's all been eaten. Fie on
> > big freezers etc - let's not get into THAT debate again.
>
> We have a refrigerator/freezer in the kitchen, an auxillary
> refrigerator/freezer, plus a stand alone freezer. Do we really need all
> this? That is what we keep asking ourselves.
>
I guess that depends on how often you have friends and family over.
IMO, a second refrigerator is always useful for drinks and
stashing things you're making ahead of time for a get-together. The
extra freezer space isn't absolutely necessary, but it makes buying
meat in large quantities (like those packages from Costco) easier if
there's some place to stash what you can't use now. We bought a
package of three gorgeous rib eyes last Thursday. We solved the
storage dilemma by cooking one that night and taking the other two
over to my DD's yesterday where my SIL grilled them to perfection.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

"Ema Nymton" > wrote in message
...
> On 6/2/2013 10:05 AM, Kalmia wrote:
>
>> Same here. It's good to eat-down your freezer anyway. I feel I am
>> finally saving food dollars when I find those forgotten items.
>> Sockpiling food doesn't save money til it's all been eaten. Fie on
>> big freezers etc - let's not get into THAT debate again.
>
> We have a refrigerator/freezer in the kitchen, an auxillary
> refrigerator/freezer, plus a stand alone freezer. Do we really need all
> this? That is what we keep asking ourselves.

The side by side in the kitchen would be enough for Angela and me. But it's
certainly not enough when husband is home. That's why I got the chest
freezer. He used to eat ice cream like mad. He seems to have gone off of
that but he loves the all fruit freezer pops. And if I didn't have that
chest freezer, I'd be making trips to the store at least daily for those.
Plus the freezer in the side by side isn't very wide so would never
accommodate a frozen pizza unless it was a single serve. Probably wouldn't
even hold something like a pan of lasagna.

The chest freezer also allows me to take advantage of sales. I can now
stock up on things that I couldn't if I didn't have it.

We have a little fridge with a freezer on top but it doesn't keep a good
temp. For that reason, I rarely put food in it. I put drinks in the fridge
and blue ice in the freezer. We do use a lot of blue ice here! I did have
a can of soda explode in it the other day. So it either freezes stuff or
doesn't keep it cold enough.

If I had my 'druthers, I'd get a small fridge like my mom has. It just has
a tiny freezer compartment in the top that doesn't keep stuff frozen. My
mom uses it for blue ice too. And the rest for drinks. She will likely get
rid of it when she moves but I just don't have a place to put it. Otherwise
I'd take it. Would sure be nice to have a little extra fridge room once in
a while.

I also really love those drawer type fridges where you can put a whole
platter of food in.

Kalmia wrote:
>
> I make my 'cane ice in those plastic shoe boxes. They fit nicely into my side by side size freezer, cost a buck at the cheapo stores,

Those squared off containers are good for storing ice in freezers. Less
space wasted. Also, the bigger the container the better as a large block of
ice will last much longer. I used to use large Tupperware containers but now
I just save 2-liter soda bottles for freezing water. Also keep your fridge
below filled with cold water. Every bit help when the power goes out for
days.

And right now is the time to start slowly replacing food in the freezer with
large ice blocks.

Also, time soon to get about $100 from your bank in small bills. Ask for $1
bills and you get a nifty prepackaged bundle.

This is for storm electricity loss. Some stores will open up but for cash
only using their generators. Been there, done that. About 10 years ago we
had a storm that knocked electricity out of my area for 3 days. A few
stores opened up with generator power but it was cash only. I had plenty of
money in my bank but no access to it. Cash in small bills is a staple for
me now during hurricane season.

G

Gary wrote:
> I've mentioned several times that I feel blessed that I'm not a picky food
> eater. I like everything from canned things, frozen things, fast food
> restaurants, chain restaurants. It *IS* convenient to be so easy to please.
>
> That said, I finally met my match last night. I cooked the 2 can combo of La
> Choy Beef Chow Mein that I bought a couple of weeks ago. Rather than put it
> on rice, I also bought a can of their crunchy noodles. this is the "Chinese
> food" that I grew up with and I thought it would be a nice "comfort food"
> meal after about 45 years or so.
>
> Oh so NOT SO! It was the most disgusting thing I ever remember eating.
> Very tinny and bitter tasting. I suspect that might have come from the
> vegetable can which was mostly bean sprouts.
>
> I tried 3 bites, then took it back into the kitchen to see if I could doctor
> it up a bit. I added some soy sauce, a nip of sesame oil, and a load of
> crushed red peppers (the things you might add ot a pizza). It helped and I
> ate it but I was not happy.
>
> I still have the other half left and I might just toss it. It's that bad.
> I've eaten "not so good food" in the past, and won't make it again, but I've
> never ever been tempted to toss the leftovers of anything.
>
> La Choy bi-paks - don't try this at home, boys and girls. ;-|
>
> G.

