It sure didn’t take much for us to break our rule of not going to the same restaurant twice when it came to Momofuku. Marita and I had already been to Momofuku Noodle Bar. We had originally planned to go to a fancy burger place called Zaitzeff on Avenue B but Jay said his friends thought it was overpriced. So instead, we looked for some alternatives, and Momofuku Ssam just happened to be nearby.
Here’s what we had (I copied the text below straight from the Momofuku website):
- cured hamachi – edamame, horseradish, pea leaves
- steamed buns – pork belly, hoisin, cucumbers, scallions
- broadbent’s country ham (kuttawa, ky)
- spicy pork sausage & rice cakes – chinese broccoli, crispy shallots
- grilled hanger steak (creekstone farm, ky) – tarragon, manchego, potatoes
- ice cream pie – sweet corn cereal milk, tristar strawberries
- beet and lime ganache – goats milk frozen yogurt, pistachio
The ham (domestically sourced from Kentucky and sliced paper thin a la jamon iberico) came with an unusual coffee mustard sauce; we could distinctly make out the coffee and mustard flavors. The hamachi had a very subtly flavored horseradish sauce and pea shoots. I ordered the spicy pork sausage which came with puffy rice cakes the size of small marshmallows, a great way to meet my need for rice. The hanger steak (Jay’s favorite) featured a tarragon sauce. The ice cream pie was topped with tiny tristar strawberries which apparently are a new strain of strawberries that can grown year round. Both Jay and I had a country ale from Illinois called Domaine Dupage that complemented all of the dishes.
We can break our “no second visit” rule for Momofuku anytime. It’s that good.
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