GaijinGirl

There's a GREAT Mom and Pop Filipino grocery in my neighborhood: - The Filipino Food Center at 234 E. Gunhill Road - they've got counter top desserts, snacks, and entrees. A must stop! Try mid day - they don't usually open on time in the morning.

Need help identifying a Keuh type snack that I just found in Flushing, Queens (at Curry Leaves) Okay, it was a large white gelatinous mound - no filling, and salty. They served it with a little side container that kind of tasted like a cross between soy sauce and barbeque sauce. Anyone have any idea? (By itself, it wasn't very tasty, but the sauce really helped it along.) TIA, Pitchblack (Janet)

Just posted a list of the Keuh Kueh items that I've heard about, over on the Kueh thread (you'll either find it informative, or realize how little I know about Kueh Kueh....yet!) http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showto...ndpost&p=799179 --Janet (Pitchblack70)

Egulleteers *might* get a kick out of this - in order to understand Keuh better, I went through this thread, and listed everything that got mentioned (an interesting experiment, since I don't know the language *at all*). Let me know if anyone finds this useful, or wants to add/correct anything! 1. Abuk-Abuk - sago pearls mixed with coconut and put into cones made from banana leaves 2. Angku - the name means "red turtle" in Hokkien (Angkoo) 3. Bubur Asyura - like a rice porridge but cooked in coconut milk 4. Bugis - more commonly known as Keuh Koci 5. Cokkeria 6. Cucur Badak - sweet potato dough with a savory coconut filling 7. Dodo - (Mayang) 8. Gandasturi - fried mung bean cakes 9. Gemblong 10. Goreng pisang 11. Hunkwe pisang 12. Jemput-jemput Pisang - Jemput in Malay can mean an invitation 13. Kaya – coconut jam 14. Kerak telor - made from layers of sticky rice, duck eggs, shrimp floss and golden fried shallots 15. Keropok lekor 16. Ketayap. 17. Keuh ape 18. Keuh Buah Melaka 19. Keuh Gegendang Kasturi - cooked green beans, mixed with grated coconut, sugar and formed into discs, dipped in batter and fried) 20. Keuh Gelang 21. Keuh Keria - sweet potato donut with a sugar glaze 22. Keuh ku 23. Keuh Lapis - (beras) 24. Keuh Lepat 25. Keuh Sago 26. Keuh Tepung Gomak 27. Keuh Tokyo 28. Koleh Kacang - green bean flour cooked in coconut milk, topped with 'taik minyak' ('fried' coconut cream) 29. Kueh apom 30. Kueh bakar 31. Kueh bengkas 32. Kueh cocorot 33. Kueh dadar 34. Kueh Kasui 35. Kueh Serikaya - green pandan custard over glutinous coconut milk rice 36. Lempeng Pisang - Banana Pancake 37. Lempur Udang – a.k.a. Pulut Udang or Pulut Panggang 38. Manisan - candied fruit 39. Naked nagasari cupcakes 40. Odading - fluffy pillows of deep fried dough 41. Onde-onde - green pandan balls covered in coconut with a burst of liquefied Gula Melaka in the centre ak.a.- 'Keuh Bom' , Keuh Buah , Keuh Buah Melaka. 42. Pisang molen - pastry wrapped banana 43. Pulut tai-tai 44. Putri Salju - Snow Princess (a.k.a. apam pandan kelapa) 45. Putu Bambu 46. Putu Mayang – a.ka. Putu Mayong 47. Putu Piring 48. Sagu pancawarna - multicoloured sago rolled in grated coconut 49. Serimuka 50. Su lin – a.k.a. Keuh Kodok/Cekodok/Jemput Pisang 51. Sura – a.k.a. Bubur Asyura 52. Talam 53. Talam Berlauk - rice flour 'cakes' with savoury toppings 54. Tapai Pulut 55. Tapai ubi 56. Teh o 57. Wajik

Hmmm..possible - although from the outside it seemed like a solid block of cake (or torn chunks of it, anyway) - there were no *distinct* sago pearls in it, just the pockets on the inside. Does that sound right?

Gastro, No - no palm sugar - I've never had Onde, Onde - would LOVE to, but haven't found it anywhere. On the outside, this one seemed alot like the others, with a shredded coconut covering, but when you bit into it, it had soft sago pockets. Double yum!

Pan, Thank goodness all is okay with your friends and family. It's horrible - good to hear some are safe.

Off topic... Pan, I hope all is okay with you and yours, given the tsunami? Do you have any family there? Best, --Janet (Pitchblack70)

Just got a dehydrator for Christmas, and I'm dying to use it to make dried, shredded squid snacks.... Help! --Janet

Pan, Sanur's at 18 Doyers - most of the restaurant's downstairs. Haven't tried the savory food at any of the three - yet. Right now, I've just been enjoying the Kueh (have only seen it at Sanur's and Curry).

