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Dave Cook @EIT

Eating In Translation examines interesting, usually inexpensive food in and around New York, and occasionally farther afield.

Joined June 2008
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Kingfish ambul thiyal and accompaniments, AA Lankan's Cafe, Tompkinsville, Staten Island. The hefty pair of lamprais at the next table were equally enticing.
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Jun 13
Chicken paprikash and nokedli, hand-torn by the looks of them; langoš, a garlic-swabbed, deep-fried flatbread; an apricot palacsinta, filled to order; and a poppy-seed sponge cake at last weekend's Hungarian Festival in New Brunswick, New Jersey
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Jun 12
Jackfruit arils are commonly sunny yellow. At the Vo Duc Minh produce stand, on Mulberry St. in Manhattan's Chinatown, another variety has made what might be a brief appearance; the flesh, deep orange, is decidedly sweeter. Also: a jackfruit vendor in Siem Reap, Cambodia (2006).
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Jun 11
Filipino, Greek, Lebanese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, more: New York-area food events, June 11-17 bit.ly/nyfoodevents-june-11-…
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Jun 10
Back in season: a trio of soft shell crabs with salt and pepper at Wo Hop, Mott St., Manhattan. Also shown: the leavings of my fortune cookie, not so much in season.
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Fly heads — garlic chives, minced pork, and the namesake fermented black beans — at Taiwanese Gourmet, Elmhurst, Queens. Let your friends try it before you put a name to it. Also: crispy fried pork chops; fish in spicy black bean sauce; cuttlefish and squid with yellow chives.
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For show, and for dough: At Ace's Pizza in the Rock Center concourse, my Veggie Garden personal pizza was smothered in squash, spinach, bell peppers, red onion, and fresh garlic, but the tall-lipped, crisp crust underneath held the real appeal.
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A mostly vegetarian Bangladeshi sampler at Ittadi Garden & Grill, Jackson Heights, Queens. In the company of amaranth, lentils, bitter melon, and spinach, plus roti and a palate-freshening salad, the lone intruder (at lower left) was shol fish, more infamously known as snakehead.
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A jam-packed schedule of New York-area food events, June 4-10 bit.ly/nyfoodevents-june-4-1…
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A lunch special serving of steam-table chaofan, ultimately delivering a half-dozen shrimp and nearly as much squid, and a side order of Dominican-style stewed chicken at Marea, Marble Hill, Manhattan (on the mainland, but not quite in The Bronx)
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A sunshine roll, starring (I believe) teriyaki salmon and pineapple, and a spicy shrimp roll outside Sushi Counter, Christopher St., Manhattan
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Marinara slice with fresh mozzarella, Pop's Pizza, Ave. B, Manhattan
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May 31
Seen in passing: Salsa en El Barrio, hand-painted artwork on the most colorful of four chimichurri and frituras trucks parked alongside Highbridge Park, in Washington Heights
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May 30
A signature bowl and a green peppercorn bowl, shared with two friends and ample rice, at Sauerkraut Fish, Third Ave., Manhattan
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May 29
Bizcocho piña, a rich Dominican cake with a seam of pineapple, from Rosarina Bakery, Marble Hill, Manhattan. Check.
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May 28
Greek, Egyptian, Polish, Puerto Rican, Korean, Indonesian, Filipino, Albanian, and more: New York-area food events, May 28-June 3 bit.ly/nyfoodevents-may-28-j…
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May 27
Cendol (Chen-dull), shaved ice draped in palm sugar, with pandan jelly and red beans, at Singapore Social, Ave. A, Manhattan. Cooling enough for two. Also shown, from a long-ago visit to Malaysia: smaller servings and constant customers at Penang Road Famous Teochew Chendul.
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May 26
A clam roll at Mr. Mac's Canteen, Monroe, Connecticut. Also shown moments before, in the company of onion rings, and minutes after.
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May 25
Seen in passing: "Is it Tuesday yet?", hand-painted artwork of Snoopy chowing down on a taco, in Mexican national colors, near the Tacos Cholula cart, East 2nd St. at Ave. A, Manhattan
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May 20
Armenian, Czech-Slovak, Filipino, Indonesian, Taiwanese, and more: New York-area food events for May 21-27 bit.ly/nyfoodevents-may-21-2…
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