Canned Food Series

Korean Tuna Rice (Chamchi Deopbap)

Warm rice, soft eggs, bold kimchi and creamy tuna come together in one comforting bowl that proves simple meals can still feel complete.  Korean tuna rice bowl with canned tuna, eggs, kimchi, mayonnaise and seaweed, quick, balanced and comforting meal. As I wrap up this Lenten canned food series, it...

Sardines with White Beans and Lemon

Humble pantry ingredients, slowly coaxed into something bright, comforting and deeply satisfying. This is simple food done right. Sardines with white beans, lemon, garlic and shallots in a light broth, simple, bright and protein rich Lenten dish. As I continue this Lenten canned food series, the focus remains the same....

Ginataang Mackerel Okra

Simple, humble, and deeply comforting. A creamy coconut stew with fish and greens that proves you don’t need much to create something meaningful at the table.  Canned mackerel, coconut milk and okra simmered into a creamy Filipino dish, simple, affordable and perfect for Lenten meals. For most Christians, especially Catholics,...

Odong

Cheap meal does not mean it can’t be delicious, try this one if you are not convinced. Odong is a simple hearty Filipino noodle soup dish made with odong noodles and a can of sardines eaten with rice. This one is quite hard to make overseas unless you know someone...

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Sardines and Upo Misua

Sardines and Upo Misua is a simple soup dish of canned sardines sautéed with garlic and onions then cooked with bottle gourd and flour vermicelli I guess many Filipinos prepare this on a regular basis specially those ones who are on a tight budget, if you have upo growing in...

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Sardines with Misua and Patola

Sardines with Misua and Patola is a delicate noodle soup dish prepared by sauteing garlic and onions together with sardines, luffa and flour vermicelli. Sardines is a popular food item in the Philippines specially during my childhood, it is cheap, can be bought everywhere and delicious, it was a common...

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Sardines with Misua

I know you have seen a lot of fancy Filipino dishes in this blog but once in a while I post down to earth dishes like this, it’s one of the common dishes we serve in our dining tables when the budget is quite tight, I even remember I ate...

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Guisadong Upo at Sardinas

Guisadong Upo at Sardinas is one of the sautéed vegetable dishes popular in Philippines more commonly on provinces where bottle gourds are abundant, its made out of bottle gourd and sardines sauteed in onions and garlic. Guisadong upo is one of the sautéed vegetable dishes popular in Philippines more commonly...