{"id":3940,"date":"2020-04-10T07:54:03","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T07:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/seac\/?p=3940"},"modified":"2020-04-10T18:17:43","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T18:17:43","slug":"friday-night-in-street-food-asia-and-othellos-les-deli-bakery-and-hoang-lan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/csead\/news\/friday-night-in-street-food-asia-and-othellos-les-deli-bakery-and-hoang-lan\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Night IN: Street Food: Asia and Othello\u2019s Le\u2019s Deli & Bakery and Ho\u00e0ng Lan"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Shannon Bush<\/p>\n

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Having just signed up for thirty free days of Netflix, I\u2019m already addicted to the series Street Food: Asia<\/em>.\u00a0 I recommend starting with the Bangkok and Yogyakarta episodes, the latter being especially close to my heart having lived there a year in the 2000s (and nasi gudeg<\/em> being one of my favorite meals).\u00a0 Both episodes feature remarkably strong women who are experts at their craft.\u00a0 Jai Fai, who in her 70s is the younger of the two, was awarded a Michelin star for her Bangkok restaurant.\u00a0 In Yogya, Mbah Satinem\u2019s jajan pasar<\/em> (literally \u201cmarket snacks,\u201d it\u2019s a catch-all term for assorted sweet treats, many made from glutinous rice flour) is Proustian for the culinary guide who leads viewers through each city.\u00a0 Waxing nostalgic after tasting one of Mbah Satinem\u2019s traditional concoctions drizzled with caramelized palm sugar, he exclaims \u201cIt\u2019s like tasting the full sweetness of history in your mouth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another similarity between the episodes is the role of politics in shaping the women\u2019s lives.\u00a0 In Bangkok, crackdowns targeting street vendors prompted Jai Fai to save enough for a permanent shopfront.\u00a0 For Mbah Satinem, attracting political attention brought overnight fame which she\u2019s continued to enjoy for decades.\u00a0 When then-President Suharto became a loyal customer, her jajan pasar<\/em> became de rigueur<\/em> for Indonesia\u2019s elite.<\/p>\n

Both women suffered early tragedies, but through grit and determination each became the indomitable matriarchs of extended families. Mbah Satinem still supports ten family members from her sales in the market every morning.<\/p>\n

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Le’s Deli & Bakery at 4219 S. Othello St.
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The Othello neighborhood<\/a> in Seattle has its own local heroes.\u00a0 Cindy Le is the indomitable entrepreneur behind Le\u2019s Deli and Bakery at the intersection of Othello and MLK.\u00a0 Despite the slowdown in business due to the current crisis, she gets up before dawn every morning to make croissants, sweet and savory pies, cakes, and other baked goods.\u00a0 The summer berry cake is a must, with light and creamy filling balanced with the sweetness of fresh berries.\u00a0 I recommend dessert first, but their catfish po\u2019boy is a deeply satisfying lunch and curry chicken a rich, hearty dinner.\u00a0 Le\u2019s Deli and Bakery is open 9 am \u2013 8 pm Monday through Saturday and 9 am \u2013 6 pm on Sundays for take-out and delivery.\u00a0 The full menu<\/a> is online; Grubhub, DoorDash, and Uber all deliver.<\/p>\n

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Hoang Lan Restaurant at 7119 MLK Jr. Way (across from the Othello light rail station)
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Another well-established Othello favorite is Ho\u00e0ng Lan which has been in Hai Le\u2019s family for over 20 years.\u00a0 After his mother retired from the kitchen, Hai now handles most of the operation\u2014everything from cooking to working front of house.\u00a0 Lately he\u2019s pulled extra duty cooking meals for medical staff at local hospitals including Harborview, Valley Medical Center, Virginia Mason, and ICHS.\u00a0 You can find various GoFundMe sites to help offset the costs to restaurants like Ho\u00e0ng Lan that are providing meals to front line workers.\u00a0 When Hai is not boxing up take-out orders, he\u2019s steering other small business owners and employees to agencies and organizations providing relief in the form of grants and loans.<\/p>\n

Ho\u00e0ng Lan is famous for its B\u00fan B\u00f2 H\u00fa\u00ea (vermicelli bowl with pork hock, pork blood cake, and beef tendon in spicy broth).\u00a0 For the less intrepid, the B\u00fan Ch\u1ea1o T\u00f4m (vermicelli with minced prawns on sugar cane), grilled lemongrass chicken over broken rice, and fresh spring rolls are flavorful and delicious. \u00a0They are open for lunch and dinner, but close at 7:00 pm so order early<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

by Shannon Bush   Having just signed up for thirty free days of Netflix, I\u2019m already addicted to the series Street Food: Asia.\u00a0 I recommend starting with the Bangkok and Yogyakarta episodes, the latter being especially close to my heart having lived there a year in the 2000s (and nasi gudeg being one of my<\/p>\n

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