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Chili lime shrimp skewers served over grilled pineapple and flatbread

Seafood season

I’m referring to Lent, of course. When Spain colonized the islands in 1521 and named them for Prince Philip (who later became King Philip II), the colonizers brought Catholicism with them. Spain left in 1898 after selling the country to the United States but the Catholic church stayed and grew. Today, we still have a large chunk of the population that follow Lenten traditions including abstention from meat until Easter.

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Connie Veneracion

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.

Sausage and tomato rice
Sausage and tomato rice
Oysters adobo
Oysters adobo
Clam soup with ginger and scallions
Clam soup with ginger and scallions
Pasta with homemade pesto and bacon
Pasta with bacon and pesto
Fried chicken wings with honey adobo glaze
Fried chicken wings with honey adobo glaze
Pork adobo with lechon sauce
Pork adobo with lechon sauce
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