{"id":7736,"date":"2019-01-31T18:16:01","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T23:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=7736"},"modified":"2019-01-31T18:22:45","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T23:22:45","slug":"korai-kitchen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=7736","title":{"rendered":"Korai Kitchen"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nBangladeshi cuisine is different from Indian cuisine and even that of West Bengal, and one of the best ways to sample it is in a buffet setting where you can taste a bit of many delights. Fortunately, Korai Kitchen, Jersey City\u2019s first Bangladeshi eatery, features a lunch buffet (Tuesday \u2013 Friday) and a weekend buffet that spans lunch and dinner Friday through Sunday with an ever-changing array of dishes.<\/p>\n

[2] Annotated photo of my first (ahem) plate.<\/p>\n

[3] Buffet is currently their only format, no formal menu yet, although you can order a few special items on weekends like hilsa, the beloved national fish of Bangladesh.<\/p>\n

[4] A bhortha (you may see bharta) is an intensely flavored vegetable or fish mash, usually containing mustard oil, which is used as a condiment or over rice. Here is the quartet shown on my plate which included Karela Bhaja. Karela is a spiky cousin to Chinese bitter melon and bhaja means it\u2019s been fried.<\/p>\n

Other items that didn\u2019t make it to that first plate included [5] a shutki (dried fish, in this case dried shrimp) dish, potent and delicious, and [6] dessert that comprised chai; lacha semai, made from vermicelli and hot milk; and mishti doi, a sweetened, thick yogurt, almost the texture of a custard or pudding and a personal favorite.<\/p>\n

Lots more at Korai Kitchen, 576 Summit Ave, Jersey City where the owner, Nure Rahman is beyond helpful and absolutely charming, and Mama Rahman is in the kitchen making everything by hand.<\/p>\n

And yes, I\u2019m going back.
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