Authentic Bicolano Recipes
Bicolano cooking is known for coconut milk, chillies and deeply savoury flavours. Explore five regional favourites with careful instructions, practical New Zealand ingredient alternatives and seasoning guidance for the home kitchen.
Laing
Taro leaves in coconut milk and chilli.
Bicol Express
Tender pork in creamy coconut milk with bagoong and green chillies.
Pinangat na Gabi
Taro-leaf parcels with seasoned fish, slowly cooked in coconut cream.
Pancit Bato
Bicol’s wavy sun-dried noodles tossed with pork, prawns and vegetables.
Tinutungang Manok
Bicolano chicken braised in aromatic toasted coconut milk.