Return of the Native

[Don Cuevas]

We'll be visiting our native land for about 3 weeks, and of course, favorite foods will play a big roll (sic) in the visit.

Among the specialties we are looking forward to are:
•Proper sour Jewish Caraway Rye Bread
•Pastrami sandwiches on that rye, with hot, spicy mustard and
•Garlicky Kosher pickles.

•Dunkin Donuts
•Good hot dogs, with taste and a casing with snap. (Mexican hot dogs here are uniformly dreadful.)
•Brisket pot roast with gravy.
•Connecticut style hot buttered lobster rolls. Fried whole-belly clams. (In photo.)


•Really good Italian food, and pizza!


•Decent bagels.

I'm still thinking about the rest.

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Keep drinking a lot of liquids to make up for the drool that you are losing in anticipation!

[Don Cuevas]

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Actual, real Chinese food, especially Sichuan style.


Example: Baby Pork Wontons in Spicy Red Oil Sauce at Chengdu 1 in Cedar Grove, NJ.

[Don Cuevas]

The word is out also that soft-shelled crabs are in season. <SMACK. DROOL>
I'll be happy to get some at least once, although it may be difficult to access, transportation wise.

I like them sauteed in butter, with parsley and a squeeze of lemon. Or fried and served on a crusty bread roll. Or with garlic over linguine. Or fried, with tartar sauce and a lemon wedge.

[bazfaz]

Don, is Pepsi the right drink to go with clams?

[Don Cuevas]

Apr 29, 2009 11:35:07 GMT bazfaz said:

Don, is Pepsi the right drink to go with clams?

Baz, the drink cups may say "Pepsi", but the contents could be whatever. Personally, I go for birch beer whenever I'm in a place like that in New England.

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Is there anything that you will miss from Mexico while you are away, or will the trip not be long enough for that?