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Bicol Express
Filipino Cuisine
Pork belly simmered in coconut milk with shrimp paste and a heavy handful of long green and bird's-eye chilies.
Category
Stew
Main Ingredient
Pork
Cooking Method
Simmered
Spice Level
Spicy
Region
Bicol
Cuisine
Filipino
Fun Fact
The dish was named after the passenger train that ran from Manila to the Bicol region. It was popularized in the 1960s by restaurateur Cely Kalaw in Manila, inspired by the fiery coconut-and-chili cooking of Bicol.