Falafal Quesadilla

[lester1/2jr]

went to a pretty strange place for lunch today. It's a Mexican place https://www.yelp.com/biz/el-triunfo-boston that's right next to a Shawarma place (called ali baba or something). There's a twist though: both places are actually the same place

the kitchen is in the Mexican place. There was a giant shawarma thing behind the Spanish lady who took, and ultimately made, my order of a chicken quesadilla.

I asked to use the bathroom and had to go out the front door and go into the Shawarma place!

Anyway I noted they had a falafal quesadilla



the chicken quesadilla was good, so I'm considering getting one.

This is in downtown Boston near a huge homeless shelter

[RCMerchant]

I have NEVER ate Indian food. There is just no where to get it around here unless we feel like walking 25 miles or so into Kalamazoo, because we don't have a car. And we live out in the sticks. I can get Mexican food anytime. The lady done the street sells homemade Mexican food. She usta sell it out of the back of a truck at Honee Bear Canning. The best food I ever ate in my whole life.

[ER]

Indian food is probably worth that walk, Ronny.   

[indianasmith]

I've had Indian a time or two, but if you don't like curry it's hard to swallow!  (And I HATE curry, LOL!)

[Rev. Powell]

Falafels aren't Indian, they're Middle Eastern. They are similar to Indian but a lot less spicy (at least the ones I've tried are on the mild side).

[chefzombie]

blech. 

[lester1/2jr]

Falafels aren't Indian, they're Middle Eastern.

thank you rev!

RC- authentic Mexican is the best

chef - its fusion. there's a peru-Italian place in the North end. fusion...fusion

[chefzombie]

i know, i'm just too old school i guess. never have been a fan of the fusion trend.

[lester1/2jr]

fusion at the takeout level is pretty unusual though. its like KFC making pizza wings somehow

[RCMerchant]

I never even heard of 'fusion!'
You learn something new every day!

[chefzombie]

it's definitely unusual at that level, lester. most of the fusion restaurants i see are way high dollar, and the food is not fabulous if you ask someone who isn't talking about just" being seen" there. i'm thinking it would likely be better food at the takeout/bar food level, that's generally where i see the true food lovers with serious talent working.
  i met a cook in key west working in a dive bar, the guy was classically trained and he and the owner are true pit masters, imho. i'm pretty picky about BBQ, especially pork, and this was hands down THE best pulled pork i've ever had. i talked to the cook for awhile, asked why he was working there instead of a high end joint and he told me it was for the love of food that he had, and that the owner( and his wife who owns a bakery) have, the money thing wasn't important to him anymore. they DO have a couple of fusionish sauces that they let me try, i wasn't crazy about the mango or the lime ones, but the on with beach plums was EXCELLENT. it had all the elements of a regular BBQ sauce, with an undernote of deep sweetness from the plums, and a spicy afternote from a combo of cinnamon, pink peppercorns and thai peppers, it was LUSCIOUS.
  that kind of fusion works for me. it's still just BBQ sauce, but a whole new flavor profile, if that makes sense.
   

[chefzombie]

ronny, the wife with the bakery, she had KNISHES! REAL KNISHES IN FLORIDA! and she had a couple of" fusion" knishes too, lol! one that i loved that SHOULD be on her menu,  you would have too, it was  mashed potato, chopped ham& the crunchy top crust of  baked mac& cheese, it was TO DIE FOR ! i'm gonna figure out how to make that, for sure.

[lester1/2jr]

yeah there was a guy on my street who worked at a 4 star restaurant and quit to work at a regular sort of place around here. He said that people in those places want a lot for their money, implying it was like high pressure.

theres a peru- Italian fusion place in the North End


https://www.tarantarist.com/food/

"Lomito de Res en Costra de Cafe Espresso  

Grass Fed Espresso coffee crusted beef tenderloin over a sweet potato puree, sautéed escarole with algarrobina-vincotto sauce"  only $39 hell yeah

[claws]

I'd try Falafel Quesadillas. It doesn't seem that much wildly out of the ordinary to me heh (judging by pics I've just googled).

There's a new asian food place near where I work. They offer the usual thai based stuff, and two wok fusion dishes. One is called "Bamberger Hörnla" which is an old potato variety from Franconia including said potatoes, onions, sweetheart cabbage, carrots, bell peppers and egerlinge (local mushroom) with an option to include either coarse bratwurst or smoked blood sausage.

The other is called Bratwurst-Wok including bratwurst, onions, sweetheart cabbage, carrots, bell peppers, egerlinge, sprouts, bamboo, broccoli, zucchini and green beans in a bavarian mustard & coconut milk sauce served with rice.

I haven't tried either yet and I'm not quite sure if I will, the idea of mixing thai with bavarian cuisine sounds very weird.

[chefzombie]

mustard and coconut milk is VERY weird.