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...it’s well-known in my circle of friends that my favorite cookie is the coconut-and-caramel Samoa. Yes, it’s a strange name, but evoking the image of the Samoans, known for their sumo wrestlers and Santa-like jolliness, seems an appropriate enough label for the cookie (70 calories apiece...
...race to tempt the palates of a generation brought up on mocha frappes--and maybe even, in some cases, grab the sweet-toothed fake-ID crowd--what chance does, say, a fine vodka like the venerable Russian Magadanskaya have against Ciclon, the tequila-and-lime-spiked rum, or Coco coconut-flavored rum, both getting big play at the Bacardi booth? ("There's not another 70-proof coconut rum out there," says Steven Messer, a Bacardi assistant marketing manager.) Or against Atomic X's cloying, vaguely tropical, nonalcoholic energy drink being touted as a bar pick...
When it does, much to my surprise, my tongue greets the greatest pleasure it has ever known—not vanilla, but coconut and ginger ice cream topped with diced jack-fruit and ground peanuts. I search for the bananas and ultimately find them hidden within delicious fried pastries...
...taste of Cambodia, go for prahok in all its forms. Long Bean Salad, with crisp beans and heavy use of fermented fish, is one of the most unusually flavored things I’ve ever eaten and quickly becomes addictive. For Cambodian comfort food at its best, Prahok with Coconut Milk, a concoction used as a dip for fresh vegetables, is absolutely unforgettable. The smell may take some getting used to, but the salty, spicy, milky taste is astonishing...
...favorites, but it was the zingy zabadi, a creamy yogurt mixed with mint and cucumber, that had me digging in with a spoon. He then convinced me to try the emam biyaldi, a strange-sounding dish of baked eggplant with raisins, ground beef, pine nuts and a hint of coconut, which turned out to be a sensational blend of flavor and texture. The panfried halloumi, a mozzarella-like goat cheese served on a salad dressed with lemon and olive oil was deliciously simple?and simplicity is a key to Emam's style. He loves fresh herbs: for example, his tamiya...