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Region 5

The document provides an overview of the Bicol Region in the Philippines, highlighting its capital and famous dishes such as Bicol Express, Laing, and Kinunot. It emphasizes the unique flavors and ingredients used in Bicolano cuisine, including coconut milk, chili peppers, and pili nuts. Additionally, it discusses the significance of these regional dishes to Philippine cuisine and includes an assignment prompt related to their impact on Filipino homes.

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Topics covered

  • Coconut-based Dishes,
  • Steamed Mud Crabs,
  • Food Culture,
  • Pinakul-aw,
  • Food Appreciation,
  • Traditional Recipes,
  • Taste of Home,
  • Sinarapan,
  • Bicolano Flavors,
  • Baluko
449 views22 pages

Region 5

The document provides an overview of the Bicol Region in the Philippines, highlighting its capital and famous dishes such as Bicol Express, Laing, and Kinunot. It emphasizes the unique flavors and ingredients used in Bicolano cuisine, including coconut milk, chili peppers, and pili nuts. Additionally, it discusses the significance of these regional dishes to Philippine cuisine and includes an assignment prompt related to their impact on Filipino homes.

Uploaded by

CARENA JAY CAMPOS
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

Topics covered

  • Coconut-based Dishes,
  • Steamed Mud Crabs,
  • Food Culture,
  • Pinakul-aw,
  • Food Appreciation,
  • Traditional Recipes,
  • Taste of Home,
  • Sinarapan,
  • Bicolano Flavors,
  • Baluko

A TASTE OF REGION

5
BICOL REGION
FILIPINO FOODS: DIFFERENT TASTE IN EVERY REGION
REGION 5 / BICOL REGION
Capital: Albay
Legazpi City. Camarines Norte
Located in the Camarines Sur
southeastern part
Catanduanes
of Luzon island
Masbate
Sorsogon
FAMOUS REGION 5 CUISINE
BICOL
Albay
EXPRESS
Bicol Express is perhaps the most
famous dish from the region. Made
with pork, shrimp paste, coconut
milk, and a generous amount of
chili peppers.
The name “Bicol Express” was
inspired by the train that used to
run from Manila to Bicol,
LAING
Laing is another popular
Bicolano dish that showcases
the region’s love for taro
leaves.
Laing is made by simmering
taro leaves in coconut milk with
shrimp paste, ginger, garlic,
Kandingga /
Bopis
Sometimes goat, sometimes beef,
usually pork heart, lungs, spleen and
other offal cooked in vinegar. Can be
cooked with vegetables like
“kangkong” or water spinach, radish,
and carrots. Others put coconut milk
as common to Bicolanos but some are
fine with just topping it with hot chili.
KINUNOT
Kinunot is another traditional
Bicolano dish made with a
combination of stingray or
shark meat, coconut milk,
malunggay or moringa,
onions, garlic, and of course
Ginataang Labong & Ginataang
Ubod
Ginataang labong, also known as
ginataang tambo, is a Bicolano
vegetable stew typically cooked with
bamboo shoots, coconut milk, and
spices, and served with fish, crab meat,
or canned sardines. Ginataang ubod is a
variation of the meal that uses banana
pulp instead of bamboo shoots but
Sili Ice Cream
Sili Ice Cream is made of
coconut cream. Its major
ingredient, “siling labuyo”,
makes it unique from other ice
creams.
It was originally introduced by a
Bicol-based restaurant, “1st
Pili nuts
These creamy and buttery
nuts are native to Bicol and
are often used in various
dishes and desserts.
Pili nuts are known for their
nutritional value and unique
flavor, making them a
Camarines Norte Pandecillo
s
This is a kneaded dough
baked with an evenly spread
sweet blend of pili and
condensed milk filling cut into
tiny bite-sized pieces
Camarines Sur
Sinarapan
The province is also
known as the “home of
the smallest edible fish in
the world”. This edible
fish is called SINARAPAN
or TABYOS which can be
Steamed Mud
Catanduanes Crabs

It is often cooked in
gata and ginger and is
best eaten with a Pako
salad with tomatoes
and onions on the side.
Masbate Pinakul-aw na daing

Pinakul-aw is simply ginataang


daing with malunggay. The
cooking preparation is really
easy - first, bring coconut juice
with onions and garlic to boil,
then add the dried fish, pepper,
Sorsogon Baluko
Baluko is a native delicacy in
Sorsogon thriving in the sea waters
around the city. Baluko is known as
pen shell and usually attaches to
rocks along shallow waters. It is
best cooked in coconut milk with a
healthy dose of chilli.
What is the significance of region 5
dishes to the Philippine cuisine?
QUIZ TIME!
ASSIGNMENT
Directions. ½ crosswise.
Make a short essay of the “Impact of
Region 5 Dishes to the Taste of Every
Filipino Home”. ½ crosswise.
Thank you!

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