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Umami Days

Congee days and ramen nights

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    • Appetizers
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    • Soups
    • Main courses
    • Side dishes
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    • Cooking ingredients
    • Kitchen tools
  • Food Tales
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Rice bowl

It's called donburi in Japan, gaifan in China and simply "rice topping" in the Philippines. These are dishes that consist of meat, seafood or vegetable topping heaped over rice and served in a bowl.

Soboro don

Soboro don

Minced chicken cooked in soy sauce, sugar, sake and mirin served over rice with egg and greens. The chicken is seasoned like teriyaki but a bit sweeter.

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Korean-style ground beef rice bowl

Korean-style ground beef rice bowl

Gochujang, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, sugar, rice wine, sesame oil and seeds are what make this Korean ground beef rice bowl so delicious.

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Filipino ground pork menudo with quail eggs

15-minute ground pork menudo and quail eggs rice bowl

A spin on Filipino menudo, ground pork menudo with quail eggs was inspired by a carinderia dish. Crumbled longganisa (sausage) is used for bolder flavors.The size of the …

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Tuna poke bowl

Tuna poke bowl

Inspired by a meal we enjoyed in Hanoi, our home version of poke bowl has sushi rice, tuna, lettuce, cucumber, shiitake, egg, eggplant and sweet ripe mango.

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