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<\/a>\nThese dried fish snacks are spicy, sweet, chewy and crunchy \u2013 sort of a sesame seed encrusted, sticky-sweet fish jerky. Made from dried fish, sugar, salt, sesame oil, and chili powder, they are utterly delicious and seriously addictive.<\/p>\n
The backstory: I was prowling around Manhattan\u2019s Chinatown still in the throes of pondering the destiny of ethnojunkets now that they might actually be feasible again. Many business have disappeared, but for every yin, there is a yang. Case in point: Mott Street\u2019s Aji Ichiban, the Asian candy\/dried fruit\/preserved snack chain, closed last September, but five months ago Sugartown opened at 63 Bayard St to satisfy a similar audience in the neighborhood.<\/p>\n
And that\u2019s the provenance of the treats you see here: Spicy Fish Fillet, Spicy Yellow Croaker, Spicy Dragonhead Fish, Golden Pomfret, and M\u00e1l\u00e0 Whitebait. The seasoning recipe is nearly identical for each variety, only the fish differ; some are more gnarly than others, so you might consider starting with the fish fillet, or do what I did and load a few pieces of each into a single bag \u2013 it\u2019s self-serve and they\u2019re all the same price \u2013 see what you like and come back for more.<\/p>\n
At Sugartown, in addition to these fishy requisites, you\u2019ll find dried and preserved fruits, other types of jerky, sour strips, gummies, jelly rings, crisps, Chinese, Japanese, and American cookies and candies and too much more to list here. It\u2019s a shop full of sweet novelties for all tastes and you\u2019re bound to find something that catches your eye and tickles your tongue.<\/p>\n FWIW, if I do revive the Manhattan Chinatown ethnojunket, Sugartown will definitely be on the itinerary! Name That Spot! Read on…. Continue reading <\/a>
\nThese are Black Sesame Fish Strips; in this case the fish is very mild cod. They\u2019re soft, chewy, sweet, and you\u2019ll be tempted to play pick up sticks with them, but they\u2019re even more tempting as a snack.<\/p>\n<\/a>
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