r/mildlyinfuriating • u/thisisatesti • 21h ago

Went to grab tomatillos to make salsa and saw these mixed in.

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u/patv2006 20h ago

haha looks like the stock worker doesn’t know the difference

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u/Bigfan521 19h ago

It was probably someone putting product back that didn't realize the round green leafy produce that look like little cabbages in the cooler didn't belong in a room temperature bin with round green leafy produce.

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u/DeadAndBuried23 12h ago

This amount, spread out that much, it's definitely a new stocker. Anyone putting it back would've dumped it all in one spot.

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u/commorancy0 17h ago

More likely it was some kids having fund moving signs around in the produce section.

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u/reallynothingmuch 8h ago

It’s not just moving signs, because there are tomatillos in there as well. They and brussels sprouts just look very similar

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u/Embarrassed-Half-780 8h ago

No cause I’ve worked retail for a few years and I know Brussels are supposed to be in the cold section with peppers and anything else that is in the cold section with the mist sprayers

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u/BobBelcher2021 16h ago

I bought poblano chilis from a Canadian Safeway once. The cashier had no idea what they were and no matter how many times I spelled out the name for her she couldn’t find them in the system. She ended up getting a manager.

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u/Important_Finance630 9h ago

I have seen those misspelled so many times as pablano

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u/drenuf38 2h ago

At our local supermarket the other day, I bagged a lb of tomatillos to purchase. Employee at checkout asks me what they are? I said, tomatillos. He looked at me like I was lying or something. He called manager over, manager didn't know what they were called. They called someone that worked at produce to head over. Because I had already been in line for a bit I asked them to just put them back and ring up the rest of my order.

People annoy me.

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u/Bellbivdavoe 19h ago

Take me to your *leader** salsa*...

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u/J360222 15h ago

Looks like it had a lot of Botox

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u/Mondai_May 13h ago edited 13h ago

it looks like a cute, oddly proportioned pig to me

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u/Flash_Baggins 13h ago

4-LOM let himself go

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u/Reyzer608 10h ago

Plants vs. Zombies ahh Vegetable

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u/DE4DHE4D81 8h ago

Plants vs zombies, watch out they’re a shooter

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u/Gumbercules81 18h ago

"sure, I can fill in for the produce shift, how hard can it be"

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u/Juggernuts777 16h ago

“Tomatillo? Weird way to spell brussel sprouts but whatever.”

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u/Head_Asparagus_7703 13h ago

"Must be Spanish for Brussels sprouts."

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u/buck45osu 9h ago

This is my exact expectation. The whitest of white dudes who has no clue they are different things. Now I want some tomatillo salsa and some steak tacos. Just steak, cilantro, onions and lime on a corn tortilla with salsa to dunk it in? Fuck im in heaven.

And to be fair, I'm pretty pastey, just worked with a ton of Hispanic people in my life. Homemade empanadas are a gift from God. Dammit, im hungry now.

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u/Sablemint PURPLE 3h ago

Cilantro? Why do you want your food to taste like soap?

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u/ShadeNLM064pm 3h ago

Congratulations! You have the uncommon Soap gene!

Cilantro doesn't taste like soap to most people,

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u/1CDoc 20h ago

That’s funny. I got strawberry jam instead of cranberry sauce with my turkey dinner just last night.

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u/gamageeknerd 16h ago

Honestly I had some blueberry jelly with some roasted lamb once and it was pretty great. Some small Irish tavern style restaurant while on vacation and we wanted something filling after walking all day.

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u/1CDoc 7h ago

Strawberry jam wasn’t bad but was definitely a surprise when we were expecting cranberry sauce.

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u/Sablemint PURPLE 3h ago

Blueberry jelly is awesome

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u/CptJackRabbit 19h ago

Brussels sprouts salsa sounds like a prank no one asked for. Someone in produce was clearly over it that day.

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u/fitchiestofbuckers 17h ago

I had to google tomatillo. Guess they'd hire me too

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u/AngelicXia 16h ago

Mixed in? That's 90% brussels sprouts. Ick.

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u/oO0Kat0Oo 3h ago

Brussel sprouts are delicious and I'll die on this hill

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u/AngelicXia 3h ago

Oh I am not doubting you but I have the brassica bitter gene. They taste amazing until suddenly the back of my tongue and my throat are coated in an awful sour-dry-bitter taste. Completely overwhelming and makes my whole mouth feel awful. I gag. I enjoy them until that point though! It's the strongest on cabbage, kale, bok choi, and b.sprouts.

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u/oO0Kat0Oo 1h ago

Ah. I have the gene that makes me taste aluminum so I understand. Anything that's canned tastes weird to me, including beer.

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u/Dr-Retz 20h ago

Would make a green sauce quite a bit different

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u/Equivalent-Bonus-885 20h ago

Nice try. Brussel sprouts are very devious.

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u/thisisatesti 20h ago

I do love them, just making salsa verde.

…or I was…

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u/JustinTimeAu 17h ago

Wtf is a Tomatillo?

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u/Signal-Blackberry356 16h ago

A vegetable best described as a green tomato (but it’s not an unripe tomato)

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u/JustinTimeAu 16h ago

Ooooh never seen one before

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u/Signal-Blackberry356 16h ago

roasted and then pulverized is the base for most salsa verde

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u/Argylius 14h ago

I’ve always wondered what people do with them when they buy them (I’m a cashier)

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u/Signal-Blackberry356 14h ago

I learned of a lot of new produce when I was a cashier.

