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Posts tagged “squid”

Ancient Eggs and Other Strange Foods From My Childhood

I became a vegetarian at age five, thus passing up the opportunity to eat many of the world's strangest foods (or delicacies, depending on how you look at it). No octopus terrine or alligator sausage ...

How To: Clean Whole Fresh Squid

One way to be frugal with food is to buy it in its whole uncooked form. For example, it's cheaper to buy a whole cantaloupe than a container of cut cantaloupe, because you end up paying for the labor...

Cooking Korean: Ojingo Bokum

If you've ever wanted to learn to cook squid, here's a good introductory recipe. Ojingo bokum is a dish of sauteed squid and vegetables in a spicy sauce. The flavors are savory and the dish is very ...

Top Chef Chicago: Episode 2

Watching Top Chef last night, we were reminded that you can't judge a book by its cover. Or its language. Andrew, the contestant who seemed like a freewheeling time bomb during Episode 1, actually tur...