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6 incomprehensible products from the AH

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Say wine, snacks or haute cuisine and the gourmands at online food magazine FavorFlav know where to drink, how to eat it and what to cook. This time our cheffies serve you: incomprehensible products from Albert Heijn.

Albert Heijn, Appie, AH, Ap; however you want to call it, it's the big friend with the blue letters. I like going there, but I also sometimes laugh my head off at some products on the shelves. The Albert Heijn Comedy Club? That would sell well.

Sandwich slices of smoked salmon
Yes, smart. Because regular smoked salmon obviously can't go on your sandwich. It doesn't fit nicely. Technically speaking, it's impossible because then the salmon overlaps your slice of brown bread. So, sandwich slices of salmon: smartly solved. How far can we stray from the source?

Peeled garlic cloves
Really? Okay, I can certainly understand that people might not like their fingers smelling of garlic when they peel a clove themselves. But come on, peeling is not what makes them stink, that's more the cutting. Moreover, there are just ways to get rid of your garlic hands. This container withseven peeled garlic cloves costs €2.05, while two whole bulbs only cost €0.98.

Cooked bacon bits
This product is designed for the laziest people in Albert Heijn. Cooked bacon bits? If there's anything that requires no effort, it's cooking bacon bits. You don't even need oil or butter. Okay, if you live in a very small space and have the sense of smell of a police dog, then maybe. But actually, not even then. Cook. Them. Yourself.

Finely sliced ginger
Peeling and slicing ginger is indeed not the most fun kitchen task. But in most cases, you don't need much ginger in your dish due to the intense flavor, so you won't be busy for long. And especially after seeing the price differences, I don't understand it at all. Fresh ginger: €1.99 for 150 grams → long shelf life. Finely sliced ginger: €8.53 for 150 grams → limited shelf life.

Scoopable yogurt
Scoopable yogurt. Yogurt that you can scoop. Quark? Greek yogurt? Whole yogurt? Skyr? No: scoopable yogurt.

Sliced smoked salmon fillet
Smoked salmon fillet. Salmon fillet? “The best piece of the salmon's back,” that's how it's nicely sold. The back of the salmon is just salmon fillet, right? Yes, but then Appie calls it salmon fillet, slices it, and sells it for €14.99 for 400 grams. Ladies and gentlemen, just buy a whole salmon from your fishmonger, you'll be cheaper off and you'll have everything from the beautiful fish. Yes, including the salmon fillet.