2 Grocery Questions

sabrinacrandall

Okay, I've recently been teaching myself to cook. I think I've done pretty well so far, but as far as the grocery store goes, there are two things that I seem unable to find (I shop at two different ones, and have not had success).

1. Hummus
2. Edamame

Where does one find these?! I've looked in all of the refridgerated/frozen sections, the vegetable section, the pre-prepped salad and additional fresh cheese section, the asian food section, the cracker aisle...pretty much everywhere. I'm assuming (wrongly?) that these are things you can buy at a store like Wal-Mart? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

tiptoethruthetulips

Hummus probably in dairy fridge with the dips, that's where it is in Australia.

Edamame no idea, maybe an Asian grocery shop

Alatariel75

Yup, hummus ought to be with all the other dips, and if they have edamame, it will be frozen and with the frozen veg, but they might not carry it.

icck

I'm in the UK so it may vary, but here hummus is kept with the refrigerated dips and sandwich fillings.
Edamame can be found fresh with premade salads, or with the vegetables in the freezer section. Or dried in the international foods section.

supersocks117

In the Us I find Edamame two places in a store like Walmart or Target - frozen by the vegetables and freeze dried/dry roasted by the dried fruits and veggies.

Hummus should be in the refrigerated section, probably near dip.

sabrinacrandall

Huh. I can't seem to find it with the dips (which are with the yogurts in my store, at least some of them). Maybe I just don't know what the packaging looks like. I know there are peanut butters with the cheeses that look like they're going to be hummus from afar, but aren't.

And, as for the edamame, I looked in the frozen veggies pretty extensively yesterday, and the best I found was lima beans. But, maybe I should also look with the fruits, which are in a completely different section. If I don't find it, maybe I can find an asian food market close. I know there's one about 45 minutes away.

JamieD328

in the grocery stores around here hummus is with the refrigerated dressings in the produce sections. and fresh edamame will probably be in produce near near bagged salad where they would have things like bagged brussells sprouts and stir fry mix.

ActiveApril

At a few different Meijer around here hummus in a stand-alone refrigerated bin/stand along with specialty cheeses in the produce section - they have a ton of different kinds. I can't picture where it is at Walmart, but I have purchased it there before - probably also around the produce section. At Kroger it's near the produce, also near specialty cheeses. Edamame I always find in the frozen section, with the other vegetables, frequently either near the top shelf or the bottom.

KMasz

Not sure about edamame, most stores near me only have it in the frozen veggie section. Hummus at stores near me are by the deli with the store deli packaged block/shredded/grated cheeses (not in the dairy section with the name brand block cheese)

sabrinacrandall

Okay, making my own is a really great idea. I hadn't really considered that an option!

Hummus at stores near me are by the deli with the store deli packaged block/shredded/grated cheeses (not in the dairy section with the name brand block cheese)

Hm, it could be there for me too, now that you mention it. There's a little kiosk type refrigerated section by the meat counter that I haven't really looked at...

Thank you all! I now know I can, at the very least, make one of the two. It would be really great to find edamame somewhere, because it's delicious and high in protein and all that, but at least hummus is doable.

ktekc

or you could ask someone that works at your store. . .they probably would be happy to help. i know mine usually are.

cuckoo_jenibeth

In my local Walmart the hummus is with the prepackaged veggies, salads and fruits in the chilled portion of the produce section. The edamame is in the frozen veggies next to the frozen snow peas and frozen stir fry mixed veggies.

Need2Exerc1se

Hummus is found in the deli section of my local grocery. Edamame in the frozen vegetable and frozen 'health foods' section. I've never found edamame not frozen.

Hummus is super easy and so much cheaper to make yourself. Just put a can of chickpeas, clove of garlic, couple Tbs of lemon juice, a little salt and cumin in a food processor. Turn it on and drizzle in however much olive oil you prefer. If you want to keep it lower calorie, add a little water and less oil. It takes like 5 min to make and wash out the processor bowl. That is a basice hummus recipe, but you can add roasted peppers, more/roasted garlic, sun dried tomatoes or whatever else you like to mix up the taste.

