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Blogs, Bleader, Feb 11, 2013
Use it: Yuzu-it yuzu-pepper sauce

Get ahold of this yuzu hot sauce before it's gone.
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Condiments, Food Chain, Food & Drink, yuzu, Yuzu-it, yuzo kosho, Mitsuwa, Japanese food, Torihei

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Blogs, Bleader, Jul 19, 2012
New sushi: Kai Zan

Squeeze yourself into this new BYO for some nice sushi
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Kai Zan, sushi, Japanese food, Melvin, Carlo Vizconde, Arami, Kamehachi, Kyoto, B.K. Park, Jason Chan, Urban Union

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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature, Apr 19, 2012
The best suburban Chicago markets and grocers

Where to shop for tsukemono, smoked Russian meats, Lyle's Black Treacle, and crayfish from Armenia's Lake Sevan
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, suburban dining, suburban restaurants, Fresh Farms International Market, Korean food, Japanese food, Russian food, cured meats, Lithuanian food, Irish food, Hmart, Mitsuwa Marketplace, Alef Sausage & Deli, Ream's Elburn Market, Grand Duke's Deli, Winston's Market

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Blogs, Bleader, Apr 6, 2012
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Jiro Dreams of Sushi threatens city's fish reserves

Will moviegoers deplete Chicago's sushi supply this weekend?
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Do This, Food Chain, Film, Food & Drink, Jiro Ono, Jiro Dreams of Sushi, Sukiyabashi Jiro, David Gelb, Japanese food, Video

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews, Jan 12, 2012
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At Slurping Turtle, never mind the noodles

In a neighborhood crowded with fauxikayas, Takashi Yagihashi shows how it's done.
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Japanese food, izakaya, Takashi Yagihashi, noodle shops, ramen, Mitsuwa, Santouka, tonkotu, tonkotsu, tan tan-men, miso, Recommended

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Blogs, Bleader, Jan 4, 2012
Umi: Irving Park's new, dependable Japanese restaurant

The Irving Park neighborhood now has a dependable if unsurprising Japanese restaurant
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Food, Umi Japanese Restaurant, Irving Park, Japanese food, Katsu, Arami, ramen, sushi, tonkatsu, Galapagos Cafe

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Blogs, Bleader, Nov 15, 2011
One Bite: fish cakes at JoongBoo Market

Korean eomuk bokkeum are the McNugget of the sea.
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Food, odeng, oden, odeng bokkeum, eomuk, eomuk bokkeum, Korean food, Japanese food, Chicago Food, JoongBoo Market, H Mart

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Blogs, Bleader, Mar 30, 2011
One Bite: Oden

A recipe for oden, a Japanese winter stew based on a broth of dashi, mirin, and soy sauce.
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Food, oden, Japanese food, street food, Soup and Bread, dashi, Torihei, David Chang, Momofuku, Tadashi Ono, Harris Salat, Japanese Hot Pots, Tatsuo Saito, Raul Simone, Shizuo Tsuji, Traditional Japanese Recipe Book, Masuro Doi, Japanese-One-Pot Cookery, Shizuo Tjuji, Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art

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Blogs, Bleader, Dec 23, 2010
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One Bite: Natto

Embrace the mucilaginous delights of fermented soybeans.
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Food, natto, nattokinase, Hiroyuki Sumi, Kurumaya, Sankyu, Tampopo, Japanese food, Tori Shin, Kurumaya, Toshio Kaneko, Phillip Foss, Video

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Blogs, Bleader, Oct 28, 2010
Going Down at Richland Center, Chinatown

A new basement food court in Chinatown shows potential.
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Food, Richland Center, okonomiyaki, teppanyaki, takoyaki, Kylin Teppanyaki, Flushing mall, Chinese food, Japanese food, Thai, food, Korean food, Chinatown, Tony Hu, Hing Kee, Lao You Ju

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Blogs, Bleader, Jan 14, 2010
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Video: Lokal's Chicken Marinated in Bison Grass Vodka

Lokal chef Gabriel Miranda makes his chicken marinated in Polish Bison Grass Vodka, plated on sauerkraut, and topped with beet ponzu.
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Food, Lokal, Gabriel Miranda, Zubrowka Bison Grass vodka, Polish food, Japanese food, blogsherpa, Video

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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Column, Sep 10, 2009
Samurai Behind the Sushi Bar: The Return of Matsumoto

An unlikely friendship brings a Japanese master chef back to Chicago.
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink Column, Mizu Yakitori and Sushi Lounge, kaiseki, Seijiro Matsumoto, Annie Zheng, Jia's, Daruma, sushi, Japanese food, Toyota, Mizu Yakitori & Sushi Lounge, Chiyo

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews, Sep 10, 2009
Essential Japanese Eating

Eleven Reader-recommended restaurants
- by Mike Sula, Laura Levy Shatkin, Kate Schmidt, David Hammond, and Keith Masumoto
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Chicago, Japanese food, Bob San, Chiyo, Daruma, Ginza, Katsu, Kohan, Mitsuwa Market, Renga-Tei, Shabu House, Sunshine Cafe, Tampopo, sushi, noodles, tempura, teriyaki, hot pot, sashimi, kaiseki, Ginza Restaurant, Kohan Japanese Restaurant, Mitsuwa Marketplace

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Blogs, Bleader, Jan 12, 2009
One bite: smoked salmon skin roll at Tampopo

The smoked salmon skin roll at Tampopo is worth the snowy trek.
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Food, Tampopo, Daniel Choe, Japanese food, salmon skin maki, goma ae, age dashi tofu, natto, chicken katsu, ika shoga yuki

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Get ahold of this yuzu hot sauce before it's gone.

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Eat some broiled yellowtail collar.

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Marinate fish with the solid, fermented dregs of the sake brewing process

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The national fungus of Japan is the new MSG

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Squeeze yourself into this new BYO for some nice sushi

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Where to shop for tsukemono, smoked Russian meats, Lyle's Black Treacle, and crayfish from Armenia's Lake Sevan

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Will moviegoers deplete Chicago's sushi supply this weekend?

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In a neighborhood crowded with fauxikayas, Takashi Yagihashi shows how it's done.

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The Irving Park neighborhood now has a dependable if unsurprising Japanese restaurant

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Korean eomuk bokkeum are the McNugget of the sea.

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A recipe for oden, a Japanese winter stew based on a broth of dashi, mirin, and soy sauce.

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Embrace the mucilaginous delights of fermented soybeans.

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A new basement food court in Chinatown shows potential.

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Lokal chef Gabriel Miranda makes his chicken marinated in Polish Bison Grass Vodka, plated on sauerkraut, and topped with beet ponzu.

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An unlikely friendship brings a Japanese master chef back to Chicago.

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Eleven Reader-recommended restaurants

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The smoked salmon skin roll at Tampopo is worth the snowy trek.