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Yonah Schimmel's Knish

137 E Houston St, Lower East Side

Jewish food

Taste:  SGFI  

Value:   Good 

Booze: Nah

Something Going For It — if you want a whole bunch of mashed potato

Vegan Jewish food at Yonah Schimmel's Knish in Lower East Side, New York

Remarks

A knish seems to be a big lump of mashed potato scantily dressed in pastry. Like most Jewish food, it is stodgy, shaped close to a sphere, and has never managed to catch on in most of the world.

Many of the flavours are vegan, shown here is spinach knish. This means it is a lot of mashed potato with a bit of spinach. You can get similar situations with cabbage, mushroom, etc. They're under $5.

If you want a lot of mashed potato in a handheld form at a low price, this is the place for you.

Last sampled 2nd April 2022.

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