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Suman sa lihia with coconut jam

How to buy, serve, store and reheat suman

When was the last time you had suman? If you’re not a Filipino, have you been introduced to these rice cakes? They’re inexpensive (if you know where to buy them), filling and, when served with a little imagination, they are spectacular. While they’re best when freshly made, it is possible to store and reheat them, and restore them to their original glory.

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Instant ramen with beef tendon

Grocery shopping and modified cooking habits amid skyrocketing fuel and food prices

Christmas tree and lights

An early Christmas gift for Umami Days readers

Slow Cooker Chinese-style Beef Tendon

How to cook beef tendon

Fried chicken wings with lemon-orange glaze

How we cook fried chicken at Casa Veneracion

Chili lime shrimp skewers served over grilled pineapple and flatbread

Seafood season

Tilapia escabeche

About Filipino escabeche

Connie Veneracion, 2020

Hello and welcome!

I’m 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.

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Soboro don
Soboro don
10-minute shrimp and kimchi fried rice
10-minute shrimp and kimchi fried rice
Korean dumpling (mandu) soup
Korean dumpling (mandu) soup
Chicken nanban with tartar sauce
Chicken nanban with tartar sauce
Braised baby potatoes (gamja jorim)
Braised baby potatoes (gamja jorim)
Pork spare ribs and mushroom teriyaki
Pork spare ribs and mushroom teriyaki
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