We have a bunch of sides from Trader Joe's in our freezer, and one of the ones I was looking forward to trying was the confetti rice. It's basically rice combined with lemongrass, ginger and baby corn. We like all of those flavors, and rice with vegetables in it is healthier than rice without them, so how could this not be a good idea?
The box makes it look so good...
Each box comes with 2 microwaveable pouches. You snip off the corner of the package and then throw it in the microwave. When it's done, you have to carefully open the steamy pouch. Simple instructions on the box, but didn't really work in practice. Ours was really hot in parts but still kind of cold in others, so we had to cut it open, stir it up on a plate and then re-microwave it for a short time to get it all hot enough to eat.
Frozen confetti rice
The texture of the rice was okay - not really soft or fluffy but also not super-dry or falling apart. It tasted more like lemon than lemongrass, but the lemon flavor and scent were so artificial. I had read on a TJ's thread on Chowhound recently (weeks after I bought this) that it reminded someone of lemon Pledge, and unfortunately, we could definitely see the resemblance. If you like that fake lemon-ness, then this might not bother you, but we didn't like it. The corn didn't add much flavor even if you could see the small pieces of it. The ginger flavor was really strong, and not in a good way. It was a bit overpowering. Combining the strong ginger with the perfumed lemony scent/flavor was just not a winning combination.
One serving (half pouch) = 250 calories
Buy Again? No. We still have one pouch left and we're thinking that maybe we'll eat it with fish sticks or something. Hopefully the extra strong lemony flavor will rub off a little on the fish and balance it out more.
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