On Sat, 13 Mar 2021 16:27:01 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2021-03-13 3:20 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
>
>>
>> Neither in great abundance here, however, in comparison to traditional
>> Italians from Como to Catania. I am such a food junkie that I seek out
>> any and all ethnicities for markets or restaurants. This part of NJ is
>> quite diverse.
>>
>> I know exactly where the close by Macedonian churches are, too,
>> because I have been to festivals at the Orthodox one nearest. Love
>> festival food.
>>
>> The Albanians have both churches and mosques around, but neither in
>> abundance. The local steak house is owned and staffed by Albanians,
>> and I used to be able to chat, but I am not sure if they are even open
>> for carry-out these days.
>>
>
>I am always game to try new ethnic cooking and have really enjoyed some
>of them. Some years ago a Macedonian restaurant opened up. I naively
>thought that, due to the geography, Macedonian food would be similar to
>Greek food, which I love. My wife and I were both sorely disappointed
>with our meals. I don't remember what she ordered, but my dinner turned
>out to be some sort of a casserole, if that is accurate for something
>done in a large flat pan. I got a square of something starchy with some
>very bland chicken and streaks of either yogurt or sour cream. That
>building had seen a number of restaurants come and go, but that one was
>the shortest lived of them all

Funny you should mention that...the first time we went to a Macedonian
church festival, we expected food similar to Greek. It wasn't...it was
decent, actually, but more dairy and Balkan sorts of dishes.