Hit Curry Leaves again this weekend (yesterday, not on Christmas!) - had yet more Kueh, and I have to say, I like their Kueh over Sanur's, definitely! Good stuff! (They didn't have much yesterday, but enough to try ones I hadn't had before.) Anyone who finds themselves around Flushing Queens has to go and see! Best, --Janet

A place called Curry Leaves in Queens Chinatown - 135-31 40th Road. The place is a small nook in the wall, the Keuh is brilliant colors, and there's one that I really like - it's florescent green, soft with sago like balls imbedded, and covered with shredded coconut (Pan, any idea on the name?) YUM!

Okay: turkey testicle review (I have a feeling everything I'm about to write might elict giggles. ): They were much smaller than I expected. For some reason, I expected big testicles out of a little turkey. (I was imagining 1" in diameter.) They were the size and shape of large lima beans. And the texture was kind of like bratwurst - something of a tight skin on the outside, and smooth and soft on the inside. They'd salted them (I'm sure it was a chef's addition), but otherwise they were rather bland. Definitely not a $6.00 value. Last time I put turkey testicles in my mouth....!!!!! (Okay, everyone can stop giggling now...!)

It's my sad decision to post a negative review of Kenka, which up until today I was rather fond of. But...Just came back from a run to Kenka for turkey testicles. (Seriously, it looked interesting...!) But every turn I took, the experience got worse. 1) They didn't allow me to order "to go". 2) It took an inordinately long time to get the order. 3) The $6.00 order turned out to be the size of four large lima beans.... 4) When I approached the waitress to give her the money because I had to get going and it was getting late, I got an attitude in return. It's a real shame, because I'd planned to sample a few more things on the menu, and now I've got--well--a bad taste in my mouth about the place (no, it wasn't the testicles!). I seriously doubt I'm going back. Oh well.

Happy to, Pan! It's a "mod" Japanese restaurant in St. Mark's Place. (There's a huge raccoon statue outside of it.) It's on the north side of the street, relatively close to the 2nd avenue side. I've heard tell that it's impossible to get into on the weekends, but I've only been there on Tuesday nights, when it's easy to get a seat. Kenka (which isn't in city search, for some reason), has a ton of exotic dishes, and at reasonable prices, too. (The sea cucumber is only about $5.00). For instance, they have turkey testicles, "gellidium jelly", etc. etc. (I'm really looking forward to the turkey testicles....mmmm!) Also, decent Shoju drinks and sake. I haven't eaten through the menu there yet, but I'm very fond of the place.

Wasn't really impressed with the Bammie I had - it's got a hard, chewy texture - soaked in coconut milk and then fried. I won't be repeating it. Smell Bad Tofu, however....can't wait! That, and Sri Lankan food, and sea cucumber at Kenka... How's that for an agenda?

Dear Pan, Thanks, as always! I eventually did find Bammies - it took five different stops (surprising for a supposedly ubiquitous item) - at Rock a Tone Seafood around 219th. Now, if only I could find that darned Inago! (Although, stinky tofu has also made my wish list radar recently, which I figure I could find something in Queens Chinatown.) - Janet

I've been eating my way through Jamaican cuisine, and have one thing I've yet to find - Bammies! I'm close to White Plains Road, north of Gunhill in the Bronx, and that whole Jamaican area - but I can't find Bammies! Anyone know where they're served? Thanks! --Janet

No, not really - I've typed "Injera Recipe" into Yahoo and come up with some basics (Berebere works, too.) But no great source - I'm winging it. --Janet

Found it at Kalustyans! (Actually, only found the grain for $5.50 per/lb, but no flour. which would also have been nice. Still...! Thanks, all.) --Janet

Thanks for the tip - I checked the Grand Central website, and they don't have anything (at least listed on the web). But Kalustyan is a good idea, and I didn't know about the place on the West side...! If I find it, I'll let everyone know where it is (I figure for me, a 1 lb bag would suffice...!)

Hi all! Just discovered Ethiopian cuisine, and wanted to make injera and teff at home. I was hoping there was a place in NYC to buy, so that I could avoid buying over the web. Anyone know where teff grain can be purchased in the five boroughs? Thanks in advance! --Janet

From what I've been told, it's a eggy/custardy coconut jam - sounds absolutely yummers! (Haven't tried it yet, though.) Pan - you're right --- I'll have to try Udons. :)

Until I can get to Jing Fong's, anyone know a place that I can get Kaya Jam in a jar? TIA, --Janet

Okay, according to my husband (a beer geek), the worst beer ever is Michelob Ultra (the low carb beer). It tastes, he says, like old water.