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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.

Salted egg and garlic fried rice

Salted duck egg and garlic fried rice

Cook time: 5 minutes minutes

Servings: 3 people

Leftover Christmas ham steak

Leftover Christmas ham steak

Cook time: 5 minutes minutes

Servings: 1 person

Strawberry Lemonade

Strawberry lemonade

Cook time: 0 minutes minutes

Servings: 2 tall glasses

Dark chocolate truffles covered with crushed nuts

Dark chocolate truffles

Cook time: 5 minutes minutes

Servings: 25 truffles

Crispy pork belly, snow peas and zucchini stir fry served with halved eggs

Crispy pork belly, snow peas and zucchini stir fry

Cook time: 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 2 people

Mackerel poached in olive oil

Mackerel poached in olive oil

Cook time: 25 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

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