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<\/a>\nFor starters, six appetizers \u2013 clockwise from upper left:
\n\u2022 Bitterbal: Crispy outside with a yielding center.
\n\u2022 Kippen Worst: Chicken sausage. Kip is Dutch for chicken, the most common meat found here.
\n\u2022 Bakabana: Baked ripe plantain \u2013 short for Baka Babana. Sate (grilled kabob) sharing the spotlight.
\n\u2022 Loempia: Fried chicken and vegetable roll.
\n\u2022 Kroket: Chicken & potato croquette.<\/p>\n
The only other location I\u2019m aware of in which you can find the real deal is at the Suriname Day festival (Sranan Dey) held annually in Roy Wilkins park in St. Albans, Queens. I\u2019ve seen it celebrated on the first Sunday in July or August, so you may need to do a little sleuthing to determine when this year\u2019s festivities will take place \u2013 unless one of you knows for certain: please comment! But if this year is like those in the past, it\u2019s worth the trip! I know of only one Surinamese restaurant in NYC and that\u2019s PNK Surinamese Cuisine. Read on…. Continue reading <\/a>
\nSaoto (soup) with add ins: bean sprouts, shredded chicken, crispy fried vermicelli, boiled egg.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nTeloh (fried cassava) and Bakkeljaw (salt cod \u2013 think bacalao) \u2013 called Teloh met Bakk.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nPacked up and ready to travel, from left to right: Bakkeljaw, Indonesian fried rice, Sweet Soy Chicken.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nBakkeljaw, Bami (Indonesian wheat noodles, typically yellow in color), Sweet Soy Chicken.<\/p>\n
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\nStay safe, be well, and eat whatever it takes! \u2764
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