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Clinton Street & Bay Street
Brooklyn, NY 11231 (map this)
www.redhookfoodvendors.com
WHAT:
Latin American street food.
WHY:
Because this is the last weekend of the season to experience the authentic fresh foods, prepared to order.
The street vendors may be from El Salvador, Columbia, Chile, Mexico and Guatemala, but the people who trek out to the Red Hook Ball Fields to eat their tasty, authentic cuisine come from all over. Every Saturday and Sunday, rain or shine, roughly from May through the end of October, you can sample an array of Latin American specialties made fresh to order.
Many of the vendors have been serving at the ball fields since the mid-70's. As the years have gone by, the word has caught on. This weekend will be the last weekend of the 2009 season.
We recommend:
- Tacos from the 2009 Vendy winning Country Boys / Martinez truck. $6 gets you two tacos.
- Try the pork skin, which is crispy and very piggy.
- Huaraches, oversized moist cornmeal dough (masa) rolled, pressed, and stuffed with a layer of beans.
- Pupusas from the Olomega truck. Thick, hand-made biscuit-like flat bread made stuffed with flavorings such as cheese, meat, or loroco.
- Loroco is an edible green flower that grows in El Salvador. It may sounds like an odd choice, but it’s really good.
Grab some friends, spread out across the trucks, and meet up at one of the picnic tables around the ball field lawn to compare notes. It's a cheap, entertaining and tasty way to spend a late fall afternoon.
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Click here for more information on the vendors and directions to the ball park.
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