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TASTE (Max Falkowitz) on Chicago barbecue: the tradition is 'all about two cuts: spicy, coarsely ground sausages called hot links and rib tips,' cooked in aquarium smokers, rooted in the South Side's Black barbecue tradition. Stored spicy sausage links established.

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TASTE (Max Falkowitz) on Chicago barbecue: the tradition is 'all about two cuts: spicy, coarsely ground sausages called hot links and rib tips,' cooked in aquarium smokers, rooted in the South Side's Black barbecue tradition. Stored spicy sausage links established.

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TASTE (Max Falkowitz) on Chicago barbecue: the tradition is 'all about two cuts: spicy, coarsely ground sausages called hot links and rib tips,' cooked in aquarium smokers, rooted in the South Side's Black barbecue tradition. Stored spicy sausage links established.

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