Posts tagged Flushing

At Biang, the trendier and more formal version of Xi’an Famous Foods, you can have quail two ways. The quail eggs on sausage & toasted Mantou slices are sweet and creamy with a little spice. The spicy quail with tiger vegetables is sure to tingle your tastebuds with cumin and then cool them down with celery and cilantro. Get it spicy in Flushing. 

Biang, 41-10 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355

I’m in the Flushing subway tunnel.


I’m in the Flushing subway tunnel.

Fresh Garlic Sauce: the secret condiment in the dumpling stall at the basement of the Golden Mall in Flushing. It was my first time seeing this…. I drenched my lamb + squash dumpling in it after adding their chili sauce —- saw god. Golden Mall, 41-28 Main St, Flushing

Fresh Garlic Sauce: the secret condiment in the dumpling stall at the basement of the Golden Mall in Flushing. It was my first time seeing this…. I drenched my lamb + squash dumpling in it after adding their chili sauce —- saw god.

Golden Mall, 41-28 Main St, Flushing

A meal at Lao Dong Bei in Flushing will leave you with a sweet dessert. The chef’s version of mat tang is caramelized taro, banana, and apples. It arrives piping hot and sticky. Dip a piece in the ice water bath and the sugary coating crystalizes and becomes a crunchy candy shell. Bet you can’t stop at just one piece!

Lao Dong Bei, 44-09 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, NY 11355 

Flushing Chestnuts rolling on Flickr.

These chestnuts are rolling on a bed of charcoal, down Main St in Flushing.

Get ready for Chinese New Year - This is what Main Street looks like. Flushing.

Get ready for Chinese New Year - This is what Main Street looks like. Flushing.

Uptown they play dominos, in the LES - selo.  In Flushing, Queens it’s mahjong.  When I tried to get close to this cluster they just froze up and refused to play.  On Kissena Blvd. heading into Oakland Gardens.

Uptown they play dominos, in the LES - selo.  In Flushing, Queens it’s mahjong.  When I tried to get close to this cluster they just froze up and refused to play.  On Kissena Blvd. heading into Oakland Gardens.

Rapunzel’s got nothing on the noodles at Biang! which stretch endlessly, as if the entire bowl were one continuous mile-long strand.  They’re fun, delicious, chewy, and the hand-torn edges catch bits of oil and sauce like spunky little pockets of flavor.  The name, Biang!, may be intended to mimic the sound of the hand-stretched noodles slapping the cutting board as they are formed, but “Biang!” should also pop-up like  a cartoon dialog box over your head as the spices hit your palate like a superhero’s punch.  The flavors and textures are intense, but ultimately very rewarding.  If you enjoyed the Xi’an stall in the Flushing underground food court, then savor a more comfortable dining experience with the same excellent dishes (that’s a lamb face salad above—and yes, that’s an eyeball), and a few special additions. Biang! * 41-10 Main Street, Flushing * http://www.biang-nyc.com/

I can see earth from here.  Unisphere, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park

I can see earth from here. 

Unisphere, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park

Just a few blocks away from the 7 train on 111th Street on the way to Flushing Meadows Corona Park are a few street vendors. If you get hungry, try a stick of barbecued chicken. It’s simply seasoned and for an extra kick throw some hot sauce on it. If that’s not enough, add a side of salchipapas (hot dogs and french fries) and wash it down with some horchata.

Just a few blocks away from the 7 train on 111th Street on the way to Flushing Meadows Corona Park are a few street vendors. If you get hungry, try a stick of barbecued chicken. It’s simply seasoned and for an extra kick throw some hot sauce on it. If that’s not enough, add a side of salchipapas (hot dogs and french fries) and wash it down with some horchata.

Jumping Jehoshaphat them’s some big jackfruit! Spotted at Korean megamarket Assi Plaza in Flushing. Do people actually buy them whole? And to think people call the durian the king of all fruit. Compared to these bad boys the football-sized tropical fruit is a mere pretender to the throne.

Jumping Jehoshaphat them’s some big jackfruit! Spotted at Korean megamarket Assi Plaza in Flushing. Do people actually buy them whole? And to think people call the durian the king of all fruit. Compared to these bad boys the football-sized tropical fruit is a mere pretender to the throne.

When it comes to school supplies this Indian grocery on Main Street in Flushing knows just what every little kid needs: a whole goat or lamb. Sounds more like a back to culinary school sale!

When it comes to school supplies this Indian grocery on Main Street in Flushing knows just what every little kid needs: a whole goat or lamb. Sounds more like a back to culinary school sale!

Why am I not surprised to find this billboard soliciting snack food manufacturers on the corner of Main St. and Roosevelt Ave. in the heart of Queens’ largest Chinatown, downtown Flushing. (Yes, there are two the other’s in Elmhurst.)

Why am I not surprised to find this billboard soliciting snack food manufacturers on the corner of Main St. and Roosevelt Ave. in the heart of Queens’ largest Chinatown, downtown Flushing. (Yes, there are two the other’s in Elmhurst.)

tellasimplestory: 추어탕 chueotang fish soup #flushing #koreatown (Taken with Instagram at Geum Sung Restaurant)

tellasimplestory:

추어탕 chueotang fish soup #flushing #koreatown (Taken with Instagram at Geum Sung Restaurant)

Yesterday was the Asian Food Expo at the Sheraton LaGuardia East, celebrating the Asian culinary scene in Flushing—which is home of the second largest Chinatown outside of Asia, as well as home to numerous other Asian cultures.  One of the most unique dishes yesterday was this little shot of herbed jelly in coconut soup from Mulan Restaurant (mulan-restaurant.com), a pretty delicious reminder of the benefits of exploring Flushing.

Yesterday was the Asian Food Expo at the Sheraton LaGuardia East, celebrating the Asian culinary scene in Flushing—which is home of the second largest Chinatown outside of Asia, as well as home to numerous other Asian cultures.  One of the most unique dishes yesterday was this little shot of herbed jelly in coconut soup from Mulan Restaurant (mulan-restaurant.com), a pretty delicious reminder of the benefits of exploring Flushing.