{"id":9527,"date":"2019-08-30T18:50:21","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T22:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=9527"},"modified":"2019-09-02T10:49:19","modified_gmt":"2019-09-02T14:49:19","slug":"mandato-fruit-grocery-corp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=9527","title":{"rendered":"Mandato Fruit & Grocery Corp."},"content":{"rendered":"

Instagram Post 8\/13\/2019<\/h4>\n

You\u2019re going to hear more from me about Mandato, 7220 3rd Ave, Brooklyn, not only because it\u2019s the only Mexican destination along my Bay Ridge food tour,<\/a> but because I absolutely love the place.<\/p>\n

For starters, it\u2019s really three spots packed into one: a genuine panader\u00eda where they bake their own Mexican panes dulces; a market where, in addition to packaged goods, you\u2019ll find authentic Mexican ingredients including quesillo, nopales, store-made barbacoa, carnitas, and an array of at least eight mind-blowing salsas; and a takeout restaurant serving tortas, cemitas, tamales, picaditas, tlacoyos, sopes, quesadillas, huaraches and more \u2013 the subject of today\u2019s post. All of this is under the aegis of Pedro, a partner in the family business, who is probably the friendliest, most helpful person you\u2019d ever want to meet and who customized these delicious wonders for me.<\/p>\n

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\nThis quesadilla is brimming with queso fresco, queso Oaxaca (aka quesillo), lettuce, crema, and huitlacoche, sometimes called Mexican truffle. Do you like mushrooms? Do you like corn? Then you should try huitlacoche.<\/p>\n

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\nSliced in half to reveal its inner beauty.<\/p>\n

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\nHuaraches start with a double layer of masa enclosing a thin coating of mashed refried pinto beans, hand pressed into a thick oblong shape and fried (literally \u201csandals\u201d because of the shape). This one is topped with chorizo and potatoes, onions, queso fresco and crema.<\/p>\n

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\nCross section; look very closely at the bottom and you might see the layer of refritos.
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\nAut\u00e9ntico. That\u2019s the word for it. More to come soon from Mandato: the panader\u00eda, the store-made goodies, and beyond!<\/p>\n

(Note that this venue is officially Mandato Fruit & Grocery Corp, not the restaurant of the same name next door \u2013 there\u2019s no connection.)<\/p>\n

 
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