Every year Trader Joe’s asks customers to vote on their favorite products, and for the past two years the number-one fan favorite item in the whole store has been Trader Joe’s Mandarin orange chicken. The first time it happened, I was honestly a bit surprised. I mean, we’re talking about a store that stocks cookie butter, and everybody’s favorite item is frozen chicken in orange sauce? I was perplexed. So last night I tried it, and now I get it. I totally get it.

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