Table of Contents
Introduction 1
What We and This Book Are All About 5
The Americas and the Caribbean
1 Queens, NY
Berg's Pastrami Ardrew Steinberg 11
Pastrami Sandwich 12
2 Mexico
La Carnada Jeffrey Hernandez 14
Huaraches with Refried Beans and Nopales 16
El Trompo Maximina Alvarado 18
Tacos de Birria 20
Champurrado (Mexican Hot Chocolate) 21
3 El Salvador
Los Almendros Maria Ortez 23
Salvadoran Chicken Tamales 24
Salvadoran Quesadillas 25
4 Jamaica
Treat yourself Jerk Chicken Alberto Richardson 26
Jerk Chicken 29
5 Haiti
Tania's Kitchen Gardi Armand 30
Diri ak djon djon (Black Mushroom Rice) 32
Akra (Malanga Fritters) 33
6 Puerto Rico
Cocotaso Frances Roman 35
Puerto Rican Arroz con Pollo (Chicken and Rice) 36
Puerto Rican Rellenos de papa (Stuffed Potato Croquettes) 37
7 Antigua
La'Maoli Laura Joseph 39
Antiguan Seafood Soup 40
Antiguan Ginger Beer 42
8 Trinidad
Caribbean Street Eats Sean Ramlal 44
Trinidadian Callaloo (Taro Leaf Stew) 45
Doubles (Curried Chickpea Sandwich) 46
9 Colombia
Arepalicious Danny Atehortua 49
Arepas con huevos pericos (Arepas with Scrambled Eggs) 51
Arepas de queso (Cheese Arepas) 52
Aguapanela con limón (Sugarcane Limeade) 52
10 Guyana
Georgetown Patties Stephen Kanhai 54
Guyanese Beef Patties 56
Guyanese Pine Tarts 58
11 Peru
Don Ceviche Lenin Costas 61
Peruvian Ceviche with Leche de tigre 62
12 Argentina
Chori & Chimi Ruben "German" Montenegro 65
Argentine Choripanes with Chimichurri 66
Europe
13 Portugal
Joey Bats Café Joey Batista 71
Pastéis de nata (Portuguese Custard Tarts) 72
14 Norway
Dotty's Norwegian Kitchen Wesley Wobles 74
Fårikål (Lamb and Cabbage Stew) 76
Fiskegrot (Fish Pudding) 77
Lefse (Potato Flatbread) 78
15 Italy
Di Lena's Dolcini Nicole Carly Di Lena 80
Almond Biscotti 82
Orecchiette with Broccoli Rabe 83
Calzone di cipolla (Onion Calzone) 84
16 Poland
Brooklyn Dumpling Kika Radz 87
Kopytka (Polish Potato Gnocchi) 88
Potato and Cheese Pierogi 89
17 Kosovo
Balkan Bites Alida Malushi 90
Balkan Cevapi (Grilled Meat Patties) 91
Balkan Baklava 93
18 Romania
Twister Cake Bakery Radu Sirbu 94
Kürtós kalács (Romanian Chimney Cakes) 98
Chicory Coffee 99
19 Moldova
Wembie Valentin Rasneanski 100
Moldovan Placintas (Savory Cheese Pies) 102
20 Ukraine
Blintz Box Sam Natasha Ilyayev 104
Ukrainian Blintzes with Creamy Mushrooms 106
Ukrainian Borscht (Beet Soup) 108
21 Bashkortostan (Russia)
Wembie Liia Minnebaeva 110
Bashkir Farm Cheese Donuts 112
22 Nigeria
Obe Kitchen Chef Ade 116
Obe ata din din (Fried Stew) 118
Akara (Brown Bean Fritters) 119
23 Egypt
American Pharaohz Peter Youssef 120
Taameyya (Falafel) 122
Kebda iskandarani (Chopped Liver Sandwich) 123
24 Sudan
Sambuxa NYC Gladys Shahtou 125
Salata dakwa (Tomato Salad) 128
