I grabbed some roast pork and roast duck on rice tonight at the part of the market that says East Manor Restaurant. That is why I was there. I've driven by a few times and I could swear it was open or looked to be opening from the street. It isn't. It may be in the future. It may have been in the past. The supermarket worker I asked wasn't too certain. Said it was owned by the market and was opening. Didn't look like it. Full of boxes. In any case, I didn't feel like going to plan b, so, I had what they had. It wasn't half bad. The rice and meats were good. It cost a robust $6.75. The meats were hanging from hooks like the macabre corpses they are. The also had a full roast pig. You can buy the meats by the pound too. The market was outstanding. Tons of stuff. Many sea creatures in tanks. They even had goeduck clams. Lots of meat and produce. Tons of packaged products. Clean. Most Asian nations represented. BTW - next time you order shumai or dumplings know they probably were bought here at $4 and $5 a package. I also got some oils and sauces at around $2 or $3 a bottle. The place is located at the corner of 50 and Kirkman.
*Oddly I had clipped an article about markets in NYC (that isn't the important thing) from The Post to hip you to some food ideas (plus the ones they spurred in me). Here that is. Soul Food Sunday Cupcake from Chef Boyar Nutty - base of mac and cheese, stuffed honey cornbread, topped with garlic Parmesan mashed potatoes and topped with a fried chicken wing. That got me to thinking of ice cream and how it could be replaced with mashed potatoes. IE - banana split with gravy as the syrup and sausages or bacon as the banana. Or a waffle cone stuffed with them and a fried chicken finger for a chicken and waffles spin. You are welcome Dairy Queen or KFC. Or jam a finger in a regular ice cream cone or cup as a jammed in spoon. Or ice cream topped with savory dusts like chicharron. Back to the market offerings. A stand called Kochin - Vietnamese flan over coffee. A version they sell is coffee, flan, banana brulee, coffee ice cream and coffee jelly. A Filipino stand called Kanin NYC sells lugaw - ginger flavored rice porridge with chicken and egg or tripe. Jaa Dijo Dom South African food. They sell kota - a hollowed out quarter loaf of white bread stuffed with fries and sausage and bacon and cheese and mayo. and bunny chow - same bread with curried chicken and sour cream. Petisco Brazuca sells a Brazilian croquette of chicken and Catipiry cheese. And Dottie's Norwegian Kitchen sells a lamb and cabbage stew called fankal and fiskegrot a fish pudding similar to gefilte fish.
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