Many dialogues between immigrant populations, it bears repeating, cross language barriers without the mediation of English. On some recent occasion — recent enough that the relevant sign is the only one drawn by hand — this shop's Korean proprietors came to realize that what they sell to their core clientele as "ogsusu" (a transliteration of the three stacked characters) can also be advertised to the local Spanish-speaking community as "elote". The illustration clarifies that this corn comes on the cob. As for appropriate preparation and seasoning, however, that Korean-Spanish conversation is a tale for another day.
Arirang Dumpling House
318 Broad Ave. (Central-Palisades Blvds.), Palisades Park, New Jersey
201-585-1944
