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Japanese beef rice bowl (gyudon)

Japanese beef rice bowl (gyudon)

Sweet and salty, gyudon is thinly sliced beef cooked with softened onion slices in a mixture of dashi, sake, mirin and soy sauce, and served over rice. We like to add eggs and scallions.
Cook time: 10 minutes minutes
Servings: 3 people
Pan-grilled eggplant with sweet chili sauce

Pan-grilled eggplant with sweet chili sauce

Sweet, spicy and salty with the incomparable rich flavor of fermented fish sauce, this eggplant dish can be served as a side to meat, poultry or seafood, or as a main dish for non-meat eaters.
Cook time: 7 minutes minutes
Servings: 1 person
Calabaza con chorizo (squash with sausage)

Calabaza con chorizo (squash with sausage)

The perfect breakfast / brunch dish — cooks in less than 10 minutes and is so packed with flavors that it will quickly wake up your senses that may still be bleary with sleep.
Cook time: 10 minutes minutes
Servings: 2 people
Japanese fried chicken wings (tebasaki)

Japanese fried chicken wings (tebasaki)

Crispy wings coated in salty-sweet-sour and subtly spicy glaze.
Cook time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 3 people
Pork belly estofado

Pork belly estofado

A sweet sour and salty meat stew that blends Spanish, Chinese and Filipino food traditions.
Cook time: 1 hour hour 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 6 people
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