Found in Boston: Xinjiang Noodles, Moldova Tortes, Sapporo Ramen

When it comes to ethnic dining, hyper-specificity is the new hex triplet #555D50 ebony black. Three micro-regional muses worth a gustatory trip.
xinjiang food boston home taste

Photograph by Jenna Skutnik

Xinjiang

The northwestern Chinese province is known for the Silk Road, rugged moutainscapes, and these stretchy, hand-pulled noodles, which Home Taste tosses with cumin, peppers, onions, and tender slices of lamb.

moldova ethnic food boston

Photograph by Jenna Skutnik

Moldova

Crafted from sour-cherry-stuffed crêpes arranged in a pyramid shape, Moldova’s traditional cușma lui guguţă torte is a sweet way to get acquainted with the tiny Eastern European country.

sapporo style ramen hokkaido japan boston ganko ittetsu

Photograph by Emily Sotomayor

Sapporo

Ramen? Witheringly broad. Miso-powered pork ramen that hails from the capital of Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost main island? Delightfully precise. Ganko Ittetsu Ramen’s comes with sautéed napa, bean sprouts, corn, and a five-minute egg.

 

See more from our 2016 Top New Restaurants feature.

Read More About:

Trending

  1. Why I Left My Dream Job at WBZ Morning News

  2. The Most Anticipated Greater Boston Restaurant Openings, 2024

  3. The Real Victim in the Karen Read Case? My Friend John O’Keefe

  4. Acclaimed Uyghur Restaurant Jahunger Expands to Cambridge

  5. On the Market: A Wellesley, Mass. Home with a Custom Party Barn