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28 November 2005

Question: Do any of the NYC MeChatters know a place in the city that sells pickled eggs by the jar? I've been craving them something fierce for over a week, and no place in my neighborhood has them, although they have pickled everything else.

post by: jonmc at: 13:28 | 22 comments

No, and this won't help you this time, but someday you have to try this recipe to pickle your own. They're so delicious.

posted by iconomy 28 November | 13:36

Kosher deli, perhaps?

posted by Smart Dalek 28 November | 13:37

None of the corner delis around here (west village) seem to have them. Maybe Russ & Daughters on Houston? Nope, not listed on the website.

*cries*

posted by jonmc 28 November | 13:41

I will check the delis on 30th Ave in Astoria, jonmc.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 28 November | 13:50

Yeah, I just looked at Russ & Daughters' site. You might call'em, though. I don't think Guss's or the other pickle joint down there (Orchard?) does eggs, but they may well -- after all, they do whitefish in season and other non-vegetable pickles.

One of those big hoity-toity gourmet food purveyors might have special pickled eggs laid by rich-ass hens and pickled in molten gold, but they're not for us.

I bet you can get 'em at some super-ordinary deli in Queens, though. On preview, yep.

I bet my barber has a jar of them under the register.

posted by Hugh Janus 28 November | 13:54

Other places I've lived they use to just have 'em in the dairy case at the supermarket. Maybe Associated of Food Emporium will have 'em.

posted by jonmc 28 November | 14:00

You could try asking in bars that serve them where they get them. Joe's on 6th ('twixt A & B) always has a big jar.

posted by liam 28 November | 14:09

Hmmm. good thinking.

posted by jonmc 28 November | 14:11

Also: Rachel Ray is going to be doing an in store in NYC!

must find a way to stow away in her handbag.

posted by jonmc 28 November | 14:17

jonmc, I'm sure you've linked this place before - they might be worth calling...

but what do i know about buying food in new york? approximately fuck all.

posted by dodgygeezer 28 November | 14:18

that place is right up the street but they don't stock 'em. They do have irn bru & stilton, though.

posted by jonmc 28 November | 14:20

stilton pickled in irn bru - yum yum!

posted by dodgygeezer 28 November | 14:22

Wholesale food distributors. I used to work for one, but that was in Indiana. If you need pickled pigs feet by the gallon, I can hook you up.

posted by sciurus 28 November | 14:48

i bet Western Beef carries them.

posted by amberglow 28 November | 14:54

Just order some, man.

posted by mr_crash_davis 28 November | 15:01

jonmc, you are just gonna have to move down south if you insist on craving things like that.

Look, get a jar of pickles, eat the pickles, then boil an egg and put it in the pickle brine to soak. There you go.

Perhaps it should go without saying, but do peel the egg after boiling, first.

posted by bunnyfire 28 November | 15:01

I cant wait that long. Lemme see if there's a western beef near me. I hate the fact that they name all their store brand products after the store. "Beef," is not a word I want to see on a soda can.

posted by jonmc 28 November | 15:02

i bet Western Beef carries them.

Not for long.

posted by liam 28 November | 15:08

No luck with the eggs. I hit 2 groceries, including Western Beef. Then I went to Papaya King and had two chili dogs. There was a mishap and now I have chili & mustard on my knee.

posted by jonmc 28 November | 20:04

I visited a few of the delis on 30th Ave- none had Pickled Eggs. And I got a lot of weird looks asking for them, too. One of the stories had pickled everything but eggs. So weird.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 28 November | 20:22

seems to me I saw something about egg-pickling or pickled eggs on the Food Channel--either "Good Eats" (meaning a recipe, not sources, alas) or "The Secret Life Of..." which will give you sources.

My mom used to pickle eggs in a combo that included beet juice. Fave picnic fare...funny pink eggs.

And I can't believe any good deli doesn't carry them. Every single damn gas station here carries giant pickles in single-serving bags.

posted by mihail 29 November | 03:36

Pickled pickles we got, and giardenera, and pickled tomatoes, and pickled sausage, and pickled herring.

Eggs? No soap.

posted by jonmc 29 November | 09:53

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