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Bicol

Express-Typi
callymadewi t
hpork,shrimppaste,tomatoes,
onions,gr
eenchi
li
,and
coconutmilk,
thi
scr eamyandf l
avor
fuldishhastherightamountofspicetogivei
takick.
Foundinalmostallkarinder
yaandrest
aur ant
sinBicol,
thisv
iandisbestservedwi
thplai
nrice.

Laing-isacoconut-milkbaseddi shmixedwithshreddedgabi ortaroleav


esandsi li
nglabuy
o,
garli
c,gi
nger
,andsomet i
mes,tanglad(lemongrass)andbagoong( shr
imppast e).Some
versi
onshaveitgarnishedwithfish,pork,
meat ,
orchickenbi
ts, butevenwithoutt hem, awel
l-
madeLai ngcanstandoni tsown.Whi leit
’sbesteatenwit
hwhi terice,Lai
ng,beingcr eamyand
l
ight,hasal
sobecomeoneofBi colano’
sgo-tosnacksorpulutan.
Pi
nangat-Al
mostsimil
artoLai
ng,Pinangati
sanot
hercoconut-
milkbaseddishthatnon-
Bi
col
anosshouldtr
y.Gabiandbananaorcoconutl
eavesarewrappedaroundpor korfisht
o
makeameat-veggi
e“pouch”t
hatisslowlyst
eamedincoconutmil
k,peppers,andspices.

Kandi
ngga-TheBicol
ano’
swayofpr epar
ingbopis,
kandi
nggaismadewit
hporkbi
tssuchas
hear
t,l
ungs,andspl
eenthatar
ecookedinv i
negarandcoconutmi
l
k.Andofcour
se,ahandf
ulof
si
li
nglabuyoisal
soaddedtothemix.
Nilubak-Acr eamytypeofkakani
n,t
hisnati
vedeli
cacyofBi
coli
smadefrom boil
edkamoteng
kahoy( cassava)orbananapoundedintoapulpandmixedwit
hsugar
,condensedmil
k,and
gratedcoconut .I
tisusual
l
yservedwithmargari
neandgrat
edpeanut
sastoppings

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