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Crispy cauliflower with sweet chili sauce

Crispy cauliflower with chili lemon sauce

Cauliflower florets tossed with egg white, salt, pepper and potato starch are deep fried until crisp then drizzled with …

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Thai-inspired sweet spicy fried chicken fillets

Thai-inspired sweet spicy fried chicken fillets

Redolent with flavors and aromas of spices associated with Thai cooking, this chicken recipe has been tweaked to make it …

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Japanese-style soy honey fish fillets

Japanese-style soy honey fish fillets

Sweet, tangy and salty with a dash of umami. The addition of shiitake, broccoli and quail eggs gives the dish contrasting …

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Connie Veneracion, Chiang Mai, 2020

HI, I’M CONNIE!

Welcome to Umami Days, a blog that advocates innovative home cooking for pleasurable everyday dining. No trendy diets, no food fads and definitely no ludicrous recipe names like crustless quiche, noodleless pho or chocolate lasagna.

Ramen, cucumber, soy sauce quail eggs, mushrooms, pickled vegetables and shrimps equals Asian cold noodle salad

Asian noodles

Baked mac and cheese served with focaccia

Pasta

Salchipapas with mustard, ketchup and mayo, and coleslaw on the side

Potatoes

Korean corn dogs

Snacks

Vietnamese shrimp spring rolls with herbs and dipping sauce

Spring Rolls

Spanish oxtail stew

Stews

Shrimp paste drying under the sun

Difference between shrimp paste and shrimp sauce

In a nutshell, shrimp paste is a cooking ingredient while shrimp sauce is a condiment usually served as a dipping sauce. …

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Garlic chives and garlic scapes on bamboo chopping board

Difference between garlic scapes and garlic chives

There are similarities in their appearance but they don’t look exactly the same. Garlic chives and garlic scapes are …

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Fried dumplings on plate with dipping sauce

Does dumpling / spring roll meat filling have to raw before wrapping?

Generally, yes. But there are exceptions. Some meat varieties, even when fully cooked, can be minced and be used as dumpling …

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Salted duck egg and chorizo spaghetti

Salted duck egg and chorizo spaghetti

Mimicking the Filipino egg-sausage-tomato-rice meal, this spaghetti dish has a rich sauce made with pureed salted duck egg, …

See the recipeSalted duck egg and chorizo spaghetti
Chicken, beans and tomato soup

Herby chicken, beans and tomato soup

Cooked with assorted beans and peppercorn melange, this herbed chicken and beans soup makes a filling and delicious one bowl …

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Homecooked beef pho

Beef pho: the secret is in the broth

Armed with memories of bowls of beef pho in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, I made my home version with roasted meat bones and …

See the recipeBeef pho: the secret is in the broth

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Korean stir fried fish cakes (odeng)

Korean stir fried fish cakes (odeng)

If you’ve never had Korean fish cakes before, this easy and quick-cooking dish should be a good introduction.

See the recipeKorean stir fried fish cakes (odeng)
Tofu and bok choy stir fry

Tofu and bok choy stir fry

A simple dish that bursts with the flavors and aroma of ginger and garlic, this stir fry can be served as a side dish or a …

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Fried chicken wings with salted duck egg yolk sauce garnished with crispy Thai basil

Fried chicken wings with salted duck egg yolk sauce

Seasoned chicken wings are dredged in starch, deep fried until crisp then tossed in a sauce made with garlic and salted duck …

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Shrimps with salted egg sauce

Shrimps with salted egg sauce

Melt herb butter in a pan, throw in crushed garlic, stir in salted egg paste, toss in fresh shrimps and sprinkle in lemon …

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Smoked fish, salted eggs and tomato spring rolls with rice, mangoes and vegetables in bowl

Smoked fish, salted eggs and tomato spring rolls

Crispy wrapper, creamy filling with an irresistible smoky flavor and aroma, these spring rolls can be served as an appetizer …

See the recipeSmoked fish, salted eggs and tomato spring rolls
Salted egg and garlic fried rice

Salted duck egg and garlic fried rice

Give your garlic fried rice a new flavor and mouth feel by adding a few teaspoons of salted egg yolk paste.

See the recipeSalted duck egg and garlic fried rice
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