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Things I ate in New York

I just got back from a week long trip to New York. More like a week long binge. As my Asia travel date looms closer, I thought I should gorge myself on food that I associate with America. Note that I did not say "American" food. I know that this would set all of my politically correct readership on edge.

Near the end of my trip I started to tell my friend Iris my list. "It's funny that none of these American foods are actually from America," she began. Of course I had anticipated her attack and had only said that I personally associate these foods with America, but make no claims as to their actual ethnic associations or origins. She backed down in fear and took another nibble of the fried Oreo we were sharing at the feast of San Gennaro.

Highlights:

  • The deep-fried Oreo
  • pizza from Little Frankies
  • a reuben (for breakast, no less)
  • macaroni and cheese
  • tacos
  • Italian hero
  • homemade pizza and grilled eggplant (in your face, aubergine) courtesy of platetoplate
  • a root beer float from Stewart's (oh god I love you)
  • Italian rainbow cookies

    I very nearly finished the week off with a McBurger at the airport but backed down at the last minute and took a sleeping pill and a couple of Nyquil instead. This was far more effective, and left me with the same amount of slobber on my face but with the addition of six hours sleep. Back in London, dreaming of double-stuff Oreos.

  • 5 Comments

    If you want to buy real estate, you would have to get the loans. Furthermore, my mother commonly uses a short term loan, which seems to be really rapid.

    I've never heard of jam-enhanced rainbow cookies. But I've hardly ever been to deepest Brooklyn, either. Things must be different there.

    Liz, I love you too.

    Tessa, that's like saying chocolate cookies have no taste. Sure, if you buy store-bought ones that are made of cardboard they don't. But if you go into deep Brooklyn and get some homemade or nearly homemade rainbow cookies with fresh apricot jam....MMMMM

    But Italian rainbow cookies have no taste...no taste at all.

    Hi. I was just thinking about you today, and wanted to let you know that I LOVE YOU

    That is all. Carry on


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