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Congee days and ramen nights

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Tonkotsu ramen in Osaka

Guide to ramen broth: shio, shoyu, miso and tonkotsu

Shio ramen with beef and scallions

How to make broth for shio ramen

Sweet soy sauce pork belly ramen

Sweet soy sauce pork belly ramen

Congee with Chinese sausage, crispy pork belly, egg, scallions and toasted garlic

How to cook congee (rice porridge) minus the myths

Chicken arroz caldo

Chicken arroz caldo

Crowne Plaza Hong Kong style congee

Crowne Plaza Hong Kong style congee

Connie Veneracion, 2020

Hi, I’m Connie!

Home cook and writer by passion, photographer by necessity, and good food, coffee and wine lover forever. I create, test and publish recipes for family meals, and write cooking tips and food stories. More about me and my umami blogs.

Bok choy and shiitake in oyster sauce

Bok choy and shiitake in oyster sauce

Cook time: 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

Beef tendon and bone marrow noodle soup

Beef tendon and bone marrow noodle soup

Cook time: 2 hours hours

Servings: 3 people

Tofu skin noodle salad with asparagus and Chinese sausage

Tofu skin noodle salad

Cook time: 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

Sweet spicy shrimps with edamame

Sweet spicy shrimps and edamame rice bowl

Cook time: 3 minutes minutes

Servings: 1 person

Fried whole fish with chili pineapple sauce

Fried whole fish with chili pineapple sauce

Cook time: 15 minutes minutes

Servings: 3 people

Salt and pepper pork

Salt and pepper pork

Cook time: 15 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

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