Best Ethnic Eating in New York City (2001)

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THE FOOD LOVER'S GUIDE TO THE
BEST ETHNIC EATING IN NEW YORK CITY
by Robert Sietsema
A City & Company Guide, NY (www.cityandcompany.com)
240 pages, paperback, $14.95
2001

   Robert Sietsema wrote the cover story on "Cheap Chow Now" in the VILLAGE VOICE, 1 May 2001, that I briefly described here.
   This book nicely outlines the many cuisines, with a box containing about five specialties.  There are many books out now about dining in New York City, but this is the best and clearest on ethnic cuisines.  It is a greatly expanded edition of his GOOD & CHEAP ETHNIC EATS UNDER $10 IN AND AROUND NEW YORK (1994).
   For "m"-obsessed OED editors, here goes:

Pg. 10 (Argentine specialties):
_matambre_  veal roll
_mate_  gaucho tea

Pg. 15 (Belgian specialties):
_moules frites_  mussels and french fries
(Also listed under French Specialties on pg. 17--ed.)

Pg. 23 (Brazilian specialties):
_muqueca_  shrimp in coconut milk

Pg. 25 (Colombian specialties):
_mondongo_  tripe stew

Pg. 25 (Armenian specialties):
_manti_  lamb ravioli

Pg. 32 (Azerbaijani specialties):
_manti_  meat dumplings

Pg. 38 (Dai specialties):
_mango beef_  tart beef with mango served in fruit shell

Pg. 45 (Sichuan and Hunan specialties):
_monkey mushrooms_  brainy blobs from Yunnan

Pg. 49 (Cuban specialties):
_mofongo_  mashed plantain with gravy
_Moors and Christians_  black beans and rice

Pg. 56 (Bosnian and Croatian specialties):
_minestra_  vegetable soup

Pg. 64 (Peruvian specialties):
_mote_  hominy kernels

Pg. 81 (Greek specialties):
_moussaka_  creamy eggplant casserole

Pg. 89 (Indian specialties):
_masala dosa_  rice-and-lentil crepe with potato filling
_mukmara_  lemon chicken

Pg. 94 (Pakistani specialties):
_mutton champ_  grilled lamb chops

Pg. 98 (Tibetan specialties):
_momo_ noodle dumplings

Pg. 131 (Jewish specialties):
_matzoh brei_  eggs scrambled with broken matzoh

Pg. 135 (Korean specialties):
_mandoo_  meat-stuffed dumplings

Pg. 148 (Mexican specialties):
_mixiotes_  chile-rubbed chicken steamed in beer
_mole pipian_  pumpkin-seed sauce
_mole poblano_  complex sauce of chiles and chocolate

Pg. 156 (Lebanese and Syrian specialties):
_mujadara_  savory rice and lentils

Pg. 159 (Egyptian specialties):
_milookhiya_  mucilaginous vegetable

Pg. 160 (Israeli specialties):
_Moroccan cigars_  pastry flutes

Pg. 166 (Tunisian specialties):
_merguez_  spicy lamb sausage

Pg. 169 (Afghani specialties):
_maste_  shallot-flecked yogurt
_morgh palow_  oniony chicken with rice

Pg. 177 (Russian and Ukranian specialties):
_midnight in Moscow_  plum sauced pork cutlet

Pg. 199 (Thai specialties):
_mee grob_  shrimp-and-noodle salad

Pg. 205 (Trinidadian specialties):
_mauby_  bittersweet bark beverage
_mittai_  sweet fritters

Pg. 210 (Turkish specialties):
_doner_  twirling mystery meat  (FYI--ed.)