"When we published our 50 States, 50 Cuisines project last year, I knew I'd be visiting Paterson, New Jersey, for Peruvian food. I finally made the day trip over from Brooklyn, which turned into hours of zigzagging down Market Street, eating everything we could find. We stopped at La Tia Delia (the aji de gallina, a creamy shredded chicken dish, and picante de mariscos, a mix of seafood in a spicy sauce, were highlights; they offer takeout); Los Inmortales (a shop with imported spices and fresh desserts, like chocolate-dipped marshmallow fluff known as beso de moza); and even grabbed syrup-covered picarones, doughnuts made of squash and sweet potato, that were fried fresh on the street."