Salata aswad (Eggplant Salad) 129
Africa and the Middle East
25 Eritrea And Ethiopia
Makina Cafe Eden Gebre Egziabher 130
Injera with Spicy Red Lentils 132
26 South Africa
Jaa Dijo Dom Charles Chipengule 134
Bunny Chow (Chicken Curry Bread Bowl) 135
27 Mauritius
Pereybeurre Jaina Teeluck 136
Chicken Biryani with Tomato Chutney and Cucumber Salad 138
28 Iran
Joon Jessica Spiegel Amir Alerasoul 140
Joojeh kabab (Yogurt Chicken Kebab) 141
Khoresh karafs (Beef Celery Stew) 142
Sweet Zahra Zahra Lee 144
Persian Halva 145
Asia
29 Pakistan
The Pakistand Maeda Qureshi 148
Pakistani Tandoori Chicken Kati Rolls 150
Beef Chapli Kebab 151
30 India
Dosa Mama Daniel Premalatha Nalladurai 153
Dosas with Chicken Curry 154
Cilantro & Mint Yuvika Bist 156
Mixed Pakoras 157
Masala Noodles 158
31 Tibet
Nomad Homos Sangyal Phuntsok 160
Beef Momos with Hot Sauce 162
32 Bangladesh
Jhal NYC Mahfuzul Islam 164
Jhal muri (Spiced Puffed Rice Snack) 165
Bengali Street Eats Iqbal Ahmed 166
Shingara (Vegetable Samosas) 168
Chotpoti (Chickpea and Potato Stew) 170
Fuska (Stuffed Semolina Crisps) 171
33 Myanmar (Burma)
De' Rangoon Hnin "Snow" Wai 172
Laphet thoke (Tea Leaf Salad) 174
Shan khao swe (Shan Noodles) 176
Burmese Bites Myo Thway 179
Ohno kaukswe (Coconut Chicken Noodle Soup) 182
34 Thailand
Cathailina Joanne France 184
Kai look kuey (Son-in-Law Eggs) 185
Khanom pang (Thai Toast) 186
35 Vietnam
Em Patrick Lin Ly Nguyen 188
Thit kho (Braised Pork Belly) 190
Sinn to bo (Avocado Smoothies) 190
36 Cambodia
Cambodianow Sokhita Sok 192
Amok (Fish Curry) 194
Domloung chenng (Caramelized Sweet Potatoes) 195
37 Malaysia
The Malaysian Project Carlos Hon Abraham Chin Calvin Leong 196
Beef Rendang 198
Pandan Key Limeade 199
38 Singapore
Native Noodles Amy Pryke 200
Laksa Noodles 202
Roti John (Omelet Sandwiches) 204
Lion City Coffee The Tham Siblings 206
Singaporean Nasi Lemak with Fried Chicken 208
Ghai tow kueh (Fried Radish Cake) 209
39 Indonesia
Warung Jancook Hendra Lie 210
Tahu gejrot (Fried Tofu) 211
Ote-ote (Vegetable Fritters) 212
40 Philippines
Kanin NYC Judymae Esguerra 215
Lugaw (Rice Porridge) 217
Leche Flan 218
Grilla in Manila Jay Jerrick Jimenez 221
Dinuguan (Pork Blood Stew) 224
Sisig (Chopped Pork) 225
Lapu-Lapu Foods Alfredo Marienits Pedrajas 227
Chicken Adobo 228
41 Hong Kong
Hong Kong Street Food Wanda Chiu 230
See yow wong chow meen (Soy Sauce Pan-Fried Noodles) 231
Curry Fish Balls 232
42 Taiwan
Bstro Johnson Hu 234
Da ji pai (Chicken Steak) 235
43 South Korea
Seoul Pancake Han Kim Woo Chung 237
Kimchi Pancakes with "Magic" Soy Sauce 238
Kini Juwon Song 241
Dakgangjeong (Fried Chicken) 242
Acknowledgments 246
Index 248
Additional Photo Credits 253
About the Authors 256