A melding of ethnicities, flavors - most popular chicken dishes in major restaurants

LOWELL —
On the 19 th, a compact city center surrounded by Mansard roofs, Canadian flags and towering chimneys
Century architecture.
On this sunny afternoon, the wide sidewalk was packed with cafe tables, and so far their customers are speaking five languages.
Food options within a few blocks: France, Laos, Italy, Mexico (
Good Mexican)
Japan, Cambodia.
At the height of the industry, about half of the city was French-Canadian.
The wave of immigrants from Greece, Italy, Poland and Asia followed closely, working in textile mills, and later in the present
Wang lab closed down.
Everyone brings a well-preserved culinary heritage.
Many restaurants today are by first-
Generation of immigrants
In the 1980 s and 1970 s, thousands of migrants from Laos and Cambodia settled in Lowell (
This is the country's second largest Cambodian population, after Long Beach, California. ).
One of the 88 Daxie River powder restaurant (Two Vietnamese); Mr. Jalapeño’s (Mexican); Ricardo’s (Italian/Irish);
Finn's kitchen (Lao);
Etsogo blue Taleh (
Asian integration);
Bany and La Differencia (both Dominican).
"Why are you going to Lowell?
My Boston landlord asked me strangely.
Adriana DeStefano, owner's coffee Paradise (
Here and North End of Boston)
Let me understand, "it's a beautiful city, it's up-and-coming.
The canal here reminds me of Venice.
The city center reminds me of Europe.
"In heaven, DeStefano has 18-
Foot ceiling and gorgeous bare brick with megaphone on the sidewalk.
Sfogliatella with golden shell
Layered filo pastries full of Lemmon Ricota are sacred and cappuccino pulls perfectly.
The Southeast Asian restaurant has a very simple name and is one of the oldest and best restaurants in Laos.
Her friend Kathy Xayyamountry runs the place with her niece Pam. Mueon ang —three-
Chicken marinated in padaek (Lao fish sauce)
Lemon grass, lemon leaves and ginger-
Complex and delicious.
Mysterious unserved chicken quartermay bein moak gai, a coconut-
The thrill of chicken slices, mushrooms and bites-
Thai Kermit eggplant wrapped in banana leaves with mysterious spices (
Despite repeated requests for recipes).
Some common Lao dishes are similar to Thai cuisine.
This is the case with Dom sum, which is the appetizer for shredded green papaya, red pepper, tomato, lemon juice and more classified spices.
In other Lao restaurants, it is a favorite restaurant for rural Laos' and is sometimes called tam mak hoong.
Similar to Thai, dom sum in Laos has a distinct difference.
Incredibly spicy.
Original Cool and city (
Seconds), the innocent-
It looks like a chopped salad and then explode strongly.
It was like being knocked down by a kick boxer and then going back and playing for another round.
We insist on ordering.
"You want it, you get it," Pam said with a smile . ".
Along the street, next to the new Cambodian Consulate (
Opened in last April)
It is one of many good places to serve Khmer cuisine.
The low-key Tepthida Khmer features premium interiors and impeccable service.
Every dish is beautifully plated.
Loc lac is a tender beef with red onion and red bell pepper with lime and chili sauce.
The beef tastes delicate and crisp, fresh and delicate, with a little spice added.
Addictive cha greung (
Chicken with bell pepper, onion and lemon grass)
There is a fun yellow spice sauce made of yellow ginger, lemon grass and high ginger.
For a real adventure, with a weird dessert-
It has a pungent taste of durian.
You will ask where is the taste of your life?
Tephtida Khmer will not bother to modify traditional dishes for the sake of American feelings.
Guytieu Phnom Penh is a fragrant soup with what our waitress coyly calls "pork internal organs" and "pieces" of calves "(
Such as beef tripe and beef liver block).
Bany is one of the restaurants that offer multi-dominican plus Republic cuisine and can be great if you do it right.
La Differencia has always been good.
A perfect dish is queso de frier, a slightly crispy, salty, fresh white cheese.
When it is fried, the Heat brings a creamy, soft consistency to the interior and brings out a gentle mozzerella-like taste.
The golden, surprising light makes it easy to understand why it is a favorite in the Caribbean. Chef-
Chicken guisado from Lidia taavarez, the owner, is a good main course. Cut-up chicken —
The legs go straight through the bones so that the bone marrow is seasoned
Stew in olive and Bell sauce with fresh coriander, oregano and capers.
Cerdo frito is also available in Tavarez (
Fried pork with five flavors), mofongo (just-
Ripe plantain, fried and mashed with garlic and pork crispy skin), modongo (
Lemon tomato belly-
Mainly vegetable soup)
And Moryl Sony Ado (
Cream of drinks made of milk, orange juice, crushed ice and sucrose;
In English, it means "dream to death ").
The upscale restaurant, centered on La Boniche, is an impressive French bistro, both casual and elegant.
For 20 years, this restaurant has been the destination of the merrimark Valley gourmets and the training place for chefs.
Anna Jabbar, chef and boss
Modest, friendly and enthusiastic.
She performed some excellent standards, such as Juliet with tarragon and vegetables.
A white mustard sauce with a rich flavor on the soil, tender snails, carrots and celery add fresh, clean contrast.
Curious about La Boniche is the crowd.
Almost all diners here are white.
In Dominican attractions, people are almost Dominican.
The same is true of the top Cambodian restaurants: most of them are Cambodian restaurants.
Restaurants in Vietnam and Laos.
You got the picture.
This restaurant should be a magnet for all diners, not just adventure tours.
As people move into the renovated large textile mills along the canal, young artists and professionals come here with a more urbanizing taste.
Over the past two years, five restaurants have opened in the comfort of the city center.
On a recent Saturday night, despite the heavy rain, most restaurants, bars and cafes were busy.
Lots of live dinner music.
Of course, not all restaurants have cultural success.
Great food at Hotel Garcia
Brogan's is an unfortunate blend of Ireland and Mexico, but there is a glimmer of hope even here --
The bar is one of the most popular live music venues in the city center.
In the cot market (
They pronounce KO-
The previous ko-TAYZ)
In a paragraph that was once called "Little Canada", some French
Canadian dishes have been made since 1917.
One is baked beans with pork and pork.
"Both are cooked with pork," explained the woman at the counter . ".
"Then we take it out of the last one.
Beans without pork are very pork --and very good.
Lowell is a beautiful, quirky, gourmet town.
There are many things worth liking.
As Jack Kerouac, a Lowell native, wrote in on the road, "I like too much and get confused and confused --
Run from one falling star to the other until I fall.
"He may be talking about his hometown.
Devra will resume her comments first next week.