a food question I didn't expect to have to ask

[redbird]

cattitude has just sent a break-up message to Goya foods, having discovered via Twitter that their president is an ardent Trump supporter.

After twenty-five happy years, we are looking for other sources of canned beans worth the eating, and of olive oil.

My notes from Washington say that O Organics canned black beans are acceptable but bland, and Eden Organic navy beans are good.

I realize this is small potatoes compared to having to break up with a close friend or partner, or cut off a relative, for similar reasons--but I haven't had to do that (which may say something positive about my family). Speaking of family, boycotting food for political reasons was part of my upbringing--we did without grapes for years, to support the United Farm Workers.

Comments

[conuly]

Goya!?

[adrian_turtle]

Yes, Goya.
https://www.npr.org/2020/07/09/889600302/calls-to-boycott-goya-foods-after-ceo-praises-president-trump
It's shocking.

Redbird, I've been happy with Trader Joe's olive oil. I expected Market Basket beans to be good, but I didn't like their canned chickpeas. They felt a little undercooked, though they might be ok if I was going to cook them more than a few minutes. I'm thinking of getting dried chickpeas from there, cooking a big batch in the crockpot despite the heat, and freezing them in little packages.

[minoanmiss]

I am SAD. I don't get my olive oil from them (we tend to buy Trader Joe's or Costco/Kirkland for bulk olive oil, and I have a terrible habit of froufrou ones) but I love their canned beans. I will have to canned-bean hunt and report back.

[cjsmith]

Yeah, this is definitely a blow. :/