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Bicol Express

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Bicol express, known natively in Bikol as sinilihan, is a Filipino dish popularized in the Malate district of Manila but made in traditional Bicolano style. It is a stew made from long or small chili peppers, coconut milk or coconut cream, shrimp paste or stockfish, onion, pork, ginger, and garlic. The dish was named by Laguna resident Cely Kalaw during a 1970s cooking competition in Malate, after the Bicol Express railway train that ran from Tutuban in Manila to Legazpi in the Bicol region.

Facts
Origin Period, From (Year)
1960 to 1969 1
Origin Region
Bicol Region, Philippines 1
Classification
Dietary Suitability
Contains Fish or Shellfish 1
Connections

In Cuisine

Filipino Cuisine, Cuisines
Source Bicol express (Wikipedia)

Uses Ingredient

Chili Pepper, Ingredients
Source Bicol express (Wikipedia)
Coconut Milk, Ingredients
Source Bicol express (Wikipedia)
Garlic, Ingredients
Source Bicol express (Wikipedia)
Ginger, Ingredients
Source Bicol express (Wikipedia)
Onion, Ingredients
Source Bicol express (Wikipedia)
Pork, Ingredients
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Shrimp Paste, Ingredients
Source Bicol express (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Philippines, originated there.
Sources
1. Bicol express (Wikipedia)
  • History, Origins
    During the 1960s, the Bicol express dish was created and sold by people in the Bicol Region despite a lack of name for the dish.
  • History, Origins, 1960s decade
    During the 1960s, the Bicol express dish was created and sold by people in the Bicol Region despite a lack of name for the dish.
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicol_express (dietary-suitability)
    It is a stew made from long chili peppers or small chili peppers, coconut milk or coconut cream, shrimp paste or stockfish, onion, pork, ginger and garlic.
  • Uses Ingredient: Chili Pepper, Infobox main_ingredient field: Long chilies, coconut milk, shrimp paste or stockfish, onion, pork, garlic, ginger
  • Uses Ingredient: Garlic, Infobox main_ingredient field: Long chilies, coconut milk, shrimp paste or stockfish, onion, pork, garlic, ginger
  • Uses Ingredient: Ginger, Infobox main_ingredient field: Long chilies, coconut milk, shrimp paste or stockfish, onion, pork, garlic, ginger
  • Uses Ingredient: Onion, Infobox main_ingredient field: Long chilies, coconut milk, shrimp paste or stockfish, onion, pork, garlic, ginger
  • Uses Ingredient: Pork, Infobox main_ingredient field: Long chilies, coconut milk, shrimp paste or stockfish, onion, pork, garlic, ginger
  • Uses Ingredient: Shrimp Paste, Infobox main_ingredient field: Long chilies, coconut milk, shrimp paste or stockfish, onion, pork, garlic, ginger
  • Uses Ingredient: Coconut Milk, Infobox main_ingredient field: Long chilies, coconut milk, shrimp paste or stockfish, onion, pork, garlic, ginger
  • In Cuisine: Filipino Cuisine, lead paragraph
    Bicol express, known natively in Bikol as sinilihan (lit. spiced with chili), is a common Filipino dish which was popularized in the district of Malate, Manila, but made in traditional Bicolano style.
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