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Wei Mei - yes; There is another with 4 sides, rice and siup for 4.00 further down the middle in Division - It's the steam table.

On-line catalogues are not always upto date. We have been converting our Online-Catalogue NOTIS based on old CICS/MVS to distributed system and it has been going for over two years - 5 million+ Mark-records, and yet much more newer material to be added. Card Indexes still rule supreme and "food studies" is not under which it will be catalogued - Try Nutrition, Health etc. Hunter wll have it under Nutrition as well as health, which CityTech which has a Hospitality degree might use another keyword, and not to talk about CCNY which might have it multiple listing including Health Education. Oh Well !!!

Grew up vegetarian {Being from a hindu family }, but not everybody was vegetarian - My materal Grandpa had his own small kitchen, where forbitten foods were cooked by him along with forbidden beverages {Army Issue XXX Rum}

Ah! Explains it all Anyway, you'll find same comments made by folks in Morocco - i.e Cities are diluted....westernizd; in India; in Indonesia ...... the list goes on. Much of what common peseant folks eat in many countries are mostly rice/noodle/bread with one or two dishes; be it meat or vegetables. Please keep posting on your experiences and insights to NE China. Welcome !!!

Huh ? Nobody in this forum has ever tried to challenge or denigrate others by claiming that the posters did not know what chinese food is. Many amongst us have been to China, some are of chinese ancestry, and many are related by marriage to folks of chinese origin. Eddie the forum moderator has caste a vast 'net to include many streams-of-thought. The original poster was being condesending and agressive. Please do re-read it again as Steven Shaw pointed out -- Mavin in your example are the kind of people who cruise by this forum and proclaims by living in China, they knows what chinese eat in China - Viejo, many of us also have travelled extensively to places in Asia and are not that cluess or niave about what is or is not transportable ....... We also have just enough intelligence, not to cast aspersions on other's understanding of chinese food.

You hit the nail on the head I have bought fresh mixed juices that I never finished - prepared foods that I have not left my refrigerator.....

Finally someone else also thinks Division St. has great places. However, Congee (on Bowery south of Grand) has good congee, Super Taste House and also Wei Mei (51? or 53 ? Division) also have very good variety of rice plates Yest another favourite of mine - Fuleen - 11 Division ? , anyway, it has excellent shrimps and crabs.

So TELL ME - What is difference between what a Chinese family cooking and eating in Flushing, New York {and} a similar family cooking and eating in Shanghai, PRC ?

Four of Five Dimple NYC The first I heard of Dimple was from a friend of mine who keeps kosher and works in the W 30s. Months later, aroundnoon we were getting out a meeting @ 2Penn, and to accomodate a person who is kosher, and another who is a vegan - I told them about this Indian Kosher place that I had not been to but had heard of. So we decided to go to Dimple. Six of us, were seated in a long table in the back. Lookin at the menu I was excited to see an array of chaats and appetisers. We ordered 12 chaats and appetisers, and three different parathas {Aloo,Mooli and gobhi} When ever we went to eat Chaats in Juhu we never shared, since we all stood and had the `bhaiyya' serve us directly into our plates. Here we were all sharing a taste of each - After a long time I was having chaat in NYC, and also in none seating able to taste a really vast variety of apps. while making your own paani-puri is no fun, something is better than nothing One more to go Take a guess which one ?

