Unfortunately, this time, it's not the good kind. Oh well, sometimes when you eat everything in sight (particularly at various hawker stands in night markets)...you have to pay the piper.
Hey, at least that means as I convalesce I get to hit you with a little more of that blogger action.
So while we didn't quite have the time to hit up chinatown in Queens as originally planned, we did stroll on over to Manhattan's chinatown for some quick snacks and a look around:
Random meat shop, that for some reason had quite a bit more variety compared to the shops on Clement that I'm used to. I think what attracted me to the place was a small sign on the door promising crocodile meat? At least that's what I thought it said, either that or they were taking the "restroom for customers only" thing to a whole new level.
5 for a $1...always a standby for cheap eats. I had read that my old favorite had closed and reopened under new ownership, so I thought it'd be a good opportunity to try a new spot. Doesn't seem like there was as much(any) pink salt in these particular dumplings, but tasty regardless. I used to buy frozen bags of these and take them with me back to CA. Invariably, despite my best efforts, they'd defrost and end up glued together into a gigantic guo tie ball. Whenever I wanted to eat some, I'd have to break of whatever pieces I could manage and cook them anyway. A complete mess, but still totally worth it. Even Asian American Foods Co. in SF just couldn't compete...Even Spiff, the NYC skeptic (she doesn't like my favorite bagels, and pretty much "mehs" the pizza), said that these were uniquely tasty.
Straight from the line of Chinese grandmas and into the frying pan:
And just a couple more images from the day:
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What's not to like about NYC pizza?
ReplyDeletei don't dislike ny pizza. i just don't get why it's so special.
ReplyDeleteI don't really care about your lame adventures, but I would like to know what lens you use to photograph food. :)
ReplyDeleteSeriously dude. Looks like you're having the time of your life. And I hate you.
Almost all of my food pictures are shot at 24mm (Equiv) F 2.0. Mostly because I have no choice (glass and light wise), and it's relatively unobtrusive.
ReplyDeleteIf you don't mind sticking out a bit more and have the choice, a friend of mine likes to shoot with a 100mm macro lens.
PS. I may not be running from customs...but I think our trip should suit us just fine!