Edamame hummus is also good.

Patttience

Make your own hummus. Here, the store made hummus is not that great in my opinion. Hummus contains dried chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and water, salt, garlic. To make it you need a food processor. Its very easy to make and its freaking delicious. Its easy to find an authentic recipe online. Start with authentic before you go down the experimental path.

Traditionally hummus is served with a drizzle of olive oil on top but if you are on a diet, then i'd skip that bit.

Patttience

Note that recipe above my post is not how it is traditionally made. There is no cumin and you don't drizzle olive oil in. Hummus contains tahini - ground sesame seeds. That said, what she describes sound like it would be quite nice too.

OldHobo

Tahini is kinda pricey to my way of thinking so if I wasn't real sure I wanted hummus on a regular basis it'd be cheaper for me to buy it ready made. Tahini is similar to natural peanut butter; the kind with oil floating on top. I've tried substituting peanut butter for tahini in hummus, or just leaving it out, and didn't care as much for it as much either way. If you do buy tahini you might try it in salad dressings too. Personally, I've never heard of hummus without olive oil, but the universe is filled with stuff I've never heard of.

The Kroger I go to keeps it in a cooler case with higher end dips and some cheeses like brie and fresh mozzarella.

Edamame, foodie speak for soybeans, is only in the frozen foods case at the local Kroger.

Congratulations on your decision to learn to cook! Here's wishing the knowledge and skill serve you and yours well for many decades.

Need2Exerc1se

Patttience wrote: »

Note that recipe above my post is not how it is traditionally made. There is no cumin and you don't drizzle olive oil in. Hummus contains tahini - ground sesame seeds. That said, what she describes sound like it would be quite nice too.

Doh! Yes, I can't believe I forgot the tahini. But I've never seen a recipe for hummus without olive oil.

michaelafoor916

I found hummus by the deli counter where they have the more expensive cheeses and such... around there. that was at walmart

brandi712

michaela_g09 wrote: »

I found hummus by the deli counter where they have the more expensive cheeses and such... around there. that was at walmart

That is where I find hummus at my grocery store

melimomTARDIS

supersocks117 wrote: »

In the Us I find Edamame two places in a store like Walmart or Target - frozen by the vegetables and freeze dried/dry roasted by the dried fruits and veggies.

Hummus should be in the refrigerated section, probably near dip.

that is where I find these items as well.

Wildstorms

I do it your way, but without the tahini...

sabrinacrandall

OldHobo wrote: »

Tahini is kinda pricey to my way of thinking so if I wasn't real sure I wanted hummus on a regular basis it'd be cheaper for me to buy it ready made. Tahini is similar to natural peanut butter; the kind with oil floating on top. I've tried substituting peanut butter for tahini in hummus, or just leaving it out, and didn't care as much for it as much either way. If you do buy tahini you might try it in salad dressings too. Personally, I've never heard of hummus without olive oil, but the universe is filled with stuff I've never heard of.

The Kroger I go to keeps it in a cooler case with higher end dips and some cheeses like brie and fresh mozzarella.

Edamame, foodie speak for soybeans, is only in the frozen foods case at the local Kroger.

Congratulations on your decision to learn to cook! Here's wishing the knowledge and skill serve you and yours well for many decades.

Thank you so much for the advice! Yeah, when I make it, I'll definitely make it the first few times with the traditional ingredients. When I start getting creative is when my cooking goes wrong, and then I get upset. ^-^;

Is it terrible that I didn't know the bolded part? So I could have completely missed it because it was called something else.... Skills.

enterdanger

I'm in the US. The hummus here is usually in with the fancy cheeses. I do traditionally make all my hummus since it is less expensive then buying it.

SimoneBee12

Why don't you just ask an employee? When I worked at a supermarket, I was asked where things were constantly, and believe me, if you're a good employee that's been there for a little while you know where EVERYTHING is. I can still remember every items placement and I left a year ago.

