as cliche as it sounds, "you can take a bhutanese out of Bhutan but you can't take ema out of a bhutanese." such is the sentiment a bhutanese abides. and where do all bhutanese get their ema from? the institutionalized subji bazaar: patel brothers-located at the heart of jackson heights. any given day, a SAARC conference is underway in the neighborhood. at the base of the stairs leading up to the 7 train, on 73-19A 37th road (b/w Roosevelt Ave and 74th St.) is the nameless store that sells momo and suja. there is a good chance that you'll run into another bhutanese. and on top of that, right around the corner is a pan shop where the shopkeeper usually gives me a weird look of "do you know what you are about to eat sunnyboy!" Monday, April 6, 2009
suja, momo, jitsi ema, and doma
as cliche as it sounds, "you can take a bhutanese out of Bhutan but you can't take ema out of a bhutanese." such is the sentiment a bhutanese abides. and where do all bhutanese get their ema from? the institutionalized subji bazaar: patel brothers-located at the heart of jackson heights. any given day, a SAARC conference is underway in the neighborhood. at the base of the stairs leading up to the 7 train, on 73-19A 37th road (b/w Roosevelt Ave and 74th St.) is the nameless store that sells momo and suja. there is a good chance that you'll run into another bhutanese. and on top of that, right around the corner is a pan shop where the shopkeeper usually gives me a weird look of "do you know what you are about to eat sunnyboy!" 
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Hi Tenzin,
Myself and two friends are working on a project to eat food from every country in the world, in alphabetical order, in the NYC area. Our blog is www.confinednomad.com.
We are currently trying to find food from Bhutan, and I found your blog while searching for information on ema datshi. I wonder if you might be able to suggest where we could go to find this famous dish, and perhaps other Bhutanese dishes. And if you'd like, we would really enjoy it if you could join us for a meal! We'd be very interested to learn about Bhutanese food, culture, and the Bhutanese community in NYC.
We are not limited to restaurants -- we've had meals at churches, bars, and in people's homes. So any place is fine with us!
Please write me at kvanmalssen[at]gmail[dot]com when you have a chance!
All the best,
Kara
p.s. We were featured in the NY Daily News recently, so you can see, we are not joking! http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/03/29/2009-03-29_brooklyn_trio_sampling_food_from_192_nat.html
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