Episode 18: Our Spice Trade
Inside Trader Joe's
Trader Joe's
4.7 • 4.2K Ratings
🗓️ 14 October 2019
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Whether you're shopping for staple spices or in search of the next big thing, the spice section at Trader Joe's is the place to be. In this episode of Inside Trader Joe's, we take you on a journey through our own spice trade. Along the way, we'll learn a bit about everything from garlic to cinnamon, and Everything But The Bagel to... well, have a listen to find out what's coming next.
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| 0:00.0 | We hope that this episode of Inside Trader Joe's will bring a little spice to your life. |
| 0:06.0 | Here's a sample. |
| 0:07.0 | You definitely cannot talk about spices at Trader Joe's and not mention that everything |
| 0:11.2 | with the Bitcoin season. |
| 0:12.6 | This one has really one of the greatest stories ever because I was making this for several |
| 0:16.5 | years at home and everybody kept saying, Bird, make me some of that, make me some of that. |
| 0:20.2 | It's the Dutch desire to maintain their monopoly on nutmeg that makes them trade Manhattan, |
| 0:27.7 | New York City for another island. |
| 0:30.7 | So much to cover. |
| 0:31.7 | South African smoke, holiday spices, duke, paprika, garlic, rubs, a new blend from Japan, |
| 0:37.3 | everything but the something else. |
| 0:39.3 | I'd love to take credit for this idea but it was actually a suggestion from one of our |
| 0:43.0 | crew members. |
| 0:44.0 | A few years ago we actually discontinued cayenne pepper and then we realized that we'd |
| 0:48.4 | be upsetting all those people who do master cleanse in January. |
| 0:52.5 | And they're grumpy to begin with. |
| 0:54.3 | Oh see this is going to generate more phone calls. |
| 0:57.6 | Have a glass of milk ready because this could get spicy. |
| 1:01.3 | Ready? |
| 1:02.3 | Let's go inside Trader Joe's. |
| 1:13.3 | I'm Tara Miller, the director of words and phrases and clauses here at Trader Joe's. |
| 1:18.6 | And I'm Matt Sloan, the marketing product guy, working with a great team of crew members |
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