http://nycfoodguy.com NYC's Most Delicious & Affordable Food Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:03:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 http://nycfoodguy.com/2008/08/19/ny-food-tour-roast-pork-sesame-pancake-at-vanessas-dumplings/ http://nycfoodguy.com/2008/08/19/ny-food-tour-roast-pork-sesame-pancake-at-vanessas-dumplings/#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:09:15 +0000 The NYC Food Guy http://nyceats.wordpress.com/?p=1264 NYC Food Guy Note: I’m on vacation in California so I’m sending you on a NY Food Tour to keep your stomach happy while I’m gone. Enjoy the deliciousness.

• What: Tender, fatty roast pork stewed in its own juices then chopped and covered in lettuce, cilantro, sliced carrot and cucumber and wedged between two halves of a crisp, greasy sesame pancake (similar to scallion pancakes though less flaky). This messy sandwich provides a wonderful confluence of flavor and texture. Add some standard hot sauce (not Sirracha despite the refilled bottles) for extra bite. The vegetable sesame pancake is equally delicious.
• Cost: $2.99
• Where: 220 East 14th Street near 3rd Avenue NY, NY 10003
• Inside info: Combine a sesame pancake with an order of fried pork dumplings ($2.00) and you’ve got a great meal for just over $5.00. Both the fried pork dumplings and steamed vegetable dumplings are reliably delicious. Bite a little hole in the top of each dumpling then squirt in soy sauce for maximum enjoyment. Unfortunately, Vanessa’s can’t satisfy late night urges, they close at 10PM.

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