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Friday, October 3, 2008
Fire Poppers
In our constant quest for the perfect hot wing, I have found another alternative...
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In our constant quest for the perfect hot wing, I have found another alternative...
Every Friday now, it has become a tradition for me. I walk to Eden Wok on 34th and Madison and order the lunch special: General Tsao's Chicken. Its the best I've had in the city. Its spicy, lots of sauce, and lots and lots of chicken.
Two weeks ago, I went with Stephen, the Managing Editor at Stereophile, to Eden Wok to introduce him to my favorite Kosher Chinese food in the city. He opting for a different chicken choice ordered the "fire poppers." I asked, "what are they?"
He replied, "I dunno. They said they're spicy."
So we waited. I drank my Diet Doctor Pepper.
"#72!" My order was up. "#73!" Stephen's.
I happily ate my meal. Stephen devoured his and stopped before he finished and yelled, "That was delicious." To avoid any sort of social awkwardness, I did not ask to try my boss's food. We're not quite there yet.
I went to Eden Wok 2 weeks later (the previous week was skipped due to out-of-town travel) and excitedly ordered the fire poppers. I also noticed another part of their menu: Chinese Hot Dog. An egg roll with a hot dog inside, similar to rocket wrapps' wrap dogg. I'd save it for another time. I was on a mission.
"#70!" numbers at this place always fell between 60 and 90 somehow.
I brought my food to the table, opened the little plastic container and smelled something very similar to buffalo sauce. Could this be what I think it is?
It was. Essentially, boneless hot wings. Score!
Eden Wok useshigh quality Kosher meat and they fry it to perfection with a crispy but not brittle outside crunch and a juicy center. Also, you never find those sections of suspicious gristle. The Fire Poppers had a hint of sweetness, past the normal buffalo sauce taste, which just kept you eating more. It mixed well with the rice also. And as for the spicy quotient... I'd give it a 7.5. Not too spicy, but enough to tide you over without yelling at someone for telling you it was spicy when it really wasn't.
So do yourself a favor: head uptown to Eden Work and order the Fire Poppers lunch special with a beef eggroll (remember, its Kosher). It'll cost ya $11 if you get a can of soda too, but the food is enough to last you 2 maybe even 3 meals. Except with the Fire Poppers. You'll probably try and eat them all at once.