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Umami Days

Congee days and ramen nights

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  • Recipes
    • Appetizers
    • Salads
    • Soups
    • Main courses
    • Side dishes
    • Sweets
    • Beverages
  • Kitchen
    • Kitchen how-tos
    • Cooking ingredients
    • Kitchen tools
  • Food Tales
    • Edible Garden
    • Dining
  • Newsletter

Main Courses

Our definition of a main course is a dish, usually protein-based, that provides the most bulk in a meal. It can be a stew, a chunky soup, a stir fry, roast meat, fried meat or grilled fish. This is Asia, so, rice is the default partner.

But there are instances — as in the case of one bowl meals — when the main course is the only course for lunch or dinner.

Chili Honey Balsamic Chicken Wings

Chili honey Balsamic chicken wings

Sweet, salty, tangy and spicy, these chicken wings are cooked by frying and braising. The best part is how flexible the recipe is because the ingredients can be adjusted …

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Chicken katsu curry rice bowl

Chicken katsu curry

Panko-coated and deep-fried chicken fillets are paired with Japanese curry sauce cooked with grated apple. For added flavor, cream is drizzled over the curry before …

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Chicken salpicao over rice

Chicken salpicao

The chicken variant of a garlic-laden beef dish cooked with Worcestershire sauce, chicken salpicao is a fast and easy dinner main course that’s sure to please the family.

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Kung pao chicken

Kung pao chicken

Salty, spicy and sweet, kung pao chicken traces its origin from China’s Sichuan region where it is cooked with Sichuan peppercorns and dried chilies.

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Cajun shrimp and mushroom spaghetti

Cajun shrimp and mushroom spaghetti

Creamy and spicy, cooking Cajun shrimp and mushroom spaghetti is made easier and faster by using frozen shelled and deveined shrimps.

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Grilled tuna collar served with sea grapes

Grilled fish collar (inihaw na panga ng tuna)

It’s bar food, it’s beach food, it’s family food. You can enjoy it in almost any region of the Philippines but you’ll find the largest, meatiest and freshest grilled tuna …

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Chicken 1-2-3

Chicken 1-2-3

The dish derives its name from the proportion of seasonings used — one part sugar, one part rice wine, two parts vinegar and three parts soy sauce. Ginger gives it a …

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