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Food Suggestions — Brooklynian

Food Suggestions

saram
saram
edited November -1 in Prospect Heights
I am from the rural south and am going home over thanksgiving. My father is obsessed with food and I am trying to think of a variety of treats to bring back with me. I have looked through some previous threads--so I will definately stop by terrace bagles and a few other places, but I wanted to know if anyone knew of *must try* items, such as I noticed someone mentioned PG Tips tea and Jaques Torres Chocolate, etc. I personally am aware of more sweet than savory items, so I am defering to those of you with titles such as 'carnivore' to help me on such items.
Also, I know it is ridiculously early to ask this but I am both trying to be efficient in case I am already deep in Queens and someone knows of something there, and I am also really into procrastinating at the moment...
Thanks

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  • stacey
    stacey

    Subject: Re: Food Suggestions

    saram wrote: I am from the rural south and am going home over thanksgiving. My father is obsessed with food and I am trying to think of a variety of treats to bring back with me. I have looked through some previous threads--so I will definately stop by terrace bagles and a few other places, but I wanted to know if anyone knew of *must try* items, such as I noticed someone mentioned PG Tips tea and Jaques Torres Chocolate, etc. I personally am aware of more sweet than savory items, so I am defering to those of you with titles such as 'carnivore' to help me on such items.
    Also, I know it is ridiculously early to ask this but I am both trying to be efficient in case I am already deep in Queens and someone knows of something there, and I am also really into procrastinating at the moment...
    Thanks
    I would go with Jaques Torres Chocolates and Junior's cheesecake.
  • kw
    kw
    I would head over to Sahadi's on Atlantic. They have a great selection of all sorts of goodies.
  • sweet tea
    sweet tea
    it would have to be a planned thing, but if you can swing an ice pack, i'd go with anything from russ and daughters' fish market on the lower east side.

    that said, where in the rural south are we talking about? what can we (i) talk YOU into bringing back??
  • pitu
    pitu
    I agree with all those ideas, and add rugelach and unusual cheese, and a visit to Piazza Mercado in Bay Ridge (92nd St and 2nd or 3rd Ave) for prosciutto.
    And Hong Kong Market at 61st St and 8th Ave in Sunset Park Brooklyn for frozen cha gio (vietnamese spring rolls that you fry - I go south with a cooler full of NY International stuff, and return home with biscuits) and Asian sauces (Sriracha, sambal olek) and little cans of MaeSri brand masaman and green curry.
    The can looks like this:
    http://www.templeofthai.com/food/curry_paste/masaman-2150031109.php

    You could also get a bag of frozen pork/chive dumplings, and some dipping sauce. They are ridiculously cheap and delicious.

    But this all depends on if your papa likes savory or sweet, how much he cooks, and what non-rural Southern foods he craves.

    I recently did a major Asian markets and Trader Joe's run for my friends in the swamp. They don't cook much, but crave new flavors. So I bring them those curry pastes (add coconut milk, veg and meat and you've got something great) and TJ Red Panang Curry Tuna in a packet (surprisingly good, amazing for a $1.50 packet), along with tortillas and Triple Ginger cookies.

    you might also want to bring him some good NY apples from the farmer's market -- the apples in the South never get as crisp and sweet/tart in the heat . . .
  • shishkab
    shishkab
    i'd stop in the Blue Apron and pick up some serrano ham, 12 month manchego, membrillo, and a really crusty bread. make little sandwiches -- tasty!
  • saram
    saram
    Thanks for all of the suggestions so far
    I am from south Louisiana, just off of the Gulf, and my dad loves to cook, so I was thinking of jerk seasoning and curry paste and stuff too...
    Also, I could perhaps arrange some kind of boudin/tasso/roux exchange...
  • alafairnadia
    alafairnadia
    saram wrote: Also, I could perhaps arrange some kind of boudin/tasso/roux exchange...
    zomg. that would rule.

    fwiw, pgtips tea is british - not really a northernism. :)

    I would go to Christies and get some spicy beef patties and take them frozen.
  • sweet tea
    sweet tea
    saram wrote: Thanks for all of the suggestions so far
    I am from south Louisiana, just off of the Gulf, and my dad loves to cook, so I was thinking of jerk seasoning and curry paste and stuff too...
    Also, I could perhaps arrange some kind of boudin/tasso/roux exchange...
    do you need a new best friend? :D
  • vanilla
    vanilla
    people seem to always ask me about the black&white cookies - a nice box from joyce bakeshop?
  • apollonia666
    apollonia666
    Ooh, yes, black and white cookies are very NYC!

    There's another recent thread -- here or on the PS board -- about where to get a good pepperoni, you should check that out.

