If you head down to the Essex Street Market in the LES (Lower East Side) of New York City, there is a tiny little general shop/cafe/eaterie where there are about 12 seats but a menu of literally hundreds of items. This is Shopsin's and this is the site of a magical food item: the Ebelskiver.
Now, what is an ebelskiver, you may ask? Well, according to someone who knows these things (Wikipedia), it's a "traditional Danish pancake in the distinct shape of a sphere".
A pancake. In ball form. Covered in cinnamon sugar. Filled, by the way, with things like molten chocolate or caramelized bananas.
Yeah. They're that good.
Shopsin's has an incredibly extensive menu but I went with my girlfriend and found these little suckers hiding in a random corner of the menu. We ordered the banana ones and 15 minutes later, were thanking the country of Denmark for creating such a delicious masterpiece.
They were fluffy. Sugary. Heart-poundingly addictive. And best of all, we didn't feel greasy after eating them because they were incredibly airy and light.
Now, I cannot take credit for finding these sweet creations. On the Food Network program The Best Thing I Ever Ate (which I will post about soon), the unaired pilot episode featured Shopsin's and the elusive pastry known as the Ebelskiver as a favorite of a guest on the show. I merely followed my growling stomach down to the LES on a Sunday morning and quelled it with half-a-dozen puffy balls of heavenly goodness.
Shopsin's. Ebelskivers. Do it. And get there early: they stop serving after 2pm.
Good eatin',
Your Hungry Asian.
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