Have you had a chance to try ultra-premium sake? Sake is beer brewed from rice, the national drink of Japan. Today, there are more than 600 types of sake sold in the United States, but ultra-premium sakes, served chilled, are relative new in the American market. U.S.-brewed sakes are even newer Nabuki in Hinsdale [...]
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You don’t have to cook on Christmas Day in Chicago. Scores of restaurants and bars will be open to serve you, many serving special holiday meals. Call ahead to check on hours and menus; reservations may be required. 33 Club, Old Town, American 676 Restaurant and Bar, Loop, American Allgauer’s Restaurant, Alsip, American Ann Sather, [...] Topped with orange segments, this maki sushi also contains omelet, surimi, cucumber, rice, sesame seeds and seaweed, $18 at Koi in Evanston. A zippy Japanese seasoning blend, shichimi togarashi, or seven-spice mix, typically contains red chilies, Szechuan pepper (sansho in Japanese), roasted orange peel, white and black sesame seeds, seaweed and ginger. Take in this toro, sushi lovers! At noon Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 14 and 15, master Japanese seafood cutters will hand-carve giant, 400-pound bluefin tuna into sashimi in public demonstrations at Mitsuwa Marketplace in Arlington Heights. The massive maguro and the samurai carvers are being flown in specially for the demonstration. They use long, swordlike [...] My husband brought back sushi for our late supper the other night, from the Tokyo Lunch Boxes stand at Super H-Mart, the huge Korean supermarket in the ethnic-shopping mecca of Niles. It was all elaborate rolls, which is what’s left when you’re going for the end-of-the-day, two-for-one, markdown, pre-made specials. Spicy mayo-based sauce figured [...] |
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