2 more food adventures!
Last Friday I went to “A Salt & Battery,” a fish and chips eatery in the village. Barely bigger than my dorm room, it had about 6 bar stools to sit on, however, the atmosphere felt cozy and authentic. I ordered a small piece of pollock. They don’t have cod, the typical fish used in fish and chips because, as the man behind the counter cheerfully told me, it is over fished, and pollock has an almost identical texture and taste. He is British – I trust him.
Five minutes later he called out my order. “Here you go, love.” Oh my god, that British accent! I was elated until he said the same thing to my friend a minute later– simply soul crushing.
The fish and chips put my spirits back up. They came in a basket, the enormous piece of fish sitting on top of the French fries. The pollock was lightly fried and mildly fishy tasting and the fries were thick, and golden; a classic combination done right. The homemade tartar sauce was eye-rollingly good - tangy and lighter than most store-bought tartar sauces.
For dessert I ordered the Easter special, a deep-fried Cadbury Cream Egg. The fried batter over the egg was a little bizarre, but because it was fried, the insides of the egg melted together – the milk chocolate, sugar, egg, and cream blending harmoniously, tasting almost s’mores-like.
On an even sweeter note, I just got back from Screme Gelato Bar, my favorite Gelateria in the city that I discovered the first day I moved here. I must say, it was the perfect culinary welcome to New York, and this afternoon Screme once again lived up to its standards. Screme has different flavors every day, and today they had a flavor called Rocher. You know the Ferrero Rocher candy? Yeah, the one wrapped in gold foil, because is literally the GOLD of all chocolates? The one with a hazelnut inside a wafter shell filled with hazelnut cream and coated in milk chocolate, chopped hazelnuts and walnuts? Well this gelato tasted like it had Ferrero Rocher’s mashed lovingly into it. The hazelnut base contained chopped roasted hazelnuts and stracciatella. It was love at first bite.
Cheerio and Arrivederci for now!
