Attention: Get to Pearl Alley for the Perfect Snack

By lisathewaitress | June 10, 2008 11:47am | Filed under Dining | Comments

So, I just got back from the Pearl Market, and I had to sit right down and tell everyone to get there on their lunch break for some Nellie’s Samosas. I am always lamenting our lack of street food here in Cbus, so when I saw the samosas I was excited.

The samosas are fried fresh and they have this amazingly arromatic spice blend, and are only slightly spicy. There’s a nice little hot aftertaste, but the chai cooled it right down. I had the meat version, but they also have a vegetarian version. They are served with lemon wedges which they encourage you to squeeze over the pastry.

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They also have freshly made iced chai which is very good. The woman in line in front of me said it tasted just like the chai in India. It was spicy and not too sweet, strong on the tea and refreshing. I am sure it will be welcome on days when it is really sweltering.

2 palm-sized samosas are $4, Iced Chai was $2.50, so the snack (which could be lunch for some) was $6.50. totally worth it for the homemade treats. And if you are scared to buy, they have tiny little sample-sized samosas.

Please support small upstarts like this! They make our city a better place!

Nellie’s Samosa’s stand is located just north of Ringside, on the same side of the alley

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#1
Mercurius Says:
June 10th, 2008 at 11:49 am
+1 they were great

Mercurius wrote Just got back. Ran into a few friends and had a good time. Got some samosas and a chai, a pint of maple syrup from Fredricktown and some coffee from Global Gallery. There were more stands this year than I ever remember there being last year. There were probably eight or nine vegetable stands, many with the nicest strawberries I’ve seen this year. In addition to the bluegrass band, El Arepazo had a latin band playing out front. It is a bit odd that most people are on lunch break and have to go back to work hince the lack of buying, but always happy to have a midweek market. Still have a ways to catch up with Portobello, Dane County or Sunset Valley.
#2
Mercurius Says:
June 10th, 2008 at 11:57 am
going to go get them now!
#3
JonMyers Says:
June 10th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
Going there now!
#4
osulew Says:
June 10th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
I’m not downtown.

Why did you have to do that to me!!!

I love, love, LOVE samosas.

Ugh…so hungry now.
#5
deraj1013 Says:
June 10th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
I see a lunch break in my near future…
#6
Indie Pen Dent Says:
June 10th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
Looks delicious! :shock:
#7
Bear Says:
June 10th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
Serendipity!! Just heading down in a half-hour or so to sample Brioso coffee and have some Arepazo. Thanks, Lisa!
#8
lisathewaitress Says:
June 10th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Bear (and any other goat lovers) - There is a vendor there who sells frozen goat! Just so you know!
#9
Cookie Says:
June 10th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
lisathewaitress wrote Bear (and any other goat lovers) - There is a vendor there who sells frozen goat! Just so you know!

Mmmmm … goatsicle.
#10
JonMyers Says:
June 10th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
It was great. I hope they do well. Only thing missing was CHUTNEY.
#11
osulew Says:
June 10th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
lisathewaitress wrote Bear (and any other goat lovers) - There is a vendor there who sells frozen goat! Just so you know!

I’ve had goat at a few places in the DFW area and it was always sooo good. I wish I knew how to prepare it. I’d buy some.
#12
somertimeoh Says:
June 10th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
osulew wrote

lisathewaitress wrote Bear (and any other goat lovers) - There is a vendor there who sells frozen goat! Just so you know!

I’ve had goat at a few places in the DFW area and it was always sooo good. I wish I knew how to prepare it. I’d buy some.

MMM, I’m thinking goat roast in Merc’s backyard this summer. He already has a fire pit and I bet Sherm can make us a spit :)
#13
michaelcoyote Says:
June 10th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
somertimeoh wrote

osulew wrote

lisathewaitress wrote Bear (and any other goat lovers) - There is a vendor there who sells frozen goat! Just so you know!

I’ve had goat at a few places in the DFW area and it was always sooo good. I wish I knew how to prepare it. I’d buy some.

MMM, I’m thinking goat roast in Merc’s backyard this summer. He already has a fire pit and I bet Sherm can make us a spit :)

Waiting for bear to pop up with his smoked goat.
#14
osulew Says:
June 10th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
michaelcoyote wrote

somertimeoh wrote

osulew wrote

lisathewaitress wrote Bear (and any other goat lovers) - There is a vendor there who sells frozen goat! Just so you know!

