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Bicol Express

Name: Bicol Express
Cuisine: Filipino
Ingredients: 1 lb pork belly; 2 cups coconut milk; 2 tbsp shrimp paste (bagoong alamang); 5 pcs long chili peppers (siling haba); 4 cloves garlic; 1 medium onion; 1 inch piece ginger; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; to taste salt; to taste pepper

Bicol Express is a spicy Filipino pork stew cooked in coconut milk with shrimp paste and lots of chili peppers. Known for its rich, creamy, and fiery flavor, it reflects the Bicol region's love for spicy food and coconut-based dishes.

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Culinary DNA Preview

Filipino70%

Spanish15%

Indigenous15%

Ingredients

pork belly
1 lb
coconut milk
2 cups
shrimp paste (bagoong alamang)
2 tbsp
long chili peppers (siling haba)
5 pcs
garlic
4 cloves
onion
1 medium
ginger
1 inch piece
vegetable oil
2 tbsp
salt
to taste
pepper
to taste

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

Named after a train service during the American colonial period, Bicol Express originated from the Bicol region, famous for its spicy cuisine and abundant coconut production.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Filipino70%

ingredients+techniques

Spanish15%

ingredient_origin

Indigenous15%

ingredient_origin

Techniques

sautéing stewing simmering

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