Mundotastic!!
In lieu of traveling to Turkey, Argentina, Brazil, the Middle East, and the Mediterranean, we instead decided to go the easy route and visit this little restaurant down the street from us. For $60 (food, drinks, and desserts for two!), it turned out to be a cheaper and much more accessible alternative to booking tickets to Ankara. Especially when you can either order many small plates to share (as we did) or get more traditional entrees like the crab burger.
Mundo, 31-18 Broadway, Astoria (the entrance is on 32nd street, around the corner from the deli)
718.777.2829
The tastiness of this dish is matched only by its awesome name: the Red Sonja. Lame Schwarzenegger movie jokes aside (Brigitte Nielsen was the real star), these red lentil patties are so kickass they could beat your little brother up. They are a mixture of mashed red lentils, bulgur, scallions, parsley, and "oriental spices" that is surprisingly soft and served at room temperature on a lettuce bed. Be sure to squeeze the lemon wedge on and then eat it like a little lettuce wrap. So good that I'm having tastebud flashbacks right now. mmmmmm
Displayed here are the crazy delicious innards of the Brazilian Coxinha, or chicken croquette with "catupiry cheese". Whatever cheese this is, I need 6 lbs of it right away, it was that good. The outside shell of the croquette was perfectly golden, fried and crunchy. The chicken was tender and impeccably seasoned. Sleeper ingredient: a thin insulating layer of potato!
The Pearl Barley salad was fantastic. I am already working on emulating this at home. It contains barley, roasted red bell peppers, celery, corn, green bell peppers, dill, parsley, fresh mint, and... middle eastern pickles!! This is very high on my list of favorite salad mashups.
Crab Artichoke Dip! Winner of my Award for Best Usage of a Tart baking crock. Wonderfully savory. Served with little toasted pita triangles.
Okay so this was the most delicious dessert but you can't tell from my crappy picture-- I couldn't capture the toothy sweetness of the warm semolina-and-cheese balls mingled with the smooth cool creaminess of the vanilla custard. You have to experience this: the Pasha Mundo, its called. Just don't go by this picture.
Toasted Almond Cake!! So decadent, I met my marscapone quota for the year. The amarettini were perfectly saturated and the toasted nuts on top were the perfect finish; it just cries out for some espresso. Next time, Mundo, next time.
Mundo, 31-18 Broadway, Astoria (the entrance is on 32nd street, around the corner from the deli)
718.777.2829
The tastiness of this dish is matched only by its awesome name: the Red Sonja. Lame Schwarzenegger movie jokes aside (Brigitte Nielsen was the real star), these red lentil patties are so kickass they could beat your little brother up. They are a mixture of mashed red lentils, bulgur, scallions, parsley, and "oriental spices" that is surprisingly soft and served at room temperature on a lettuce bed. Be sure to squeeze the lemon wedge on and then eat it like a little lettuce wrap. So good that I'm having tastebud flashbacks right now. mmmmmm
Displayed here are the crazy delicious innards of the Brazilian Coxinha, or chicken croquette with "catupiry cheese". Whatever cheese this is, I need 6 lbs of it right away, it was that good. The outside shell of the croquette was perfectly golden, fried and crunchy. The chicken was tender and impeccably seasoned. Sleeper ingredient: a thin insulating layer of potato!
The Pearl Barley salad was fantastic. I am already working on emulating this at home. It contains barley, roasted red bell peppers, celery, corn, green bell peppers, dill, parsley, fresh mint, and... middle eastern pickles!! This is very high on my list of favorite salad mashups. 
Crab Artichoke Dip! Winner of my Award for Best Usage of a Tart baking crock. Wonderfully savory. Served with little toasted pita triangles.
Okay so this was the most delicious dessert but you can't tell from my crappy picture-- I couldn't capture the toothy sweetness of the warm semolina-and-cheese balls mingled with the smooth cool creaminess of the vanilla custard. You have to experience this: the Pasha Mundo, its called. Just don't go by this picture.
Toasted Almond Cake!! So decadent, I met my marscapone quota for the year. The amarettini were perfectly saturated and the toasted nuts on top were the perfect finish; it just cries out for some espresso. Next time, Mundo, next time.
i'm drooling.... no really i'm drooling.... this is going on the list!
Posted by
floozigrl |
11:03 PM
Rock on, annie! I really want to to go here. flooz - are you up for it?!?!!?
Posted by
megc |
3:20 PM
Post a Comment