I’ve had goat at a few places in the DFW area and it was always sooo good. I wish I knew how to prepare it. I’d buy some.

MMM, I’m thinking goat roast in Merc’s backyard this summer. He already has a fire pit and I bet Sherm can make us a spit :)

Waiting for bear to pop up with his smoked goat.

^^^^ That gives me a funny mental picture.

I’m stupid and can’t stop laughing.

Smoked goat would be delish though. I would eat it once I stop laughing.
#15
michaels14 Says:
June 10th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
They are perfect. I couldn’t believe how light they tasted, even with all that content and spice. Great munchies.
#16
Bear Says:
June 10th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
lisathewaitress wrote Bear (and any other goat lovers) - There is a vendor there who sells frozen goat! Just so you know!

Aargh — missed the goat!! But got the samosas, which were delicious. I told the two ladies there that the word about their tasty snacks had spread via Columbus Underground, courtesy of the Restaurant Widow, and they were wide-eyed with amazement (a) that word could possibly spread so quickly, and (b) that people would be kind enough to go out of their way to promote their business for them without any prompting. They asked us to convey their sincere thanks, which I am happy to do.

michaelcoyote wrote Waiting for bear to pop up with his smoked goat.

You know it, baby. I bet I can fit six boneless shoulders into the Rocket, all at once. Now that’s a party.
#17
osulew Says:
June 10th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
Bear wrote

michaelcoyote wrote Waiting for bear to pop up with his smoked goat.

You know it, baby. I bet I can fit six boneless shoulders into the Rocket, all at once. Now that’s a party.

I know you live close. Michael told me. Don’t make me hunt you down. I will eat your rocket goat.
#18
Bear Says:
June 10th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
osulew wrote I know you live close. Michael told me. Don’t make me hunt you down. I will eat your rocket goat.

No worries any time soon, for two reasons. One, Blues Creek can only produce two goat shoulders per week, ‘cuz that’s all the shoulders a goat has. Unless there are other purveyors, but I’m not sure about the quality of the meat I’d get elsewhere (not meaning to cast aspersions — just very happy with BC). Two, having just hosted a string of gatherings and had my parents in town, I’m going to have to let my bank account recharge a bit before a goat blowout is in the cards.

But rest assured, rocket goat will happen. It’s just a matter of time.
#19
osulew Says:
June 10th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
Bear wrote

goat blowout

I have no words for this.
#20
Columbusite Says:
June 10th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
Being a samosa lover, I’m going to end up here soon enough. I saw them last week, but I was getting groceries, needed bread for sandwiches. With the market going on now, that must explain the Mennonite in a straw hat and full beard biking down the sidewalk. Another plus for Downtown.
#21
FACSman Says:
June 10th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
google cabrito for recipes
#22
Bear Says:
June 10th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
FACSman wrote google cabrito for recipes

Or just rub with curry mix of choice, plus whatever strikes your fancy, drop into a smoker filled with charcoal and a half-dozen chunks of cherry or apple or whatever hardwood you like, keep between 225º and 250º F., and cook to an internal temperature of 190º F. Shouldn’t take more than, oh, 12-14 hours. Wrap in foil, rest in a cooler for 1-2 hours to let the juices be reabsorbed into the meat. Pull, mix with sauce mixture of your choice (I prefer one with a curry base, with some fruit in it — bananas or mangoes work well), and serve still steaming.

Question is, can Lew still type, or has saliva shorted out her keyboard?

(And did Michael tell her exactly where I live, or just approx– hey, that’s the doorbell, how odd….)
#23
KSquared Says:
June 10th, 2008 at 11:20 pm
osulew wrote

Bear wrote

goat blowout

I have no words for this.

Between this and eating his rocket goat, neither do I :lol:

I heart you Lew.
#24
Bear Says:
June 11th, 2008 at 1:04 am
KSquared wrote

osulew wrote

Bear wrote

goat blowout

I have no words for this.

Between this and eating his rocket goat, neither do I :lol:

I heart you Lew.

:roll: sigh
#25
lisathewaitress Says:
June 20th, 2008 at 11:43 am
went down this morning and had a new addition to the pack - Chicken Saag samosa, i think it was my favorite so far. Nice and spicy with good spinach, not that almost creamed sort you sometimes get. They are $1 more, but it truth, I’m full after 2.

ALSO, the folks from Snowville Creamery were there today, get some milk or cream and you can join me in my dairy adventures as I make some ricotta, creme fraiche, and more butter this week!