{"id":19582,"date":"2023-09-09T07:43:37","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T11:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=19582"},"modified":"2023-09-09T07:43:37","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T11:43:37","slug":"shakalaka-bakery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=19582","title":{"rendered":"Shakalaka Bakery"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The clich\u00e9 applies to each of New York City\u2019s nine Chinatowns: So many bakeries, so little time. And Flushing is no exception rocking its major chains, smaller collectives, and the occasional singleton.<\/p>\n

Each is known for its specialties, and each has its loyal followers who passionately champion their choice of who has the best Don Tat (egg tarts), the best Char Siu Bao (BBQ pork buns), the best Jian Dui (sesame balls) \u2013 you get the idea. The larger chains have a reliable contingent of the most popular goodies (like the aforementioned) but it seems to me that the smaller the establishment, the more likely you are to find something unique.<\/p>\n

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Shakalaka Bakery at 136-76 Roosevelt Ave in Flushing is one such enterprise. I entered in search of crispy, crumbly, almond thins but was stopped in my tracks by a sign that read \u201cGooey Chocolate Cookies\u201d perched over a tray of baked goods that looked more like mini loaves than cookies. Obviously, since gooey, chocolate, and cookie comprise a hat-trick, I had to indulge. I\u2019m hard pressed to describe it as a cookie, but I can vouch for the fact that it was a righteous snack on the subway ride back. (What \u2013 you thought I\u2019d wait until I got home?)<\/p>\n

And in other news, although I didn\u2019t purchase it, the label on these diminutive carbobombs was \u201cChestnut Cake\u201d. <\/p>\n

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I think \u201cCousin Itt Cake\u201d would have nailed it, but that\u2019s just me.
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