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Shavings of Bonito Dancing on Hot Takoyaki

Takoyaki are balled shaped Japanese dumplings made from a wheat flour batter filled with pieces of octopus.  They are served with a Worcestershire like takoyaki sauce and mayonnaise drizzled on top and sprinkles of dried seaweed flakes and shavings of dried … Continue reading

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ChoripDong Frozen Dumplings

Rating:   I grabbed these dumplings pretty much at random out of the dumpling freezer case at H-Mart on 32nd street.  The ChoripDong line of foods are distributed by Seoul Trading Inc, USA which has been in business for over … Continue reading

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Mandoo Bar Dumplings to go, New York, NY

I recently discovered that Mandoo Bar will sell you freshly made, raw dumplings, ten to an order, to take home.   The dumplings are dusted with flour which absorbs the oil during pan frying, so you will need to use … Continue reading

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Peacefood Cafe, New York, NY

Peacefood Cafe serves vegan fair that comes very close to the border that separates tasty vegan food from bad hippie food.  The Boca Burger style burger comes topped with a weirdly mashed avocado and is then piled way too high … Continue reading

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Hangawi, New York, NY

Hangawi is a vegan Korean restaurant in midtown Manhattan.  They serve a lot of creative vegan interpretations of traditional Korean dishes in a classical Korean restaurant setting – shoes are removed at the door and you sit on the floor … Continue reading

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Return to DumplingGo, NY, NY

I reviewed DumplingGo a couple of months ago but they have been changing up their menu recently so I decided to return and try their new offerings. The Dumplings:  for this outing I tried the Flounder Dumplings and Black Pepper … Continue reading

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M Shanghai Bistro and Garden, Brooklyn, NY

Following on from the East Village, I have been expecting an explosion of dumpling restaurants in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood but it hasn’t really happened yet. There is an outpost of Vanessa’s and the nearby M Shanghai Bistro and Garden. While M … Continue reading

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Canteen 82, New York NY

The co-owners of Canteen 82 hail from Malaysia and Hong Kong and the chef is from Shanghai, perhaps explaining the Asian-Fusion menu hidden behind the restaurant’s sub-title “Taste of Shanghai”.  The menu includes lots of American-Chinese dishes, Sushi, cooked Japanese … Continue reading

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May Wah Vegetarian Market Frozen Vegetable Buns

Rating:   If you have eaten fake meat in an Asian restaurant on the Eastern seaboard the chances are it was provided by May Way, the go-to place for fake meat products and vegan dry foods since 1994.  Their line … Continue reading

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Wild Ginger, New York, NY

  Wild Ginger, also known as LuAnne’s Wild Ginger, bills itself as providing pan-Asian vegan specialties based on traditional Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Thai, and South Asian cuisines.  They claim to make over two-dozen homemade sauces and to use local … Continue reading

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