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“Fatty Crab”
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Night Out | Asian | MeatPacking | Cheap Eats | Great |
We started with some pickled vegetables ($4), got our hands dirty with some Jalan Alor Chicken Wings ($9)—giant meaty wings smothered in a sweet sticky barbecue sauce—scarfed down a chewy charred squid salad on a bed of fresh and pungent pickled sprouts and vegetables ($12), split a puffy alabaster steamed pork bun ($5), then moved onto a bowl of Wonton Mee ($10)—a deep dish of pork and shrimp wontons in a high heat curry broth with noodles, and then tucked into a seriously life-altering dish called Nasi Lemak ($10)—the most buttery soft and sensual piece of chicken I have ever eaten in my life (try it and you will understand what I am talking about). The chicken is poached for hours, I imagine in some sort of pork fat, so it becomes like the cashmere of poultry. It is served with coconut rice, in a relatively calm curry sauce topped a gorgeous runny poached egg. It was my favorite dish on the menu. Steven was way into the signature Chili Crab ($22), a pot of blue crabs hacked in half, served simmering in an off the charts chile sauce that will set fire to your lips and make your eyes tear with joy. I had no patience to crack the crabs, then suck and tug all that meat out, but Steven had a blast. I just dipped the white toast into the sauce and smiled as beads of sweat formed on my brow.
After they cleared our table, I did feel as though I needed to be hosed down, but I was not about to skip dessert and neither should you. The Sweet Roti—a fried roti pancake wrapped around sweetened condensed milk ($8) may put you into a diabetic coma, but it’s worth it. You should also try the Ice Kachang ($6), the Malaysian version of a snow cone: shaved ice doused in palm sugar syrup topped with nuts and assorted Malaysian jellies. You may have to order two of each.
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July 23, 2008
12:17.54 pm
Looks like they will open soon at the former home of Zen Palate at Broadway and 77th.