Thread the meat on pre-soaked bamboo skewers and cook for 2-3 minutes on each side on a very hot griddle pan.
Skewers are fun: Marinate chicken in a tangy blend of yogurt, fresh herbs and spices, a touch of garlic and lemon juice, then thread the meat onto skewers.
The butchers' counter, where grass-fed beef from New Jersey and Vermont and pork from local farms is sold, also has about 20 different skewers threaded with meat, poultry and other ingredients including vegetables, herbs and cheese, all ready to grill, $6.99 to $24.9927070 Greenwich Street (Warren Street), (212) 349-6555.
And glass noodles (mung bean thread) with crab meat is subtle despite its flavoring of black pepper, garlic, nam pla (Southeast Asian fish sauce) and cilantro.
Nor would I go without getting a pile of Taam-Tov's charcoal-grilled meat, threaded on flat, wide metal skewers.
The most delicious gumbos we tasted, in trying different recipes, combined as many textures as there were flavors, from the most tender threads of crab meat to the resilient crunch of shrimp to the chewy morsel of veal.
Thread the strips of meat onto the skewers in an "S" shape, pushing them down so they're all touching.
Much of the menu features seafood, with dishes like green curry Penang mussels, whole crispy fish and bean thread noodles with crab meat.
They spread their threads through everything from meat and fruit to bread, vegetables, cheese and jam.
