{"id":20146,"date":"2015-07-18T10:31:28","date_gmt":"2015-07-18T14:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/?p=20146"},"modified":"2015-07-18T10:31:28","modified_gmt":"2015-07-18T14:31:28","slug":"its-time-for-yakitori-at-night-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/2015\/07\/18\/its-time-for-yakitori-at-night-market\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s time for yakitori at Night Market"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever since the Kirk Polland Memorial Bad Prose Competition<\/a> stopped being a thing at Readercon<\/a>, I’ve been slipping off with friends on Saturday nights to satisfy my inner foodie. (Actually, I don’t think I keep that I’m a foodie inside at all. Anyone who visits here often knows all about it.) That meant visiting Journeyman in 2013<\/a> and 2014<\/a>, but this year called for a different destination, thanks to social media.<\/p>\n

\"NightMarketScottEdelman\"<\/a><\/p>\n

For the past nine months or so, Cecilia Tan<\/a>, David Shaw<\/a>, and Diane Martin<\/a> (seen with me below) have been tantalizing me with Twitter and Instagram pics from Night Market<\/a>, a new restaurant which specializes in Asian street food. When Readercon was just around the corner, I demanded (nicely, of course) that they take me there.<\/p>\n

\"NightMarketDIaneMartinScottEdelman\"<\/a><\/p>\n

And so last Saturday night, I ducked as I entered the restaurant’s basement location in Harvard square, and joined additional friends in an eight-person booth in the back … where we ordered the entire printed menu<\/em>. Plus every special. Oh, and multiples of several dishes.<\/p>\n

\"NightMarketMenu\"<\/a><\/p>\n

And it was all wonderful<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Some of the photos that follow are blurrier than I would have liked, as the more time went on, the greasier my fingers became (because sometimes I had to put down my chopsticks and dig right in), and some dishes didn’t get captured at all, since my iPhone would have squirted from my hands like a watermelon seed. But I hope they give you at least a small taste of what we tasted that night.<\/p>\n

Marinated tofu <\/strong>
\nsilken tofu, dashi, chilis<\/em><\/p>\n

\"NightMarketMarinatedTofu\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Tea eggs<\/strong>
\nsoy, Pu-er tea<\/em><\/p>\n

\"NightMarketTeaEggs\"<\/a><\/p>\n

These tasted like candy!<\/p>\n

Som Tum Salad<\/strong>
\ngreen & ripe papaya, Chinese long bean, tamarind<\/em><\/p>\n

\"NightMarketSomTumSalad\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The spiciest of the dishes. (Not that I’m complaining.)<\/p>\n

Snap peas<\/strong>
\ngarlic, chili flake, lemon zest<\/em><\/p>\n

\"NightMarketSnapPeas\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Tasty! I could have snacked on them all night.<\/p>\n

Bok Choy<\/strong>
\ngarlic, chili flakes, fish sauce<\/em><\/p>\n

\"NightMarketBokChoy\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Numb numb Sichuan spice fried chicken wings<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"NightMarketChickenWings\"<\/a><\/p>\n

You’ll just have to imagine the less spicy sweet garlic glaze variety.<\/p>\n

Daikon fries<\/strong>
\nwith radish, garlic\/black bean aioli and smoked tomato\/ginger ketchup<\/em><\/p>\n

\"NightMarketDaikonFries\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Two plates of skewers<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"NightMarketChickenHeartsPeppersMushroom\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Chicken hearts (scallion brown butter<\/em>), shisito peppers (soy and vinegar<\/em>), marinated mushrooms (red wine vinegar, chili, garlic<\/em>)<\/p>\n

\"NightMarketSteakChicken\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Sukiyaki Western (skirt steak, caramelized onion soubise<\/em>), chicken yakitori (tare sauce<\/em>), chicken skins (ponzu sauce<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Somewhat blurry Dan Dan noodles<\/strong>
\nspicy pork ragout, Sichuan broth, egg noodles<\/em><\/p>\n

\"NightMarketDanDanNoodles\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Curry carnitas tacos<\/p>\n

\"NightMarketCarnitas\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Plus many more dishes you’re not getting to see for the reasons explained above.<\/p>\n

My only regret about my visit to Night Market? There were no cricket pancakes on the menu that night. Which isn’t really that great a regret, as it gives me an excuse for future visit the next time I’m in the area. You should definitely give the place a try<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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