Comments on: Who Invented the Incendiary BICOL EXPRESS?

By: gerry

gerry — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:25:25 +0000

i first heard about bicol express at the grove restaurant. it’s really good but to me, it is really just a version of the gulay na lada. they probably invented the name and should be credited for it. if you go around bicol, you will be surprised to find out that we have maybe a thousand versions. there is one that uses dilis,pagi, pasa-pasa – instead of meat, sometimes they add “perioles” (a type of beans), and lately, even pineapple. which one is the best? it really depends on one’s taste.

By: RJ

RJ — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:53:22 +0000

wow..this is my favorite dish of all time! I always order this dish in every resto I’m in. I love it so much!

By: monika bianca p. stilton

monika bianca p. stilton — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:16:13 +0000

it’s that food delicious???

By: Meili

Meili — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:06:28 +0000

Well my mom who is from Bicol seems to have the impression (she is not a cook) that Bicol Express is just a “popular” term for pork with chilies and coconut sauce served here in Manila. In Bicol, she says, they would cook just the chilies (the big ones, not the small red ones) and the dish was vegetarian (no pork!). She is referring to Sorsogon here.

She makes a mean Bicol Express which she cooks with whatever is available, for example, you can easily make it with chicken, not pork and add vegetables to make it more healthy. Of course, this makes it not “real” Bicol Express but it is still very tasty. Ours is also cooked without bagoong as I am allergic to it.

It’s hard being allergic to bagoong, most people will chide me and stare in disbelief when I eat kare-kare without the bagoong. Nobody ever believes kare-kare is delicious even without bagoong! *sigh* We also cook pinakbet without bagoong which makes most people laugh… Filipinos love their bagoong.

By: ponchit

ponchit — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 10:12:29 +0000

I remember the grove….they had 40 different dishes in their buffet and it was quite dark…I didn’t notice the chiles and I was burning like hell….I really liked it and you were supposed to mix it with your laing or guinataang kuhol…I guess many liked it on it’s own….kahit na sino pa man ang nagimbento ng bicol express….. kay tital cely ang pinakamasarap…….para sa akin

By: mang_kiko

mang_kiko — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:14:32 +0000

“bikol express” ay tawag sa mga maaahang na putahe na ibinibenta sa mga estasyton PNR sa kahabaan ng bicolandia hanggang legazpi, gayon din sa terminal ng bus sa pasay hangang gubat sorsugon nung nakalipas na mga panahon ito yung mga pagkaing nakagarapon o nakabalot ng dahon ng saging laing, gulay na lada, balaw, kinunot na pagi o pating etc. at dahil sa kasikatan nito sa mga pook na yaon natagurian itong “bikol express alin sunod sa pangalan ng bus ng jb lines at tren ng PNR “Philippine National Railway”

By: inang

inang — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:50:46 +0000

The original name of the famous Bicol Express is LINATIK.
it nmeans spicy or ma-anghang. Bicol’ “MIRAYA” among the bicolanos is noted for their spicy foods and ginataang gulay usuallty hot to taste. The MIRAYAN country is compose of Donsol,Daraga,Pio Duran, Jovellar, Guinobatan. Their cooking is quite different from the rest of Bicol, it is somewhat exotic.

Remember Bicol Express or “LINATIK” is not only mixed with pork, balaw, but also exotic fishes such as Baluko or other meaty shell fishes,Shark PAGI of course my favorite We called this “KINUNUT’. If you happen to be in this Mirayan country try this exotic Bicol Express known as “KINUNUT’.

So, Bicol Express was the name used for fun when asked about this exotic food from a local train bound for Bicol in early 60’s with markings of Bicol Express.

I am hoping this will open up the minds of filipinos that the original still being called LINATIK is our “LINTIK SA ANGHANG ANG SARAP” invention. MABUHAY ANG MGA BICOLANO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Marketman

Marketman — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 08:29:31 +0000

apple…I have a recipe for bicol express here… https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/bicol-express – I hope that helps.

By: apple

apple — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 06:11:22 +0000

elow poh
tanung koh lng poh kung anung procedure sa paglu2to ng gulay na lada kc poh my cookfest kami sa skul…mga bicol dishes poh ang lu2tuin..my mai sa suggest poh bah kau????
tnx… poh….

By: Doddie Householder

Doddie Householder — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 23:48:01 +0000

Marketman,

The Bicol Express was too good, I overate and had indigestion! LOL Maybe next time I’ll go easy in the glutonny. Keep up the good work. I love reading your posts every morning on My Yahoo RSS.

Doddie