I am surprised that this type of c--p is still being sold. That
must mean people have been buying it (or its predecessors,
assuming it has changed over the years) for decades. Ugh.

--
Jean B.

"Jean B." > wrote in message
...
> I am surprised that this type of c--p is still being sold. That must mean
> people have been buying it (or its predecessors, assuming it has changed
> over the years) for decades. Ugh.

We had it when I was a kid and my mother loved the stuff. I always dreaded
that night.

On 5/30/2013 4:57 PM, The Other Guy wrote:
> On Thu, 30 May 2013 16:49:45 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
>> That said, I finally met my match last night. I cooked the 2 can combo of La
>> Choy Beef Chow Mein
>
> Now another product of Con-Agra.
>
> I REFUSE to buy anything that comes from them.
>

For your memories, you're not looking back *far* enough for La Choy:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Choy

"La Choy was founded in 1922 by Dr. Ilhan New (ìœ*ì�¼í•œ), later founder of
Yuhan Corporation in South Korea; and Wally Smith from the University of
Michigan. The first product, canned mung bean sprouts, was originally
sold in Smith's Detroit, Michigan, grocery store."

(There were a lot of owners before ConAgra). Back then most Americans
didn't know what the heck "Chinese" food is. So here comes La Choy...
with the American version. Chow mein aside, it's no wonder "chop suey"
became an example of Chinese food.

Jill

On Thursday, May 30, 2013 4:57:46 PM UTC-4, The Other Guy wrote:
>
> Now another product of Con-Agra.
>
>
>
> I REFUSE to buy anything that comes from them.
>

Think of the steps, money and time you'll save, as you skip most of the supermarket aisles and shop the periphery. Healthier too.

On Sun, 2 Jun 2013 08:07:42 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> wrote:

> On Thursday, May 30, 2013 4:57:46 PM UTC-4, The Other Guy wrote:
> >
> > Now another product of Con-Agra.
> >
> >
> >
> > I REFUSE to buy anything that comes from them.
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> Think of the steps, money and time you'll save, as you skip most of the supermarket aisles and shop the periphery. Healthier too.

Agree. I have no idea who is behind those products, in fact I'm
pretty much unaware of food products in the middle of the store
because I've been shopping the periphery all of my adult life. Why
buy hamburger helper when it's so easy to make something like your
(low fat) version of chicken tetrazzini so easily?

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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

"Kalmia" > wrote in message
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> On Thursday, May 30, 2013 4:57:46 PM UTC-4, The Other Guy wrote:
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>> Now another product of Con-Agra.
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>> I REFUSE to buy anything that comes from them.
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> Think of the steps, money and time you'll save, as you skip most of the
> supermarket aisles and shop the periphery. Healthier too.

If you did that in Grocery Outlet you'd wind up with a lot of cheap clothes
and bad candy!

On Thursday, May 30, 2013 3:57:46 PM UTC-5, The Other Guy wrote:
> On Thu, 30 May 2013 16:49:45 -0400, Gary > wrote:
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> >That said, I finally met my match last night. I cooked the 2 can combo of La
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> >Choy Beef Chow Mein
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> Now another product of Con-Agra.
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>
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> I REFUSE to buy anything that comes from them.
>
Almost everything they make is crappy, but I do like Rosarita better than any other brand of canned refried beans, and occasionally buy a can of Wolf Brand Chili to mix with two cans of Chilli Man, lots of browned ground beef, cumin, chili powder, etc.

--Bryan

On Wed, 5 Jun 2013 15:34:30 -0700 (PDT), Vegan Earthworm Holocaust
> wrote:

> On Thursday, May 30, 2013 3:57:46 PM UTC-5, The Other Guy wrote:
> > On Thu, 30 May 2013 16:49:45 -0400, Gary > wrote:
> >
> > Con-Agra.
> >
> >
> > I REFUSE to buy anything that comes from them.
> >
> Almost everything they make is crappy, but I do like Rosarita better than any other brand of canned refried beans, and occasionally buy a can of Wolf Brand Chili to mix with two cans of Chilli Man, lots of browned ground beef, cumin, chili powder, etc.
>

I don't research who makes what. If I like it and the ingredient list
on the label doesn't offend my delicate sensibilities, I buy it. If
it turns out that some disgusting mega-corporation is at the root of
the ownership tree, I thank heaven that they haven't messed with the
original product too much (yet).

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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.