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<\/a>\nI promise to write more about the redoubtable Deluxe Food Market in Manhattan\u2019s Chinatown. It\u2019s one of my favorite locations for inexpensive prepared food (it\u2019s a market as well), a place I always bring people to on informal Chinatown ethnojunkets, and will forever hold a place in my heart for its contribution to the day I played hooky from work with a special friend.<\/p>\n
For today though, just a postlet about a couple of carbobombs I grabbed to stave off hunger while passing through. And I mean \u201cthrough\u201d literally since even the layout bears mentioning: Picture a capital H (actually, you don\u2019t have to picture it \u2013 it\u2019s right there before the parenthesis) where the vertical strokes are Mott and Elizabeth Streets and the crossbar is the store with means of egress on both sides; 122 Mott and 79 Elizabeth are reciprocal.<\/p>\n
Deluxe Food Market is always exceedingly crowded but that\u2019s part of its charm; if you\u2019re there for the ready-to-eat goodies, your patience will be rewarded. In a way, it\u2019s the next best thing to dim sum in terms of tasting a little bit of a lot of things: point to the items you want (assuming you don\u2019t speak the language), pay at the register, and (at least in my case) carry your bag over to nearby Columbus Park and enjoy.<\/p>\n
Its size isn\u2019t evident from the photo, but this massive \u201cbeef cake\u201d is 6\u00bd inches across and 1\u00bd inches thick.
\n[2] Photo depicting a deceptively meager amount of meat inside.
\n[3] Photo depicting a deceptively generous amount of meat inside.
\nTake the average.<\/p>\n
[4] Their \u201cscallion cake\u201d is the chewy, not crispy, variety with a touch of sweetness.<\/p>\n
More to come from Deluxe Food Market….
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Instagram Post 1\/6\/2019 (Click on any image to view it in high resolution.) I promise to write more about the redoubtable Deluxe Food Market in Manhattan\u2019s Chinatown. It\u2019s one of my favorite locations for inexpensive prepared food (it\u2019s a market … Continue reading