Chinatown is a food shopper's paradise.  We go into the stores, so you can view the many delicacies, take in the tantalizing aromas, and taste their specialties.

 

Learn how to eat salt and pepper shrimp

 

Let a curry beef pie and egg custard tart melt in your mouth

 

Taste lychee, longan, rambutan, or durian, when available

 

Munch on beef and pork Jerky

  

Eat a pork and Chinese chive dumpling

 

Nibble on dried and preserved snacks

 

Join the texture debate eating a rice cake

 

FOOD SAMPLES MAY CONTAIN SHELLFISH, WHEAT, BEEF, EGGS, PORK, SOY, MSG, OR PEANUTS.

 

 

Savor local flavors and chat with shop owners on this fun-filled tour through the Lower East Side, Chinatown, and Little Italy.

 

Enjoy a hand-made baked muffin

 

Discover an American farmstead cheese

 

Learn about bialy baking*

 

Pucker up for pickles*

 

Bite into a steamed BBQ pork bun and a black bean bun

 

Savor an Italian cow's milk cheese

 

Delight in fresh mozzarella and a prosciutto ricotta ball

 

Save room for a mini cannoli

 

*On Saturdays, Kosher shops/samples are replaced.  Instead...

Nosh on a middle-eastern sweet, halvah

 

Sample a pork and Chinese chive dumpling

 

FOOD SAMPLES MAY CONTAIN WHEAT, DAIRY,  EGGS, PORK, SOY, MSG, TREE NUTS, OR PEANUTS.

Travel through time to the Jewish Lower East Side of yesteryear, tasting traditional foods, learning about Kosher food practices, and discovering the history of the area.

Kibitz while having a knish

Savor smoked or pickled fish

(2 types)

Nosh on halvah, a sesame seed confection

Nibble on matzo hot out of the oven, when in production

Discover the difference between a bialy and a bagel

Participate in a pickle tasting

(3 types)

Samples are Kosher-style and parve.

 

FOOD SAMPLES MAY CONTAIN WHEAT, EGGS, TREE NUTS, OR PEANUTS.

 

 

 

 

ALL ITINERARIES AND FOOD SAMPLES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.