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Chinese Mirch did a curious thing recently. They put a new wrap on the truck and even got a new twitter handle to refresh things. Then they went and changed the menu to be even more like a lot of the other food trucks.

New momos and buns were added to the menu, and now you can make any lunch into a rice or noodle bowl by adding $4. All they have to do is give you an option for tacos and they’ll hit the trifecta.

We ordered two of the new menu items, Bok Choy & Tofu Momos for $6 and Sweet Mini Buns for dessert for $3.

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We’re always on the prowl for new dishes to try, and the Chinese Mirch truck recently introduced chicken tikka bao as a daily special.

Chinese Mirch is basically a cross between Indian and Chinese cuisine, if you can imagine that. The Northern part of India is below Nepal and Tibet, which is the area where many of these dishes come from.

We’ve previously had momos, which are Tibetan dumplings, and thupka (the Tibetan word for “noodle”), which is a hearty noodle soup, from this truck.

Chicken tikka bao are the closest we’ve seen to Indian food at Chinese Mirch, albeit on a Chinese bun (bao). They were $3 each or 3 for $8.

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Chinese Mirch is one of the food trucks working with the Mayor’s Fund To Advance NYC, helping to feed those most affected by Hurricane Sandy.

A few days before the storm, we stopped by Chinese Mirch. This is our report.

While there are new food trucks and carts coming out on a regular basis, we still need to keep up on all the menu changes in the existing street food world.

Chinese Mirch, a Rookie of the Year Vendy Award nominee last month, teased us a while back when they experimented with keema dumplings and spinach dumplings. We couldn’t make it to the truck at the time, but the experiment must have gone well, because keema and spinach momos are now on the regular menu.

An order of 5 keema or spinach momos is $6, and they were nice enough to let us split the order. No, not 2½ dumplings each. We got 2 spinach and 3 keema momos.

We don’t often get dessert with lunch, but dumplings are usually not filling enough to hold us until dinner. To top things off, we got a mango mousse dessert for $3.

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In our opinion, Rookie of the Year was one of the tougher categories to call. Last year, it was pretty obvious the Korilla machine was going to run everyone else over. This year, there was no clear favorite.

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UPDATE BELOW: Additional Rookie of the Year Finalist Announced.

The finalists have just been announced for Rookie of the Year at the 2012 Vendy Awards.

Click through to find out the rookies who have been recognized for their delicious food.

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