There are very few cities in the world with as much diversity as New York. People across the world come to this city in hopes of fulfilling their American dream and in the bargain also bring different cuisines from everywhere around the globe, in one city. New York is famous for its gastronomic delights like New York-style pizza, shawarma rolls, burgers, french fries, donuts, cheesecake and more, and today we are going to explore another food item which may not be as widely known but is immensely valued for its uniqueness. New York Egg-Cream is an old-fashioned beverage believed to have been originated on the Lower East Side among the Eastern European Jewish immigrants. This beverage is different from other drinks because of the irony of its name since the beloved drink contains neither eggs nor cream. The legend goes that the drink got its name ‘Egg-Cream’ from an Americanized pronunciation of “echt keem,” which is Yiddish for “pure sweetness".
The mystery of this drink still allures many people, and there are various versions of the beverage as well. But we all know one thing for sure that the egg cream tastes delicious and if the history of this drink has titillated you even a little bit, then you should definitely give this a try. Here’s the recipe for the famous egg cream.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of cold milk
- ¼ cup of cold seltzer water or soda
- 2 tbsp of chocolate-flavored syrup
Preparations:
1. Gather all the ingredients. Take a glass, pour milk and then seltzer water until the white head reaches the top of the glass. you will be able to see bubbles reaching to the top.
2. Add chocolate syrup to the glass and stir it well with the help of a spoon or stirrer.
Your New York Egg Cream is ready. Gobble up.