New foods are always available at Trader Joe's. Fans, including our editors, love the speciality grocer for that reason.
Squiggly Knife Cut Style Noodles from TJ's. The Taiwanese-style air-dried noodles have been a hit since they hit shelves last month.
TJ's chewy, ruffled noodles were instantly likened to celebrity chef more expensive Momofuku-brand noodles, and TikTok users showed thousands of viewers how to personalise them.
On Jan. 25, this writer bought a package of the fashionable noodles from a towering display in my Brooklyn, N.Y., Trader Joe's.
All the hubbub made sense. The four-pack of squiggly noodles costs $4.99. They're ready in five minutes. They're even better with a little chilli crisp.
The famous noodles are being sold on eBay for $20 by scalpers. Most "if not all" TJ's outlets are out of the popular product, and it won't be back until April, according to the story.
When I searched eBay on Feb. 27, just one California-based vendor was selling TJ's squiggly noodles for $9.98 plus $11.55 shipping. Two bids had been placed.
I found many more buzzy new TJ's goods on the internet marketplace, including three store-brand spice blends—Ketchup, Pizza, and Sriracha—all marked up to more than double the regular price.