Vanilla-flavored AK 100 ($1.25). Even with this spelling, the creamy cornmeal drink is pronounced "acassan" in Haitian Creole; Mrs. French's is the best-known commercial brand. The refrigerator cases of several neighborhood shops displayed seemingly identical bottles bearing their own private labels, but if there's a common source, I haven't tracked it down.
Abu Bakery
210-23 Jamaica Ave. (210th-211th Sts.), Queens Village, Queens
718-464-8300



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