Potato Salad- like pita off the corner in brooklyn

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maze ↓

Wed, Jul 06 2011, 1:32 pm

Does anyone know how Pita Off the Corner (schawarma...) on e. 4 and P makes their potato salad? It is so good. I'm not sure if they put in some kind of sefardi spice- because the owners are sefardic...
I haven't been able to recreate it. What am I missing?
It's mayo based and has a light orange/light yellow color. It doesn't have mustard. I thought it might be from eggs, but just can't seem to recreate the taste.
Anyone ever taste it and has any idea how to make it?

zigi ↓

Wed, Jul 06 2011, 2:23 pm

yum! maybe mustard spice? I think that there are eggs in it

ra_mom ↓

Wed, Jul 06 2011, 2:33 pm

turmeric (yellow/orange) and cumin?

↑ maze ↓

Wed, Jul 06 2011, 3:39 pm

I once asked if it had mustard- and they said no. It doesn't really taste like it does. I've never used mustard spice- but I'm assuming it would have a mustard type flavor and I'd recognize it.
It also doesn't taste like it has cumin- I'd be able to tell. Turmeric- hmm maybe. I'll try that, thanks.
If anyone has any other ideas about that special spice they put in- please post. It has a distinctive flavor and I just don't know what it can be.

↑ ra_mom ↓

Wed, Jul 06 2011, 7:29 pm

Hawaij?

pumpernickle

Wed, Jul 06 2011, 8:18 pm

I dont know that place but I know that a little sugar brings together all the flavor u put into a potato salad.

↑ maze ↓

Wed, Jul 06 2011, 10:33 pm

I tried the turmeric- but it's not it. I also put in eggs and that reminded me of similar color. but there's still something in there- I don't know about.
I read that hawaij is a mixture- and has cumin and other spices- but I think I'd recognize that if it were in it.
I always put in a little sugar too.
thanks for all the suggestions, if anyone else has eaten it and has any other ideas, I'd like to hear them

↑ zigi ↓

Wed, Jul 06 2011, 11:01 pm

vinegar?

↑ maze ↓

Wed, Jul 06 2011, 11:20 pm

I put in the usual- including vinegar, mayo, salt, sugar, eggs, carrots. it was fine but not nearly as good as the other one

↑ maze ↓

Thu, Jul 07 2011, 4:21 pm

has anyone else tried it and can guess what their secret ingredient is?

↑ ra_mom ↓

Thu, Jul 07 2011, 4:45 pm

Is it sweet or savory? Or both?
Does it have tang, like a cider vinegar?
Are you sure it doesn't have a mediterranean flavor?

↑ zigi ↓

Thu, Jul 07 2011, 4:56 pm

its not sweet, its really good potato salad! it has peas eggs potatos.

↑ maze ↓

Thu, Jul 07 2011, 5:08 pm

I'm trying to remember from the last time I ate it. It's not really sweet but not really savory either. it's not too tangy- there's probably only a bit of vinegar in it and I dont think it has any mediterranean spices.
zigi, I can't remember- were there carrots in there too (cooked, uncooked)? (peas too?!- don't remember. all I recall is the taste is amazing)

↑ ra_mom ↓

Thu, Jul 07 2011, 5:09 pm

Send some over my way to taste, so I can help Tongue Out

↑ maze ↓

Thu, Jul 07 2011, 5:25 pm

I was going to buy some today just to compare again between the one I made yesterday, but didn't end up going. some other time...

↑ zigi

Thu, Jul 07 2011, 5:26 pm

your right it might have been peas and carrots

Mommy3.5 ↓

Thu, Jul 07 2011, 7:55 pm

maze wrote:

I think it has cumin, which is yellow, and is used in much of sefardic cooking.

↑ maze ↓

Thu, Jul 07 2011, 8:42 pm

Mommy3.5 wrote:

maze wrote:

I think it has cumin, which is yellow, and is used in much of sefardic cooking.

But it doesn't have a cumin taste- and cumin's a really strong flavor. What else could it be?

↑ ra_mom ↓

Thu, Jul 07 2011, 8:50 pm

If it's not cumin (though I do think it might be cumin mixed with other mediterranean spices so that the cumin doesn't dominate), then I think it's a nice Dijon mustard with the mayo and spices.

↑ maze ↓

Thu, Jul 07 2011, 8:54 pm

ra_mom wrote:

If it's not cumin (though I do think it might be cumin mixed with other mediterranean spices so that the cumin doesn't dominate), then I think it's a nice Dijon mustard with the mayo and spices.

I did ask them once if it has mustard- and they said no. As for cumin- don't know. I'll try that but I really don't think that's it.

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