Ayu, a Japanese river fish also known as sweetfish, is skewered, lightly battered and deep-fried tempura-style at Lure Izakaya Pub in Chinatown, $7.
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If you’ve been checking off the “100 Foods to Eat Before You Die,” here’s a chance to get one more … though you might want to save it for last.* Through the end of March, Ai Japanese Restaurant and Lounge in River North currently offers fugu, a potentially deadly Japanese delicacy. This mild-tasting blowfish carries [...] Craving crustaceans? The annual Crab Festival at Shaw’s Crab House in River North and Schaumburg, through Jan. 31, offers prix-fixe dinners with a choice of Maryland-style crab cakes made from Louisiana blue crab ($35.99) or a 1-pound Alaskan golden king crab ($52.99) accompanied by a cup of clam chowder, cole slaw, au gratin potatoes and [...] Have a hot, creamy bowlful during National Soup Month! Riva Crab House on Navy Pier serves such daily choices as New England-style clam chowder and this lobster and corn bisque laced with sherry and brandy ($7 lunch and $9 dinner). You don’t have to cook Christmas dinner. Skillet-seared mussels with bay, chilies and roasted garlic, one of the signature dishes at West Town Tavern, $10.50. Hand-harvested sea scallops sizzle at Naha in River North. After pan roasting with vanilla bean, citrus and spices, they’ll be paired with caramelized Belgian endive, Hamuka Farm hearts of palm and Tamworth bacon for a dinner appetizer, $21. What it is: Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua), a lean mild-tasting fish, with large flakes and a medium texture. Often used in fish frys, it’s a good source of low-fat protein, phosphorus, niacin and vitamin B12. The fish reach lengths of 51 inches and weights of up to 77 pounds. Small, young cod (under 2½ pounds) [...] Shaw’s Crab House kicks off its 23rd annual “Royster with the Oyster” Festival at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10 Nightly oyster specials feature, plus an Oyster Slurping Contest, On Monday, both locations offer 50ยข raw oysters on the half shell from 3 to 6 p.m. In Schaumburg, the deal continues through Friday, Oct. 14. Among [...] |
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