    When I lived on Atlantic Avenue, I often picked up treats like Turkish delight or coffee with cardamom to take with me when going out of town. And while not edible, you can also get all sorts of great soaps and shea butters over there; those make great little gifties too.
  • smokin joe
    smokin joe
    going to terrace for bagels is a great idea. i do that every time i go back home (also to the south, georgia in my case) but the important thing is to try to hit it on your way to the airport so they're as fresh as possible.

    as long as you're stopping there for bagels, terrace makes excellent black and whites, not the nouveau take on a black and white you'd get at joyce, but plain old fabulous traditional ones.

    if you've got time to hit the lower east side, i wholeheartedly agree with sweet tea's recommendation of russ and daughters for all kinds of incredible smoked fish. (the nova you get at a supermarket is to russ and daughters what surimi is to fresh crab.)

    while you're in the neighborhood, check out moishe's (there's one on grand pretty far east and another on 2nd ave around 5th or 6th st) for the absolute best rugelach, coffee cake (the chocolate one is just plain decadent), babka and other transcendental bakery delights. (both russ and daughters and moishes could be done the day before.)

    laissez les bons temps roulez!
  • bigguy
    bigguy
    Following the PG Tips line, all things British (well not all) can be purchased at Myers of Keswick at Horatio & Hudson st just below the meat packing district. I go there regularly for the home made bangers, as well as Strongbow cider. This is the store that had a kitten stuck in the wall earlier this year.
  • shishkab
    shishkab
    BigGuy wrote: Following the PG Tips line, all things British (well not all) can be purchased at Myers of Keswick at Horatio & Hudson st just below the meat packing district. I go there regularly for the home made bangers, as well as Strongbow cider. This is the store that had a kitten stuck in the wall earlier this year.
    i LOVE this place! BTW, BigGuy, you can often get strongbow at Eagle Provisions on 5th ave & (i think) 18th street. only local place i know that sells it.
  • teddyballgame
    teddyballgame
    sweet tea wrote: [quote=saram]Thanks for all of the suggestions so far
    I am from south Louisiana, just off of the Gulf, and my dad loves to cook, so I was thinking of jerk seasoning and curry paste and stuff too...
    Also, I could perhaps arrange some kind of boudin/tasso/roux exchange...
    do you need a new best friend? :D

    mmmm... south louisiana... still thinking about a meal I got in Breaux Bridge once, which came with free zydeco music. I'll be honest, there's lots of great local fare here, but it's going to be hard to top what's available at home.

    That said, I'd definitely make sure you pick up a Junior's Cheesecake. Very Brooklyn and very, very good. If you want total and ridiculous decadence, get the one that's alternating layers of chocolate cake and cheesecake. ridiculous.
  • chrispy
    chrispy
    Echoing a comment from above: if you're not eating the bagel on the same day it's baked it's not worth the bother.
  • pitu
    pitu
    chrispy wrote: Echoing a comment from above: if you're not eating the bagel on the same day it's baked it's not worth the bother.
    I have to disagree, since even day old Terrace bagels are miles better than what is available at the Winn-Dixie.
    Especially if you toast it . . .
  • djuoh
    djuoh
    goya flan from your local bodega...its a hood thing and tastes great.
  • cheech
    cheech
    Goya Flan is not a hood thing, it's a Cuban thing and it is great!
  • smokin joe
    smokin joe
    pitu wrote: [quote=chrispy]Echoing a comment from above: if you're not eating the bagel on the same day it's baked it's not worth the bother.
    I have to disagree, since even day old Terrace bagels are miles better than what is available at the Winn-Dixie.
    Especially if you toast it . . .

    not to belabor the point, but stale bagels, even from terrace, are hardly worth the schlep. hitting terrace on the way to the airport takes a bit of planning but is well worth the effort. i bring extra plastic bags and wire ties to seal them in for the trip and as soon as i get to my destination, i unpack them first, slice them and freeze any that are not going to be immediately eaten (also in plastic bags, as airless and airtight as possible).

    this too may sound like overkill, but no one has ever complained when i bring down two dozen.

    and bagels from winn-dixie? or piggly wiggly? not an option.
  • djuoh
    djuoh
    cheech wrote: Goya Flan is not a hood thing, it's a Cuban thing and it is great!
    here is some reaseach on the goya corporation,

    http://www.goya.com/english/about.html

    They can't be Cuban because of the embargo.
  • alafairnadia
    alafairnadia
    djuoh wrote: [quote=cheech]Goya Flan is not a hood thing, it's a Cuban thing and it is great!
    here is some reaseach on the goya corporation,

    http://www.goya.com/english/about.html

    They can't be Cuban because of the embargo.

    right. because anything outside of Miami is "Cuban". yeesh.
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