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Synopsis
Savor 75 recipes--and remarkable stories--from the immigrant vendor-chefs of NYC's first and favorite night market
On summer Saturday nights in Queens, New York, scents from Moldova to Mexico whet families' appetites as they feast on food from over 90 countries. Welcome to the Queens Night Market. It's had well over a million visitors since 2015, and there's little wonder why: The food is delicious, the energy infectious--and the $6 price cap, irresistible.
Many of the participating vendors are first- and second-generation immigrants living in Queens--the most diverse urban area on Earth In The World Eats Here, they share their prized recipes and tales of home. You'll meet Wanda Chiu of Hong Kong Street Food whose pan-fried noodles remind her of cold winter mornings before school. And Liia Minnebaeva will blow you away with her Bashkir farm cheese donuts--a treat from her childhood in Oktyabrsky in western Russia.
Affordable, easy, and dizzyingly diverse--get ready to enjoy flavors from all over the world in one place. Whether it's Filipino pancit or Haitian diri ak djon djon, each recipe connects the reader with a small piece of an immigrant story--which is to say, the American story. Though each is entirely unique, they all demonstrate the importance of one thing: Food brings people together, and nowhere else could that be more true than at the Queens Night Market.
Synopsis
Prized recipes and tales of home, work, and family--from the immigrant vendor-chefs of NYC's first and favorite night market
On summer Saturday nights in Queens, New York, scents from Moldova to Mexico whet thousands of appetites as people gather to enjoy food from over 40 countries. Welcome to the Queens Night Market. It's had well over a million visitors since 2015, and there's little wonder why: The food is delicious, the energy infectious--and the $6 price cap, irresistible.
Many of the participating vendors are first- and second-generation immigrants living in Queens--the most diverse urban area on Earth In The World Eats Here, they share their amazing food and incredible stories. You'll meet Wanda Chiu of Hong Kong Street Food whose panfried noodles remind her of cold winter mornings before school. And Liia Minnebaeva will blow you away with her Bashkir farm cheese donuts--a treat from her childhood in Oktyabrsky in western Russia. Think Humans of New York . . . plus recipes
Whether it's Filipino dinuguan or Haitian diri ak djon djon, each recipe connects the reader with a small piece of the American story. Although each is entirely unique, they all demonstrate the importance of one essential idea: Food brings people together--and nowhere more so than at the Queens Night Market, where flavors from all over the world can be enjoyed in one unforgettable place.
Synopsis
On summer Saturday nights in Queens, New York, mouthwatering scents from Moldova to Mexico fill the air. Children play, adults mingle . . . and, above all, everyone eats. Welcome to the Queens Night Market, where thousands of visitors have come to feast on amazing international food--from Filipino dinuguan to Haitian diri ak djon djon. The World Eats Here brings these incredible recipes from over 40 countries to your home kitchen--straight from the first- and second-generation immigrant cooks who know them best.
With every recipe comes a small piece of the American story: of culture shock and language barriers, of falling in love and following passions, and of family bonds tested then strengthened by cooking. You'll meet Sangyal Phuntsok, who learned to make dumplings in a refugee school for Tibetan children; now, his Tibetan Beef Momos with Hot Sauce sell like hotcakes in New York City. And Liia Minnebaeva will blow you away with her Bashkir Farm Cheese Donuts--a treat from her childhood in Oktyabrsky in western Russia.
Though each story is unique, they all celebrate one thing: Food brings people together, and there's no better proof of that than the Queens Night Market, where flavors from all over the world can be enjoyed in one unforgettable place.