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Umami Days

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

Snacks

Strictly speaking, a smaller serving of any savory dish can be a snack. And dishes labeled "dessert" is just as good when served between main meals. So, yes, our list of snack recipes includes both sweet and savory. Our favorites include banana spring rolls (turon) which we make with cheese, banh mi (with pork or chicken), chicken empanadas, mushroom fries (with or without basil) and cheese-stuffed chili spring rolls.

Confetti cupcakes

Confetti cupcakes

Cupcakes with multi-colored specks inside that look like confetti had been thrown in with total abandon. The confetti consists of nonpareils (or “sprinkles”).

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Chocolate chip walnut cookies on wire rack

Chocolate chip and walnut cookies

The basic butter cookie recipe gets an upgrade with the addition of dark chocolate morsels and chopped walnuts. Perfect with coffee or tea.

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Pandesal with different fillings on plate

Pandesal

If the Philippines had a national bread, it would be pandesal. What is pandesal exactly?

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