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To me, they're synonymous. But I'd think green mango was also unripe, unless it's what the Malays call kuini. That's not available in the U.S. though, to my knowledge. I've only seen the variety Malays call pauh, which is oval-shaped rather than round and has orange flesh. In Malaysia, pauh is the least tasty of the mango varieties, though still good. Mangga (which I believe is an Indian word and perhaps originally an Indian variety) is best, with kuini a close second. Both are round and much larger than pauh.

I have the brainstorm that it might be a good garnish for fish. What do actual practicing cooks think about that idea?

Halal butcher shops tend to have goat on sale.

I don't have much to add but want to mention watermelon as a red fruit. And there's nothing more refreshing on a hot summer's day than Macedonia di Frutta con Gelato. You could call it "Fresh fruit with Ice Cream" instead and make that with vanilla, strawberry, and blueberry ice cream with fruits of appropriate colors and put some Vermont maple syrup on it to feature a great American product (no offense to Canadians ).

Thanks for sharing some of your life and village with us, Boris!

Some of you had mean grandmothers!

Thanks, Boris. Now, how do you pronounce Gwschwellti?

Katie: The cork taste doesn't leach into the dish?

My ex-girlfriend used to say that. My mother and grandmother (her mother) used to say that eating carrots was necessary to see in the dark. I don't believe I have any food superstitions. Gifted, where are all those quotes from? Fun thread!

I see. Thanks, bro.

Boris, what are the ingredients of Rösti?

If you want a felafel/shawarma place, consider Chickpea, Mamoun's, and Azuri Cafe. (Also, Fat Guy loves Kosher Delight, which I believe is on Broadway in the upper 30s. I haven't tried the felafel there.) I enjoyed the lamb pitza and some of the other things on offer in my one visit so far to Moustache in the Village, but a fair number of eGulleteers are underwhelmed by the place. If you have any inclination to take a long subway trip to Tanoreen in Bay Ridge, you are likely to get a fabulous meal! I did the one time I've been there so far. Finally, though it's not really a restaurant, I would be remiss if I didn't mention the mujadara available on the 2nd floor of Kalustyan's. Man is that stuff delicious!

Yep. And it's already crowded.

Thanks for the review. I must be dense tonight, but what's "TM"?

Anko, the ramen you wanted was Toroniku Ramen (described as "thick broth, slow cooking stewed pork on top"). There is a menupages.com listing for Minca, which includes a link to an English-language menu and information about hours (Tue-Sun: 5pm-12am). It also says BYOB under "General Comments."

Thanks a lot for that interesting explanation, Scott.

Well said, dccd, except that you may have seen some people post that they do indeed believe there are "4-star restaurants" serving 3-star food.

Courtesy of www.superpages.com: Kalustyan's Orient Trading 123 Lexington Avenue Frnt, New York, NY 10016 (212) 683-8458 Now, what on earth does "Frnt" mean???

A Japanese friend who may choose to idendify herself and I went to this place, at 536 East 5th Street between Avs. A and B tonight, at the suggestion of one of her co-workers. We had Gyoza for $4.50, Wahoo (described in the English-language menu as "old fashioned chicken Ramen - Light, chicken & seafood broth") for $8.50, and Charshu Ramen (described in the menu as "6-7 sliced stewed pork on top") for $11.50. The Gyoza were excellent, crisp, tasty, and slightly spicy. The Wahoo was delicious. The Charshu Ramen, which had a very strong taste of roasted garlic, was fabulous! The ramen noodles were al dente (my friend likes them chewier, but they certainly weren't the run-of-the-mill mushy noodles); the broths were complex, wonderful mixtures of taste; and the pork was delicious - especially in the Charshu Ramen, where it had cooked for a long time and soaked up the flavor. We got there around 7:40 or so, I guess, and didn't have to wait on line, but if we had gotten there 15 minutes later, we would have waited a fairly long time (maybe 30 minutes, I'm guessing). Go early (open 5 P.M. to midnight), and don't wait until the reputation of this great ramen place spreads so far that the line goes down the block. This place looks set to turn into the next Tomoe Sushi, only for ramen. They have no liquor license, so BYOB if you want it.

The mujaddara sandwich at Kalustyan's is also totally fabulous I was going to mention that. As it is, I'll second the remark.

I love your monarch butterfly picture, Robyn! Edsel, the reason I won't post any photo in this thread is that I'm not interested in receiving some of the kinds of responses I've seen here. I do my best with food photography (which I've only started to get even halfway decent at, with my main concern probably being documentation, with composition probably lower down on the list), but in photography, my main interest is in taking cityscape pictures. I might be interested in getting responses to compositional issues in some of those, but I think they're off-topic.

You're welcome, and welcome to eGullet! You might also want to check out Azuri Cafe, which if I remember correctly is on 51 St. just east of 10th Av. It's another Israeli kosher felafel place.

If you want another take on felafel and shawarma, try Chickpea, 3rd Av. just north of St. Mark's.

Thanks. I don't think I have that on my Panasonic Lumix DMC-LC33. Its Leica DC lens zooms only to a point.

People have been talking about "macro." What do you mean by that term, in the context of this thread?