Eating In Translation examines interesting, usually inexpensive food in and around New York, and occasionally farther afield.
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When foraging from a scrubby tree beside a chain-link fence — in this case, while crossing from the Bronx into Manhattan — I look around to see what others are eating. If the birds are ignoring even whole, plump fallen fruit, then two mulberries, or maybe three, is my limit.
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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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Filipino, Greek, Lebanese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, more: New York-area food events, June 11-17 bit.ly/nyfoodevents-june-11-…
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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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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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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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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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