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Authentic Bangladeshi street food, specializing in fuchka.
Authentic Bangladeshi street food, specializing in fuchka.
"Tong is a food truck in Jackson Heights serving Bangladeshi street food, and it's where you'll find some of the best fuchka in the city. After years of being reliably parked outside of the Duane Reade on 73rd Street, they’ve now expanded with additional locations in Jamaica and The Bronx. Tong's fuchka consists of a wreath of puffed puri that’s been filled with boiled yellow peas and potatoes and topped with raw red onions and shaved egg yolks. Fill each puri with sweet or spicy tamarind water, position your mouth squarely over the aluminum tin, and pop the whole thing in your mouth. If the pani puri didn't break before making it all the way in, congratulations, you've mastered the eating portion of the fuchka experience. You can get a couple other variations of fuchka, including a sweet one, but the original is best. While you’re there, make sure to get some other Bangladeshi street food, like a fruit vorta. Our favorites are the aam and the guava, which are sour and sweet, with some tang from the masala. Order a lassi to reset your mouth in between bites." - Neha Talreja
"Fuchka November 15th “I had a lot of outdoor meal highlights on the streets of NYC this year, and my favorite didn’t involve a table at all. It happened standing upright at this Bangladeshi food truck in Jackson Heights while eating a wreath of puffed puri that’s filled with boiled yellow peas and potatoes, and topped with raw red onions and shaved egg yolk. Before I popped each one in my mouth, I spooned a little tamarind water over the hollow puri shells. Between the sweet tamarind, the sharp raw onions, and the hot mash of peas and potatoes, this was one of the best snacks I’ve ever eaten in NYC.” -Hannah Albertine, Staff Writer" - hannah albertine, nikko duren, hillary reinsberg, arden shore, matt tervooren
"This Bangladeshi food truck in Jackson Heights is always parked outside of the Duane Reade on 73rd Street, and it’s where you should be going to eat incredible fuchka. Each order is served with a wreath of puffed puri that’s been filled with boiled yellow peas and potatoes and topped with raw red onions and shaved egg yolks. There are two other fuchka carts on the street that are also very good, but we’re partial to Tong’s extra sour (that coveted khatai flavor) tamarind water. Don't skip the aam or pear vorta either—chaat masala has the kind of Midas touch that turns fruit into sour Warheads. In case you’re closer to Jamaica, Queens, Tong also has a truck there." - neha talreja
"This Bangladeshi food truck in Jackson Heights is always parked outside of the Duane Reade on 73rd Street, and it’s where you should be going to eat incredible fuchka. Each order is served with a wreath of puffed puri that’s been filled with boiled yellow peas and potatoes, and topped with raw red onions and shaved egg yolks. When you get your fuchka, spoon a little bit of tamarind water on each one before you pop it in your mouth. Between the sweet tamarind, the sharp raw onions, and the hot mash of peas and potatoes, this is one of our favorite food truck snacks we’ve ever eaten in NYC. In case you’re closer to Jamaica, Queens, Tong also has a truck there." - hannah albertine
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