![]() But stuffed with what? They all pretty much had the same choices cheese, ham and cheese, chicken, shredded beef, roast pork, steak, chorizo, grilled chicken or, if you had a thing against meat, and if you did, why were you here, then there was the avocado salad arepa offering. Yoyos or patacones? Those were the two finalists. Rick had arrived and was already on the line, a few spots behind me. I sipped my papelon, squinted at the digital menu again, peered out onto Dyckman Street and not seeing Rick, took my place on the line behind Eugene.Īs the line moved slowly forward, I turned around. ![]() Sad, really." I added while shaking my head at their disgraceful behavior.Įugene said nothing instead he rose and joined the line. "It's not like Rick is more than a few minutes late." "No class," Gerry said, glancing at the time. Though proper etiquette would have us wait until our party of six arrived we were still waiting for Rick, but Mike from Yonkers and Zio, especially when noticing the line, would never let etiquette stand in the way of their gluttony, immediately got on the line.Įugene, Gerry and I shook our heads at the rude behavior of our comrades. A little less sugar and maybe a shot or two of rum would have transformed the drink into a very exceptional cocktail. The papelon was a bit too sweet for me, but I found it refreshing. Over the din and through his accented English, he explained that the drink was made from lime with brown sugar-two of my favorite ingredients. He suggested a drink called papelon to start. The "man in charge," either the owner or manager, noticed my curiosity-and my trusty camera-and offered advice. ![]() From where I sat, my eyes were just not up to the task of reading anything from the digital screen so I got up for a closer look. Our group of five, soon to be six once Rick arrived, grabbed one of the picnic tables and added two of the plastic chairs at either end to accommodate all of us. I did scant research once Zio announced his pick, but enough to learn that the food was Venezuelan and that the specialty were meats sandwiched between either griddle toasted corn cakes (arepas and cachapas) or fried green plantains, also known as tostones (patacones) or yellow plantain, i.e.
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