Trader Joe's Best Products 2018

The midterm elections were just practice for this moment

Get out your spud crunchies and 19-cent bananas: It's time for the 10th Annual Trader Joe's Customer Choice Awards.

Last year's winner, Mandarin Orange Chicken, is a perennial favorite. But will a newcomer (here's looking at you, cauliflower gnocchi) take the crown? Will the masses appreciate TJ's maple butter for the spreadable gold that it is? We'll find out on January 16, when the store announces who won all 16 categories. 

The only downside of this process is that the votes are all write-in, meaning you'll have to know that "the magic sprinkle stuff" is really called "Everything But the Bagel Seasoning." Lack of drop-down menu aside, it's a fun way to kick off the year and exercise your right to vote, which you have until January 8 to do.