Adventures In Red Hook (part 1 of 2)
Hello again all,
Our latest adventure took us to Red Hook Brooklyn (home of the new mtv "REAL WORLD"). The whole adventure started actually a few months ago when Teresa read about a park in Red Hook that was suppose to have all these authentic Mexican, Central & South American food vendors that gatherin a prak and have for years. Recently though they have been though a lot of issues with the City of NY and having to buy catering trucks and other red tape. So, needless I am glad they are still there although I am told there are no where near the amount there use to be.I assume due to the cost of trucks and carts. We took our crazy friend Carla who ironically happens to be from LA and El Salvadorian and was very familiar with a lot of the food there.Which helped because she suggested some of the food in this post. But back to the adventure. So as usual when we venture in the outer Burroughs we got lost for about an hour. Along we while tiring to find the park we found this huge market called "Fairways" it was huge and very cool and in this civil war era group of buildings right on the Hudson. We will get back to those buildings in a moment. So after asking directions in "Fairways" we drove around a little more and found the park. So we have ARRIVED it was a hella windy and overcast day and a bit chilly. So we paroused though the line of vendors like a Sargent would inspecting his troops. When we stopped at a converted bagel cart and I ordered a chicken tamale. It was pretty good moist, flavorful and huge for a tamale. At the same stand Teresa ordered what they called fried tacos. They actually remind me well the shape anyway of taquitos. The flavor was not of the store bought taquitos as you may expect. No no this was perfectly crisp corn tortilla with a chicken center draped in a wonderful picante garnished with fresh white onion and fresh cilantro.YUMMY in a word. So after the appetizers Carla spotted a EL Salvadorian truck and a food she has had many times called Pupusa. The best way I can describe them is savory corn meal pancakes with cheese and an
array of ingredients of your choosing so we ordered 3 . I had jalapeno, Teresa had what from the looks of it was a wonderful roasted pork.Carla had this on with veg that remained me of spinach. Other than the weather a beautiful day....to be cont
