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Umami Days

Congee days and ramen nights

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  • Recipes
    • Appetizers
    • Salads
    • Soups
    • Main courses
    • Side dishes
    • Sweets
    • Snacks
    • Beverages
  • Cooking tips
    • Kitchen how-tos
    • Cooking ingredients
    • Kitchen tools
  • Food stories
  • Umami Art Club

Appetizers

Small dishes served before a meal, appetizers may be hot or cold. Called hors d'oeuvre in Europe, zensai in Japan, banchan in Korea, lěng pán or qián cài in China, chaat in India, and meze in the Mediterranean and Middle East, an appetizer can be a snack or cocktail food too.

Chili lime shrimp skewers served over grilled pineapple and flatbread

Chili lime shrimp skewers

A delightful summer snack or appetizer, peeled and deveined shrimps are basted on the grill with a mixture of melted butter, minced garlic and ginger, chilies, lime …

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Cheese-stuffed chili spring rolls

Cheese-stuffed chili spring rolls

Finger chilies are split open, stuffed with cheese, wrapped like spring rolls, dipped in egg, dredged in flour and fried. Little dynamites with gooey cheese!

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Crispy tofu skin fingers with spicy honey lemon ginger sauce

Crispy tofu skin fingers with spicy honey lemon ginger sauce

Cakes of fresh tofu skin are cut into fingers and fried over low heat until golden and crisp. Make a no-cook sauce for dipping and you have a lovely snack or appetizer.

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Bean sprouts spring rolls (lumpiang togue)

Bean sprouts spring rolls

Bean sprouts spring rolls, or lumpiang togue as they are popularly known in the Philippines, are so named because bean sprouts (togue) is the dominant ingredient in the …

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Easy pan-fried scallops with crispy bacon

Easy pan-fried scallops with crispy bacon

With five minutes to prep and ten minutes to cook, you can have a delicious appetizer to enjoy with your New Year's Eve drinks. Double or triple the recipe if serving to …

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