While the manti steamed, we would make the garlicky yogurt accompaniment, which was eventually replaced by my favorite side dish: a cucumber-radish salad with a generous heap of finely chopped herbs, dressed with sour cream and salt.

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Perhaps you'd like your curly Yukon gold fries topped with malt vinegar and served with a side of blueberry ketchup (that's right: blueberry), or you might be craving a russet fry with rosemary garlic salt and Thai sour cream.

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