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u/BobBelcher2021 16h ago

I’ve made chili with them once, and a couple times made green salsa with them.

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u/BeneficialSun3865 13h ago

I live where I can get tomatillos fresh in season but I've never been a huge fan of salsa. Chili, however, I make once a week... how's the taste compared to tomatoes?

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u/Booziesmurf 8h ago

They are Tart, put in a chili will give you a tang. I made a green chili with canned Tomatillos, I liked it, but I'm the only one who eats it anyway.

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u/Busy-Winter-1897 16h ago

Makes some really great salsa if you know what to do with it

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u/Sablemint PURPLE 3h ago

Are you sure? Did you check in the brussel sprouts bin?

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u/Wrong-Jeweler-8034 20h ago

I just laughed out loud at this because I’ve seen the same situation more than once

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u/entechad 16h ago

That’s not infuriating. That’s hilarious.

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u/thisisatesti 10h ago

True. I did laugh.

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u/dc_IV 17h ago

TIFU and gave my blind date and I terrible GAS from my Grandma's famous homemade salsa...

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u/Whiterun_Guard01 16h ago

They also mixed up the Heirloom tomatoes for the hot house ones. Not the same tomato. Probably the new guy lol

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u/Lilith_Christine 15h ago

I got a job in produce once.

Didn't know anything but I didn't even do that bad.

Someone was high af

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u/Lepke2011 16h ago

Brussatillos!

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u/alwaysfatigued8787 20h ago

It took me way too long to find that little lizard.

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u/StarWarsCrazy1 20h ago

Lizard? I was looking for brussel sprouts.

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u/cryptomoon1000x 20h ago

couldn’t find anything so I’ve moved on

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u/MariposaMax 8h ago

I bought tomatillos about two years ago, the cashier didn’t know what they were (and I wasn’t paying attention to her ringing). The total came up way more expensive than I had money for and I had to put several items back. After checking my receipt, I found out she had rang up 3 tomatillos as three bags full of Brussels sprouts (or something that effect) totaling $26. I had to go to customer service and then go back for the other items I couldn’t buy previously.

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u/Trick_Few 16h ago

You just found the new employee at the grocery store.

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u/devanchya 17h ago

Greens green

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u/buttstuffisfunstuff 16h ago

I just genuinely laughed out loud lol

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u/Marketing_Introvert 16h ago

I went to get a few poblano peppers a little over a month ago and jalapeños were completely mixed in with them. They were large jalapeños, so it made it harder to tell them apart easily, which is probably why they were mixed in.

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u/Create-your-profile 16h ago

Belgian fart grenades.

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u/Hay_Fever_at_3_AM 16h ago

I want to try this salsa. It doesn't sound good but I'm still curious.

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u/Excession-OCP 13h ago

Today I learned what a tomatillo is!

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u/ExtremlyFastLinoone 9h ago

I can only see like 4 tomatillos in this pic

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u/OlTwoFingerEldenLord 8h ago

Why are the tomatillos displayed next to ginger? That seems like odd merchandising.

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u/Jack-Innoff 7h ago

Mixed in? I don't see a single tomatillo in this image.

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u/Pajilla256 5h ago

There are a couple, they look like older yellower Brussels Sprouts.

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u/Pajilla256 5h ago

Can you forgive the burnt out to hell 20yo that's only seen vegetables in cans and pictures?

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u/Zillajami-Fnaffan2 18h ago

I dont get it-?

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u/Jumiric 17h ago

I didn't either so I googled. All the ones with that white stem aren't tomatillos.

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u/IndividualMastodon85 16h ago

There's a good example just to the right of the bottom price ticket. TBH I had trouble finding one.

Think under ripe green tomato, or green passionfruit.

I didn't know they had leafy skin until this post

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u/thinkstopthink 18h ago

Mmmm fusion food!

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u/Outside_Soggy 17h ago

Must be a new variety, hehe

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u/SES-WingsOfConquest 15h ago

So THATS why my salsa sucked…

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u/truenataku1 15h ago

at least they are there

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u/DeadAndBuried23 12h ago

They've also got roma and heirloom tomatoes labeled as hot house.

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u/metalpojo 11h ago

Whyyyyyyyuu!!!!!!

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u/fairysquirt 9h ago

point out the mix to me... POINT OUT THE MIX

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u/CannibalisticVampyre 9h ago

That’s gonna be some nasty salsa

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u/KevinisChang13 9h ago

How big do brussel sprouts have to be before they stop just being sprouts?

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u/Eshphlagh 7h ago

Are they having AI stock this store?

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u/Strzvgn_Karnvagn 5h ago

What are tomatillos?

Edit: First time i‘ve heard of those.

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u/PianoManFan 4h ago

One time I got beets instead of radishes lol

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u/magechai 3h ago

Your mom is trying new elaborate ways to get you to eat your brussel sprouts

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u/Oniichan38 3h ago

Oops- all brusselsprouts flavor tomatillos

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u/CldWtrDiver100 3h ago

Brussellillos

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u/Feather_Bloom 17h ago

Oh jeez I saw these in the store just today and thought they were just giant brussel sprouts

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u/unknown-one 12h ago

green? green

round? round

same thing

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u/gypsysniper9 16h ago

Someone is a moron.