NYC Food Truck Lunch: Shrimp Curry From TMT Caribbean Delights
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It's been a while since we've been to the Caribbean, but our recent lunch at the TMT Caribbean Delights food truck was like taking a short trip back there for lunch (minus the sand and surf, unfortunately).
The menu at TMT has a few stews, a few curries, and of course, jerk chicken. We ordered the shrimp curry for $10.
Side dishes at TMT can vary from day-to-day, and we had a choice of fresh roti bread or steamed veggies. We wanted the roti, but the person right in front of us got the last one. But that didn't stop us from having a very enjoyable lunch.
Coming back from the truck, the aroma of curry permeated the subway car for the two stops we had to take back to the office. If anyone in our car was hungry, it must have been torture. Sorry.
One issue with getting shrimp is that servings can be skimpy. Not here. Not only were there 9 decent-sized shrimp, but they took the time to de-vein the shrimp. That's a time-consuming task that not all vendors have been known to do.
The shrimp were still plump and juicy sitting in the curry sauce. The taste of the curry sauce was not as strong as the smell, but it was undoubtedly a curry sauce, with a number of other herbs and spices that added to the overall taste.
Even though we wanted roti, the steamed veggies were good. There were baby corn, broccoli, carrots, cabbage, string beans, red peppers and onions in our serving. The rice was good too.
You can find TMT Caribbean Delights on Twitter here (although the account does not seem to be updated regularly), and on Facebook here. We know they park at both 47th St between Park & Lex and 46th St just east of 6th Ave, among other places. We suggest keeping your eyes peeled for TMT Caribbean Delights if you like Caribbean food.
Next time we want to try TMT's jerk chicken. It's been a while since we've had jerk chicken, and the Jamaican Dutchy is no longer in business.
