Man, the fan base of Trader Joe’s Hot Bell Pepper Relish continues to send in their lamentations.
Beth from Phoenix, AZ, agrees:
“We have been so hooked on the Hot Pepper Relish!!! A hamburger won’t be the same!!! We called the Co. office and we told it didn’t sell well!!!”
Don’t forget to check out the Tracking Trader Joe’s site to find other sad fans.
Honorable mention by a fellow blogger here, though they were looking for some specific vegetarian dim sum. Hm, Grubgirl should look into this.
Chalk it to the wonders of the wired world. Looks like there is a blog dedicated to activities in the TJ world called Tracking Trader Joe’s…including a discussion on the discontinuation of our lovely Trader Joe’s Hot Bell Pepper Relish!
More than one reader has lamented about the discontinuation of Trader Joe’s Hot Bell Pepper Relish. One dear reader has found what he thinks is a substitute at his local Cost Plus…in fact, he thinks it’s the exact same thing.
Since Trader Joe’s private labels much of their inventory, perhaps this is true. Can anyone else confirm this?
“I am one of many people missing the hot relish.
My wife discovered “Mezzetta express Deli-style hot bell pepper relish” in Cost Plus in Torrance CA (Los Angeles Area).
If they are not the source of the TJ hot pepper relish I would be amazed.
They also have Mezzetta sweet pepper relish which has exactly the same flavor without the slight hotness.
