Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Bicol Food Trip

Mention Bicol Food and one will definitely come-up with "spicy". And why not? Its most popular draw, the Bicol Express is just too hot to handle with chopped siling labuyo as its main spice. But hey, like what the Bicolanos say, you have never been to Bicol unless you have tasted Bicol Express.

Bicol Express is made up of pork, peppers and coconut milk as its main ingredients, some vegetables and condiments are added such as bagoong, fish sauce, beans and others depending on the cook. Peppers used can be siling labuyo, long chili or jalapeno peppers. One thing for sure, it is one hot dish.

Other than the popular B E, Bicol food stable includes Pinangat and Laing made up of Taro leaves and coconut milk and spices. In fact, I think most of the food there in Bicol have sili and coconut milk in them making the most common Filipino dish to a truly Bicol specialty. Here are some photos. Enjoy!!!

Camalig's Pinangat


Camalig's Bicol Express


Graceland's Combo Meal with Bicol Express


Nabua's Version of Ginisang Laing


Pinaputukang Tilapia in Sili


CWC's Bicolano Pizza


Colonial Grill's Sili Ice Cream

39 comments:

  1. mmmmm, wow!
    i looove pinangat! plus bicol express and sinantol. try the bicol express pizza at the cam sur water sports complex. yummy!
    great photos! nakakagutom!

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  2. laing pizza pala, not bicol express. =)

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  3. i love anything that has bicol in it hahaha! wow sili ice cream!? wow i wanna try that!!!

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  4. one of the good things about camarines is even without the beautiful spots... i can love the place because of the food. laing, pangat combined with bicol express is my favorite.

    camsur being the number one tourist detination is really inspiring for other places around the country.

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  5. anong lasa ng sili ice cream?!

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  6. laing pa lang, im so sold!
    iba food ng taga province no, alam mong fresh at healthy.. sa manila kahit food polluted. hehe

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  7. I think I will like Pinangat cos it has coconut milk in it! Yum!!

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  8. never had bicol express or pinangat but i like anything with coconut milk and i like spicy food, so i'm sure patok ito sa akin.

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  9. omg so wanna have pinoy food now... for dinner :p i am hungry already...

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  10. Very interesting and yummy food. I love spicy food but if it is too spicy I wont be able to take it.

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  11. nakakagutom naman toh. =O I sooOOoo love coconut milk and spices.. yummy =)

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  12. Everything looks so delectable.

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  13. Now this is my kind of post. You better line them up one by one. Everything must go harharhar.

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  14. I like photography and I am trying to catch up will the lovely photos you have over here..

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  15. nakakagutom ang sarap kahit di tayo sanay sa sili. Pati ice cream....may sili?

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  16. Although I'm not very tolerant to hot and spicy food, this is what I want to experience, Bicol Express--authentic style.

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  17. Mukang napakasarap ng food na yan. I love spicy food.

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  18. Im just wondering if you can use fish instead of pork when cooking Bicol express?

    Otherwise, if the food has coconut milk and sili in it, I deffo wont say NO!

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  19. favorite ko yung bicol express but can't find any dito sa manila ng same sa bicol. Iba talaga lutong bicol more sili, sarap! :)

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  20. Pinaka namiss ko yung pinangat. :(

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  21. Yummy ! I am lucky...my wife is from Bicol ! :)

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  22. Bicol Express is the best dish for me! I'm craving for it now because of this post...

    I'm wondering the taste of Sili Ice Cream... I bet it is also spicy.

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  23. love their laing so much... and i want to try the sili ice cream! yum yum ba?

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  24. food is the soul of a place. you can never say that you experienced the place unless you tasted what they have to offer your palates.food blog na ito!!!hehe

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  25. over the years I have learned to like spicy South Asian and Caribbean food therefore I am a sucker for Bicol Express - if it is cooked like the one on the pic :)

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  26. Grabe! You made me miss my hometown dahil sa post na 'to. Super yummy ng mga food sa Bicol. Of all the Bicol dishes, bicol express na lang ang hindi ko nakakain. Sabi nga ng nanay ko, ako lang ata ang Bikolanang takot sa tindi ng anghang ng Bicol express:))

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  27. i'm bicolano so i love laing and pinangat! not too spicy though! :)

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  28. Gosh! You make me feel hungry with these photos.

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  29. I think the ice cream's the only thing that's not spicy among the dishes presented. haha! http://www.cdokay.com/

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