Emily Brungo
8th Ave Chinatown
Buckets and bins teem with exotica:
octopus, cuttlefish, turtles and mackerel,
the fatty crabs fresher than those in Manhattan.Aquariums crammed with live eel and scallops,
octopus, cuttlefish, turtles and mackerel.The musk of dried mushrooms, oysters and tea,
wooden crates crammed with preserved eel and scallops
(dim sum ladies roll out steamed spare ribs and dumplings),
the musk of dried mushrooms, oysters and tea,
hot steaming bowls of pork and egg congee
(dim sum ladies roll out steamed bok choy and dumplings),
ginseng and jasmine and five-spice and lychees
hot steaming bowls of pork and egg congee.I’ve always wanted to cook geoduck clams.
Ginseng and jasmine and five-spice and lychees,
octopus, cuttlefish, turtles and mackerel.I’ve always wanted to cook geoduck clams.
Buckets and bins teem with exotica:
octopus and turtles like the Coney Island Aquarium,
the fatty crabs fresher than those in Manhattan.
