I noticed that Nomad offers a $15 prix fixe and Robert from the Village Voice gave it a pretty good review. He waxed nostalgic about a North African appetizer called a brik which is a fried phyllo stuffed with tuna, potatoes, capers and some other stuff. Sounds like a tuna pie that I need to try.
It made me think of the Tuck Shop (68 1st St.). Located on 1st Ave. and 1st St. (near Prune), they sell Australian meat pies called tucks. When I came back from Florida, all I had eaten was pretzels, so I went to Tuck Shop to get a pie. I've eaten the chook pie before which is a yummy chicken pot pie. They also offer lamb shank, seasonal veggie pie, chicken curry, and a vegan pie with a mashed potato top. Another day I had a pie of the day that was sort of a pepper steak pie. This was a while ago, so now their daily pie specials are different. That Monday night, steak and mushy (peas?) was the pie of the day, but I was distracted by the sausage rolls. They were 2 bucks cheaper ($3) and I was intrigued by the vegetarian roll. How could a sausage be made from chickpea, mushrooms, onions, parsley and capers? The answer is that it can't really, it was more of a mush roll, but a tasty one. The mush had a pleasant tangy flavor and the roll was a flaky pastry dough sprinkled with toasted sesame seeds. Chick mush roll would sound funny, but the Aussie's have funny names for lots of things. One of their signature items is a pie floater ($7). It's one of their pies drowned in pea soup! They also serve sandwiches called sangers filled with cheddar and veggies, chicken or vegemite. I guess the sangers are cold because Tuck Shop also serves ham and cheese jaffles which are toasted sangers. I've also had the sticky date pudding. It's good, but I had to warm it up in the toaster oven to get the sauce to be the proper temperature. They have added a lot more to the menu, but I can't wait to try their breakfast pies. The first one has ham, egg, baked beans and cheddar. The second is the same without the ham. They're both $3.50 and sound like they'll be a great substitute for the usual bacon, egg and cheese on a roll. I'll let you know how they are.
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If you wrap it in pastry or bread, Ill be there
what exactly is vegemite? i'm too lazy to look it up myself, so i thought i'd just ask.
don't you remember the song from the land down under by the men at work? did they say something about a vegemite sandwich? wonder shy they didn't call it a sanger. hmmm. anyway, it's a yeast paste. i imagine it tastes like brewers yeast, that stuff that californians put on their popcorn. smells like feet and tastes a little like toe cheese. not that i know what that tastes like. here's a link http://www.vegemite.com.au
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