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Korean Bulgogi     The word Bulgogi literally means “fire meat” in Korean. It refers to cooked marinated meat, applied old traditional grilling techniques using griddles over charcoal. In the modern day it can be cooked in a pan, and it still tastes great! The taste of Bulgogi all depends on how well it is …

Tamale  Restaurant: La Cebollita Grill in Pilsen (get there on the pink line – I hear it’s worth it!)  A tamale – better known as tamal – is a traditional Latin American dish made of masa (a starchy dough, usually corn-based), which is steamed or boiled in a leaf wrapper. The wrapping is discarded before …

Garbanzos Soup          January 17th is the Spanish celebration for Feast of San Antón, who, since Medieval times, has been the patron saint of domestic animals in Spain (albeit him being a hermit from Egypt), and some wonderful things happen on this day of celebration. The night before and the day of the …

Oceanique 505 Main Street Evanston, Illinois 847 864 3435 4.5/5 stars by Kenny Yeo Your parents are in town this weekend, and all you have eaten around Evanston are cheap Chinese takeout and ginormous burritos. Unless your parents take some sort of sadistic comfort in the fact that you might be developing premature atherosclerosis, take …

ISA Featured International Dish: Singapore Fried Hokkien Mee   Description: One of the must-try hawker dishes in Singapore, the Singapore Fried Hokkien Mee is a heady concoction of yellow noodles and white thick rice vermicelli, fried into semi-wet perfection with a delicious blend of prawn broth and chicken stock. This delightfully fragrant noodle dish is …

Feijoada, also simply known as meat stew, is the Brazilian national dish. It is a thick stew of black beans, pieces of pork, and other various meats. Feijoada is usually served with orange salad, white rice, and other vegetables. It is best prepared over slow fire in a thick clay pot and the tatsy is …

Butter chicken (or murgh makhani) is part of the Mughlai cuisine, popular in countries all over the world. The cuisine is strongly influenced by Persian, and Turkic cuisines of Central Asia. The dish became a common name across the world by the Sikh diaspora from Punjab. The origins of butter chicken can be traced back to a man named …

Aloo Gobi is an Indian delicacy. Aloo means potato and gobi means cauliflower, but it is so much more than just two vegetables put together. The dish is a medley of Indian spices and is a staple in any proper Indian meal. The best part? It’s so easy to make! Here’s how you do it. …

Tom yum (Lao: ຕົ້ມຍຳ [tôm ɲam]; Thai: ต้มยำ, [tôm jam], tom yam in the Royal Thai General System of Transcription) is a name for two similar soups originating from Laos and Thailand. The Royal Lao version includes a pinch of rice in the soup, whereas other typical Laotian and Thai versions do not include rice as an ingredient. Tom yum is widely served in neighboring countries …

Sate is a dish of marinated, skewered and grilled meats, served with a sauce. Satay may consist of diced or sliced chicken, goat, mutton, beef, pork, fish, tofu, or other meats Satay may have originated in Java or Sumatra, Indonesia. Satay is available almost anywhere in Indonesia, where it has become a national dish. It …