Halsted St., 312-263-9700) on a Sunday afternoon for a bowl ($4) of trahana soup with crusty bread. It was a comforting if somewhat tame cousin of rice and tomato soup. Sundays visitors to Costa ...

Add tomato juice, tomato ... bring to boil. Stir in trahana; cover; simmer 5–8 minutes, or until trahana has softened and absorbed all liquid. Return chicken pieces to pan; heat gently.

This recipe uses trahana, a fermented and dried mixture ... As soon as it steams up, add the garlic cloves and tomatoes. Then, in the following order, season the contents of the pot: sprinkle ...