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Umami Days

Umami Days

Congee days and ramen nights

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

Side Dishes

As good as the main course is, sometimes, it's even better when enjoyed with at least one side dish. The side dish can be anything, really. So long as the serving is small and it is not the main dish, it qualifies as a side dish. But, often, a side dish refers to a small portion of a vegetable salad or it can be starch in the form of rice, noodles or bread. My personal favorites include mango and tomato salsa, mashed roasted squash and Japanese cucumber salad.

Baked bell pepper stuffed with rice, mushrooms and cheese

Stuffed bell pepper

Bell pepper stuffed with cooked rice, onion, garlic, paprika, mushrooms, cheese and parsley is drizzled with olive oil, baked and served in a shallow pool of homemade …

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Gaeng om

Gaeng om

Often described as a pork curry soup from northern Thailand, gaeng om isn’t exactly a curry and it’s not a soup either. It's a cleansing herbal tonic and it's absolutely …

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Garlic spinach garnished with sesame seeds

Garlic spinach

A stir fry that cooks in five minutes flat, garlic spinach is a delicious side dish that goes well with grilled meat or seafood.

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Mashed potato pancakes

Mashed potato pancakes

Creamy and soft inside, lightly crisp outside and brimming with herb-y goodness, these mashed potato pancakes make a lovely side dish to fried and grilled meat, and …

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