Plus, they'll be able to tell you if they sell it at all, and if you're wasting your time constantly looking.

Always ask the more mature looking employees (20+), I know that sounds mean, but generally the younger high school age workers don't pay as much attention.

mbaker566

Need2Exerc1se wrote: »

Patttience wrote: »

Note that recipe above my post is not how it is traditionally made. There is no cumin and you don't drizzle olive oil in. Hummus contains tahini - ground sesame seeds. That said, what she describes sound like it would be quite nice too.

Doh! Yes, I can't believe I forgot the tahini. But I've never seen a recipe for hummus without olive oil.

me either

lmsaa

Sam's Club near me (I looked at your location, and Sam's lists a store there) has edamame with the frozen vegetables and Sabra brand hummus in the refrigerator shelves near the cheeses and other dips. When I'm on a diet, I like making bean dips myself to cut down on the calories. I use water if I need to thin the dip instead of adding more oil. As a change from hummus, I particularly like cannellini beans (I use canned, drained and rinsed) with a little garlic and lots of rosemary, a little olive oil, and salt and pepper to taste - puree everything but the beans in your food processor, then add the rosemary at the end, so it ends up chopped instead of pureed. I use fresh rosemary from my garden in the summer, and rosemary isn't hard to find fresh in the supermarket in the winter. Serve with cut celery.

sabrinacrandall

SimoneBee12 wrote: »

Why don't you just ask an employee? When I worked at a supermarket, I was asked where things were constantly, and believe me, if you're a good employee that's been there for a little while you know where EVERYTHING is. I can still remember every items placement and I left a year ago.

Plus, they'll be able to tell you if they sell it at all, and if you're wasting your time constantly looking.

Always ask the more mature looking employees (20+), I know that sounds mean, but generally the younger high school age workers don't pay as much attention.

Honestly, because I hate having to ask. I've looked 4 times for both before I even came here and asked. Asking people for help is something I've never really been comfortable doing, especially when it's something as simple as finding something in a store. Faster, more convenient and immediately gratifying, yes. But something I just have a lot of trouble mentally wrapping my head around doing. People skills are not my forte...let's just leave it at that.

lmsaa wrote: »

Sam's Club near me (I looked at your location, and Sam's lists a store there) has edamame with the frozen vegetables and Sabra brand hummus in the refrigerator shelves near the cheeses and other dips. When I'm on a diet, I like making bean dips myself to cut down on the calories. I use water if I need to thin the dip instead of adding more oil. As a change from hummus, I particularly like cannellini beans (I use canned, drained and rinsed) with a little garlic and lots of rosemary, a little olive oil, and salt and pepper to taste - puree everything but the beans in your food processor, then add the rosemary at the end, so it ends up chopped instead of pureed. I use fresh rosemary from my garden in the summer, and rosemary isn't hard to find fresh in the supermarket in the winter. Serve with cut celery.

Mmm, that sounds delicious too! Definitely have to try it. Thank you!!

Lounmoun

sabrinacrandall wrote: »

Okay, I've recently been teaching myself to cook. I think I've done pretty well so far, but as far as the grocery store goes, there are two things that I seem unable to find (I shop at two different ones, and have not had success).

1. Hummus
2. Edamame

Where does one find these?! I've looked in all of the refridgerated/frozen sections, the vegetable section, the pre-prepped salad and additional fresh cheese section, the asian food section, the cracker aisle...pretty much everywhere. I'm assuming (wrongly?) that these are things you can buy at a store like Wal-Mart? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

At Walmart I've found edamame with the frozen vegetables.
I don't buy pre-made hummus since it is insanely easy to make. I'd probably look in the deli area of a grocery store for pre-made stuff.

LaurenNotLaura

In my store, hummus is in the deli section near the premade stuff. Usually where they have the containers of potato salads and that stuff. Edamame I've only found frozen by me.

trisH_7183

Here is a pic of my fav hummus. You can see the package.

Unknown

This content has been removed.