Three of Five Zaika{LON} It used to be that whenever I was in town, someone or the other had planned our evening outings complete with dinner and whatever the shleebang was. However, this time I was on a quick trip - I had not informed anyone of my arrival. After a day at LSE, I was asked by one of the lecturer if I wanted to join them for a non-curry Indian food in a newly opened restaurant. We ordered two platters of apps. Seafood and kebabs, crabs,lobsters,scallops and duck. Ignoring the minor dissappointment I had with the garlic nan; The meal was outstanding and we ended up ordering more than we could possibly eat. We just by-passed the desserts. First, I had been mildly amused by the comment made before we reached the restaurant that this place was the next best thing in Indian scene in London. As we entered the place, I began to suspect that my colleague was probably on to something. Doing meats is kind of easy compared to fish and seafood where it is easy to over do it. The lobsters and scallops were innovatively spiced and effort made to ensure that the spice did not overpower the taste of the lobster. Months later, Zaika started getting good reviews and became quite impossible to get in without much planning in advance {read week's reservation at least} two to go

Just tell me where I can get it I am challenged

A couple of months ago Mirchi changed hands. We probably went there for dinner about two weeks after the change-over. Nothing much had changed; I have not been back since March. [btw: This post is as a cross-ref. to what was posted by Suvir elsewhere ]

Learn something new every day. Thanks for filling in the gaps.

Mark Bittman in one of his Q&A summed it up very nicely -- I have eaten at El Bulli and had a terrific time. Every major city should have one such restaurant, though I doubt that will happen, since Adria's imitators mostly do lousy work. But it's not "real" food – you couldn't eat it too often, could you? The operant word is "real" I doubt whether I could eat in the haute French Michelin starred restaurants every day, maybe the rich -- As they say about "the rich" -- the are not like us.

I know what methi is - It is a leaf vegetable just like spinach - Aloo Methi {Potato and methi} is an acquired taste. Once you like it it kind of grows on you, Quite popular in Northern India and often served in rajasthan. I just looked it up in my quick reference -- It is indian fenugreek

In NYC el Nidos 314 w 52nd St. New York, NY 10019 Tel: 265 7777 There is a brief discussion about this thread

In GIG Natraj Rua General San Martin, 1219 Rio de Janeiro Tel.: 2239-4745 I've written about this in the Best meal thread. Located in the residential neighborhood of Leblon.

In London Zaika Kensington High Street London W8 5SF I like this restaurant a lot. The menu is very ecelectic. It is expensive by the standards of curry houses in London. Last time we ordered the tasting menu, which is not so common amongst Indian restaurants that I've been to. I'll wait for our resident 'bhadrolok to fill in all about the scene in London

In EZE Katmandu 3547 Cordoba, Buenos Aires Tel: 4963-1122 Open only for dinner, and closed on Sundays. I go there every time I am in town, not because it is very good, but many of the local folks insist I accompany them there. Portenos, are not very advanterous with spices and exotic is what indian food is characterised as. Bengal 837 Arenales This restaurant is not really Indian in the traditional sense. An Argentinian diplomat who was posted in New Delhi for a long time, came back and opened a restaurant in the Center of the City, catering to essentially the business folks with one page of the menu devoted to Indian cuisine. So if there are a bunch of people ina group, and some want to try indian entrees while others don't - this is a gentle introduction in a city known to have the best beef in the world.

In HKG Viceroy Bar & Restaurant Sun Hung Kai Centre, 30 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. Tel: (852) 2827-7777 It has good views and fairly decent menu.

The last I saw a place similar to what was described in NG, was @ Melia Corbici in SJO Costa Rica last year. The Chef was in the middle, and one sat around him, and he cooked up whatever was offered to one as a menu. I have not seen this in NYC - maybe I've not looked too hard.

As long as you limit the dhabas to '90s experience

I'll list outside of India - because putting India into the mix would be tad too much for my old grey-brain-cells

Last night at the neighborhood Japanese restaurant I had a scoop of green-tea, a scoop of red-bean and one of ginger ice cream. Having a bit of each seperately, then all three in one spoonful till it was all gone

The opportunity during the weekday is non-existent in my neighborhood. However during the weekend, Congee, some dim-sum, fried dough and condensed milk - yum yum Congee {Bowery south of Grand}, Congee Village {Allen} and the regular dim-sum places are best bets. Some times, Tea houses for cakes, snacks. St. Alps has now moved next door to Jin Fong on Elizabeth.