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Today is your lucky day. I'm gonna let you in on one of New York's best kept secrets:
PROSPERITY DUMPLING
Only the real New Yorkers go here to eat the best dumplings in NYC (5 x fried Pork & Chive dumplings for $1!!) and Wonton Soup (with or without noodles $3.50/$1.25).
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| Pork & Chive fried dumpling with a little Soy sauce & Sriracha hot sauce...Ooooooh YUMMY!... |
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| Wonton Soup without noodles... |
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| Extensive menu & extremely affordable... |
I've been living in NYC for almost 5 years now and 3 years ago I was fortunate enough to have one of my oldest best mates Didi (www.didisfood.com.au) come over to visit me...I will never truly know whether he came to see me or to seize the opportunity to visit a foreign country to seek out his debilitating addiction: DUMPLINGS...
Here's something you should understand before reading any further: Didi is just as passionately obsessed (bordering on savant-like skills) with food as I am.
So we decided to launch headlong into finding the best dumplings NYC had to offer.
We started out by researching (cough) i mean Googled what the online community considered the best Dumplings in NYC...we checked them out and ate a few - they failed.
We tried walking in off the street to a few places that looked, smelled and seemed that they could be winners. Now, even though they didn't completely fail, we were not impressed.
So the next day (and to this day i still don't know how he did it) Didi came over to my apartment early and said the magic words: "Prosperity Dumpling - We're going right now." We went there and were transported to heaven. I tried 5 for $1 and Didi had 10 for $2 and then, i'm not ashamed to say it, we went straight back in for more...
Now my Mum, Dad, Sister and countless great Aussie mates all LOVE Prosperity Dumpling and miss it when they are in Oz...
It's a big call to say that they are the best in town...seeing as there are literally hundreds of dumpling houses in NYC. The thing about Prosperity Dumpling is that the dumplings are always freshly cooked (because they are in such high demand), all the delicious food on the menu is cheap and it is so hidden away that not only will you feel like you discovered it all by yourself but the wait isn't long until you're immersed in dumpling heaven...
Most people say that a work friend guided them to Prosperity and even some lucky people happen to find it all by themselves! They would have to be very lucky or lost and hungry because if you saw this place from the outside and didn't know how good they were, you would definitely keep walking...
This tiny hole in the wall isn't very kind on the eye but what they lack in beauty they make up for in pure succulency!
The majority of the place is taken up with a 3 Wok burner, a tiny preparation area/kitchen where a small army of women make dumplings alldayeveryday and fridges running all the way along 1 wall (this is a good sign in my book)... up the front, they only seat 6 people max. but never fear! there are some public tables and chairs nearby on Hester St. to enjoy your scrumptious food...
So in wrapping up (please excuse the pun...) these are so delicious that I can't describe how good they taste...you simply must get one of these in your gob.
Make sure you ask him for crispy ones!! the textural difference is something to die for...
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| This is how I like to eat them...! |
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| You can tell which one of us has been to Prosperity Dumpling today! |
Enjoy!
See you again soon...
Tommo xox
