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Iftar day 2 last night and I did a tagine experiment enough to feed ten people. Thanks to everyone who came, رمضان كريم! No recipe, I learned from watching too many Moroccan cooking videos on YouTube that’s all in French, but you only need: Ground lamb, potatoes, onions, garlic, tomatoes & tomato paste, parsley, and the spices were really just: S+P, paprika, turmeric, cumin, and ras el hanout LOL it’s a flavor town!! #umicooks

Great Balkan-Mediterranean spot in Williamsburg @terasanorthninth and the highlight for me was definitely the Ćevapi in fresh hot Bosnian somun bread served with ajvar + onions + kajmak they really just hits the spot 👌👌👌 Other things we tried: - Pita with 6 dips (shareable!) - Roasted beets with labneh + pistachios - Burrata heirloom 🍅 - Balkan Tacos (second fav, get thisssss) - Grilled octopus - Market fish (branzino) - Sopska - Braised lamb shank - Two types of fries (didn’t fit the ten slides but you know I always get 🍟) Add it to your Williamsburg radar when you’re in the mood for Balkan cuisine. 💯 Ty folks for arranging this big feast!!

Flushing’s New York Food Court best finds: 4-grains multicolored fish noodle soup with tomato flavor broth for $12.99 it’s def one of my most satisfying meals this month. 🤯 Stall is called Grains Fish Noodle. Also tried a “Taiwanese Steak” from 8090 Taiwan Cuisine stall for the first time since @mrrtan sold me on how this is usually only found on the night markets in Taipei (which i still haven’t been!!). Love the two sauces (blackpepper and mushrooms) and the fact that it’s served on top of noodles. 👌👌 Last but not least, a FAT CAT FLATBREAD aka “guo kui” that @denisedslu_ intro’d me to. Got both sweet and savory!! Do i need to say more??? Go eat at a local food court. #umieatsflushing

Tons of GG (Great Greek 🇬🇷) options in Astoria but @tellystaverna was such a pleasant experience~~ def go with bigger crowd since their portions are quite massive. If you do go highly recommend getting the #spanakopita freshly made to order it’s the best spinach pie everrrr 🥰 Got the usual: Fried squid, Grilled Octopus, Grilled Dorado, Greek Salad, Ouzo Saganaki (it’s the flaming cheese 🧀) and the complimentary #lukumades hits the spot 👌👌 #astoriaeats

Ate Caribbean Doubles and Bussup Roti for the first time, after drooling over @metemgee roti content for the past month 😳 Dang it’s VERY good!! Sloppy and satisfying. Got plain chana, chicken, goat, and beef (@de_hot_pot_1127 ran out of oxtail already in the afternoon). Worth going to Brooklyn for this!! Fun lazy sunset hang @nitchafame 🦆🌞 #caribbeanfood #brooklyneats

100 mins all you can eat sukiyaki experience at @nabezo_shibuyacentergai in Shibuya, Tokyo. Fun and worth it experience!! Highly recommend making reservations because this place gets paaaacked. #umieatstokyo #umieatsjapan

The best takoyaki I’ve ever had comes in a boat and is served without the typical sweet & sour sauce, but instead it’s served with a cup of dashi they used in the batter so you can really taste the flavor. It’s apparently a new wave “suyaki” style and probably fits my taste better. Got half plain and half with goma abura (sesame oil) mayonnaise and it’s truly just… mindblowing 😭 The crispy texture, the konnyaku surprise, it’s just the perfect lil balls of happiness. They put so much care into making this that they put up a sign wanting you to consume everything within SEVEN minutes. “Takoyaki Mahō-dako” is the name, and it’s ~25mins from the city center. They share space with a Magic Shop! So cute! If you’re not into saucy style, skip the takoyaki in Dotonburi/Namba but if you eat takoyaki for the sauce then stick with the OG ones in those area! Thanks @antzl33 for venturing out with me, glad this could change your mind about takoyaki 😂 #umieatsjapan (more Osaka recs see highlights!)

Cannot be in Tokyo without doing my @superiorityburgerjapan pilgrimage because i guess it’s faster to fly to Japan than waiting eternally for the new @superiorityburger to open haha (when that day comes you bet i’ll be there!!) Tokyo Fried Tofu was pretty great!! Similar to the OG nyc ones but the mayo is thicker and buns are bigger here in general. New Japan Creation has all the crunch and tang you need and damn, boy do i really miss my SB days…. please open the East Village soon thank you #umieatstokyo #umieatsjapan #superiorityburgerjapan

Incredible unagi lunch with @kierawrr thanks for taking me to @hitsumabushi_bincho !! I will be thinking of that last bite with the eel omelette for a long time 🥺🤝 IT’S SO GOOD HIGHLY RECOMMEND COMING EARLY RIGHT WHEN THEY OPEN. #umieatstokyo #umieatsjapan

Wow. Red Sea Bream/Red Snapper Ramen with Shrimp Wontons. Also a winter special version with scallop. Blew my mind. From the clean tasting broth, the madai sashimi that beautifully cooks in the broth, the slippery chewy noodles, and possibly the best shrimp wontons. Halfway through you can add spiced olive and its oil to elevate the flavor further. It’s so good 😭 I’ve never had ramen like this! 🙏 for recs @adhikasigit Bookmark when you’re in Tokyo. Ramen Machikado in Ebisu @machi_kado_ #umieatstokyo

Back in Tokyo for the week and immediately went to Tsukishima Monja Street to eat #monjayaki at Moheji Hanare @moheji_tsukishima_monja , thanks to @ayakonyc !! 😭 If you’ve never had Monjayaki before, this is truly the place to go. It’s so so gooooood aaaahhhh #umieatstokyo #umieatsjapan

Tried 14 Burmese dishes from @littlemyanmar_nyc the other night and wow what can i say…. it whips us out!! Not sure how they manage having 100+ dishes menu in their tiny East Village kitchen but with every food that came out i got more and more excited 🥹 1 — Tea Leaf Salad with fermented ginger, Yellow Noodle Salad with Chicken (get this), Samosa Salad with Bean Soup (surprisingly incredible), Chicken Paratha (must!) 2 — Mohinga/Fish noodle soup (their national dish), Chickpea Tofu Salad, Burmese Pancakes (good!), and Sweet Paratha (doused in evaporated + condensed milk) 3 — King Prawn Curry (🤤), Oxtail Curry, Roti with Potato Curry (get it), and Shan Noodles (think like, Burmese bolognese lol but with pickled greens). Forgot to take pic of the Spicy Shrimp Curry but obviously the king prawn is better… 4 — Coconut Chicken Noodles (i swear this tastes kinda like “mie celor” in South Sumatra, Indonesia except it’s made with chicken instead of shrimp. My fav!) 5,6,7,8 — noodlin’ in action 9 — hungry crew cannot wait to enter 10 — me too 🙂😘 Anyway yes Little Myanmar is what used to be Yun Cafe in Jackson Heights, back when they were still a teeny tiny shop located below street level of the 74th St-Roosevelt Av subway station. Add it to your radar! #eastvillageeats