Eugene Feygin

🏙CHICAGO 😎 🍳Cooking 🍽Dining out w/ 🥊 Boxing ✈️Traveling 📩[email protected] follow on insta: FeyginFoto

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Maple Pumpkin Mummy cookies! #HappyHalloween #halloweencookies

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Did you know chirashi sushi is served on happy occasions and at parties in Japan?! It's a bright and colorful dish made of sushi rice with a variety of vegetables mixed in.

Crispy Prawn and Chirashi roll from @rokaakorchicago @rokaakor and it was super tasty!

#chicagosushi

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Did you know tuna tartare was invented in 1984 by Tachibe - an executive chef at the then-brand-new Chaya Brasserie in Beverly Hills?!

This is a Toro Tartare, Osetra Caviar, Quail Egg, Taro Crisps from @rokaakorchicago @rokaakor and it was super tasty!

#chicagosushi

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Did you know ube are purple yams which are an incredibly nutritious starchy root vegetable?!

This is a Ube pot de creme from @rokaakorchicago @rokaakor and it was super tasty!

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Did you know back in the mediaeval times, bread was used as an absorbent plate?! It was called trencher. And after the meal trencher could then be eaten, given to the poor or fed to the dogs.

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Did you know a lobster's claws can exert pressure of up to 100 pounds per square inch?! That is a lot! They are also super tasty!

This is a Lobster roll from @rokaakorchicago @rokaakor and it was super tasty!

#chicagosushi

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Did you know Yogurt does not have a Greek origin?! Yogurt is derived from the Turkish word yoğurt, which comes from the Old Turkish root yog, meaning “to condense or intensify.”

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Did you know Buffalo milk almost produces almost double volume compared to cow's milk?! The processing of a ton of water buffalo milk produces over 24 kg of mozzarella yet only 13 kg from a ton of cow's milk.

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Did you know dumplings are the OG of on-the-go food? Manti are believed to have originated with the Mongols, who by the late 13th century conquered a sizable amount of Asia and Eastern Europe (thanks to these snacks)!

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Did you know the first burger sold by a fast food restaurant in the USA in 1921 sold for only 5 cents?!
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Did you know beets were served in space in 1975?! In 1975, during the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, cosmonauts from the USSR's Soyuz 19 welcomed the Apollo 18 astronauts by preparing a banquet of borscht (beetroot soup) in zero gravity.

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These are some wild shrimp from @wixterseafood we grilled and turned into some delicious lettuce wraps! We also often add them to a cabbage slaw and it is delicious!

#shrimp #grilledshrimp #shrimprecipes #seafoodlover #bbqshrimp

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Did you know turkey wasn't always the star of the show during Thanksgiving?! On the first Thanksgiving table, you wouldn't have found pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce, or even turkey.

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This is an epic burger created by Jereme McGovern from @hubbardinn s at @chicago_gourmet burger night⁠
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Fun-Guy Burger
1946 Craft Burger⁠
Roasted beech mushrooms
House made pickles
Garlic aioli
Freshly shaved black truffles
Potato bun

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This is a spatchcocked turkey I made that was in a orange and whiskey brine overnight and then smoked on a bed of cara cara oranges on my @traegergrills. This was my first time doing this method and it turned out incredible!

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Did you know Korean fried chicken is often double or even triple fried and uses corn starch instead of flower?!

Had some really tasty drumsticks at the new popup @theduplexchicago featuring @2koreangirls

Check them out!

#312food #chicagofoodanddrink

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Did you know watermelons are 92 percent water, making them a perfect refresher for those hot summer months?!

This was a tasty app created by @rosemarychicago at @chicago_gourmet Grand Cru presented by UnitedHealthcare
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Watermelon
Mint
Pecorino
Candied Pecans
Chile oil
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Did you know the earliest archaeological evidence for the consumption of soup dates back to 6000 BC?! It's a must for every culture!

This is some super delicious tomato soup from @sunnybowlschi please go check them out!

#sweaterweather

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Did you know @DrinkFiveFarms is the world’s first farm-to-table Irish Cream Liqueur?! Five Farms is exclusively sourced and produced in County Cork, Ireland. County Cork - a rugged backdrop for the farmers who have toiled this land for generations

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This is an epic burger created by @fabioviviani from @sienatavern, @bombobar, @barsiena and @primeprovisions at @chicago_gourmet burger night⁠
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The Bombo Burger
1946 Craft Burger⁠
Sharp American cheddar
Shaved red onion
Pickles
Sesame seed bun