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May 18, 2008
Things I stick in my mouth
Saturday I went with my old roommate Charlie to the 9th Avenue Food Street Fair. Normally I avoid these things, but Charlie told me that they had fried Oreos.
Obviously I had to go.
View from the top.
There were a lot of choices. I immediately bought the fried Oreos. They were interesting. They had the right flavor, but the hydrogenated oil that makes the cream so yummy also basically dissolves. Still, I ate 3, Charlie ate 1. The first sugar rush made me forget to take a pic. They were basically liquified inside the fried dough. There is nothing wrong with that, by the way.
I was hypnotised by this poster:
I really don't like chihuahuas, but I like this poster. It's very Soviet, but with a dog that would last about 3 seconds during the winter in Moscow.
I saw this:
And of course I wanted one MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE IN THE WORLD. However, Charlie had been rhapsodizing about some squid further south, so I skipped.
We got to the squid place. Here's the squid, along with lobster balls. I've never had lobster balls before, and I'm not sure how they castrate them, but I figured they had to be good.
Here are a couple of delicious balls in my mouth:
The squid were a bit rubbery, so I was a bit disappointed that I didn't have the pig sandwich. However, we then came across a place that has extended the candied apple to other fruits, like these candied grapes.
Three of them are already in my mouth. No comment.
At this point, Charlie was disappointed I wasn't eating more. I was disappointed I wasn't eating more, but I wasn't feeling particularly well. I still dropped by Central Park to see folks, but ended up going home and made a technicolor yawn in the bathroom.
I have NO IDEA how I could have become sick. It must be a flu bug.
Posted by G at May 18, 2008 05:32 PM
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i never heard of a fried oreo in all my years of street fairs in nyc. what the hell do they look like???? i wanna see those, not the damn squid balls!!!!!
Posted by: joe to hell at May 19, 2008 12:22 AM
If only I'd seen you do that in person.... le sigh.
Posted by: cb at May 19, 2008 01:09 AM
Those fried oreos were great!
Next year I'll go to the food fair. I've never been. Usually street fairs in NYC are a dime a dozen but this one has a few gems amongst all the dreck.
It's in there, like Prego. ;)
Posted by: Stash at May 19, 2008 10:23 AM
The deep fried Oreos were interesting. Still I'm glad I tried them. I'm sorry to hear you were sick, poor baby. But I'm glad you came by. It was great to see you.
Posted by: Tony at May 19, 2008 11:12 AM
Amateur
Posted by: Charlie at May 19, 2008 12:59 PM
This was a very oral post.
Good to hear Charlie's doing well. :-)
Posted by: palochi at May 19, 2008 05:38 PM
I saw the pig before it was cooked. Gross.
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Posted by: Dan Cooney at May 19, 2008 07:09 PM
Nothing sexual at all about the lobster balls in your mouth (I know *I* wouldn't risk my hands trying to spread their legs open!) or the candied grapes. Not at all.
I missed Seattle U District Street Fair this weekend, and I'm sad. I'm craving gyros, smoked sausage with sauerkraut and butter-dipped sweet corn ears. *sigh*
Posted by: Matt at May 19, 2008 10:36 PM
LOL! I saw the Chihuahua then the roast beast pic and immediately thought it was the chihuahua!
Regards to Charlie and Dex.
Posted by: Lee at May 20, 2008 02:31 AM
And you wonder about the technicolor? Let's see, brown, light brown, lighter brown, red, hydrogenated melted thing ...
Posted by: Odysseus the Ithacan at May 20, 2008 11:39 AM
In the last picture you are literally standing steps away from my apartment! Hope we can hang out soon!
Posted by: patrick at May 20, 2008 02:46 PM
That pig-kabob - in Filipino, we call that lechon (let-chone).
Those fried oreos - we call that diabetes (dy-uh-bee-teez).
Posted by: Doug at May 20, 2008 03:42 PM
Farmboyz and I must have just missed you at that food fair. We got stuck in the rain and ended up stuffing our mouths at a restaurant with Kristin and Paul. It was very nice meeting you (twice).
Posted by: Tater at May 20, 2008 04:38 PM
Seeing you in person confirmed my guess that you are one of the nicest men in the whole world. I was able to share the cheese empanada with my man and it was absolutely delicious...but I don't think I'll ever get around to deep-fried Oreos.
Posted by: Mike at May 21, 2008 11:09 PM
love the poster!
Posted by: kyle at May 22, 2008 08:17 AM
Momma always said too many balls will make you sick.
Posted by: Jeff at May 22, 2008 12:23 PM
that pic with the lobster balls in ur gaping mouth was taken right in front of my building!!
I consider that a flirt.
Posted by: tommy at May 22, 2008 07:31 PM
It's probably a good thing you wretched. I almost wretched just looking at all that food. Where do you find these things, Glenn?
Posted by: Tony Rizzuto at May 29, 2008 05:26 PM