Your Favourite jarred goods

[pancake]

Everytime I am at a food store, I find myself looking at all the jarred goodies, anything from veggies to condiments/sauces. I spend so much money on these products only to find some of them disappointing....

I am specifically interested in finding good marinated mushrooms, eggplants, artichokes, onions and olives......or other yummy spreads/dips. I have tried some of the summer fresh dips and so far artichoke and asiago is the winner. Yum.

[yankeefan]

what else? quality peanut butter of course

[ArikaDawn]

Cashew Butter, a staple here, how could I forget?!

[Sam Fujisaka]

Sauerkraut from the German-organic food shop nearby.

[mojoeater]

I like a few jarred goods from Trader Joe's: Hot & Sour Soup, Green Thai Curry, Mixed Olive Tapenade to name a few. I doctor them up when I have time, but they are some of the best prepared things I've found.

[shaebones]

Roasted red bell peppers. Roland brand ONLY!!! They are amazing.

[vermontpoet]

Thai Peanut Sauce from William-Sonoma. I think the brand name was Jade. Yum!!! Used to always have a few bottles of it on hand...while my hub worked there and enjoyed an employee discount. Can't afford it now...and there aren't any WS stores anywhere near where I live in VT.

[piccola]

President's Choice artichoke spread. Spicy Calabrese bruschetta topping. Jarred zaalouk from Kalustyan's. Trader Joe's mushroom mix.

No specific brand: green mango pickles, ginger preserves, bitter orange marmalade, crunchy almond butter, pumpkin butter, stuffed vine leaves, kimchi.

[Sophia.]

Hot and Sweet Banana Peppers, and Pickled Okra. how a northern girl like me found her way to Pickled Okra is a whole other story, but I love it.

[JungMann]

Count me as another Yankee who loves pickled okra. Can't remember the brand I get; there's only one type at my market. Ajvar is also a great dip for bread, crackers or veggies, if you can find it. Look on the back and avoid the ones that add tons of sugar -- the peppers in the dip should be naturally sweet.

[jinet12]

Artichokes, marinated, come to mind...Second the "Wickles" nomination...There are some very good relishes out there...Central Market in Texas sells a great carrot/jalapeno one...Chutneys rarely disappoint...We have a great assortments of "chow-chow" as well..Also, spiced peaches are very delicious...There are a lot of great "jarred" foods out there, but honestly, the good ones are usually a bit expensive...

[C. Hamster]

Italian Tuna

Hearts of Palm

Cornichons

[ohromujici]

Sweet baby ray's barbeque sauce, Paul Newman's black bean and corn salsa, Rao's Vodka Sauce (for pasta), Bionaturae apricot jam (I can only find this at Wholefoods), and Sarabeth's apricot/pineapple jam.

[ashes]

I've been on a recent kick for Wickles Pickles (both sweet and spicy). A friend brought them to us when we threw a BBQ. I think they're out of Alabama (her home state) but she found them here in Austin. I ate the whole jar in a matter of days without even noticing and need to search them out again.

[revsharkie]

Mad Butcher salsa, peperoncini peppers, and big fat green olives stuffed with garlic cloves.

[gotvin]

I, too, am pretty much always disappointed in jarred "stuff." My favorites are black bean dip made by a company whose name is not coming to me. I will go look. I love homeade salsa, but Tostitos HOT chunky salsa with chips is one of my favorite snacks.

I prefer to make it all myself - and the bonus is I eat it all without a leftover crusty jar sitting in my fridge a year from now :)

[flipkeat]

Passion Fruit Preserves..Mmmmm!!!!!!!

[ArikaDawn]

Mmmm, hot mix. It's really the only thing I buy in a jar other than preserves.

[Quine]

jarred makes me think pickles, sweet gerkins!

[Candy]

Jarred always sound like something that has been shaken into a concussion. I buy bottled foods.