Spicy dishes and coconut milk bring a taste of Bicol to Taiwan

Spicy dishes and coconut milk bring a taste of Bicol to Taiwan

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Have you ever been to Bicol in the Philippines? The island is known for its spicy dishes, coconut milk, and volcanoes. A restaurant in Taiwan has brought the traditional dishes of Bicol to Taiwan. FTV reporter Stephany Yang takes us in for a taste!

Bicol is known for its spicy and coconut milk-inspired dishes. This restaurant in Taipei offers Legazpi-style chicken stewed in coconut milk and Naga-style sauteed shark meat in coconut milk.

A fan of spring rolls? You can try the Lumpiang, a Filipino spring roll packed with savory pork and crab.

Other signature dishes of Bicol are the Bicol Express and Sisig. The bicol express is a spicy Filipino pork dish, featuring tender pork simmered in rich coconut milk, infused with shrimp paste, chilies, garlic, onions, and ginger, which is packed into bell peppers.

Chriselle May Yambao
Philippines Department of Tourism director
The iconic dishes for Bicol would be the Bicol Express as they call it. This is meat cooked in coconut milk with a lot of chili on it. They also have the Kinila that they call it, this is raw fish that is cooked in something citrus and with vinegar, and also with a bit of coconut milk as well. And then, they also have Sisig. Sisig is actually a general Filipino dish but in Bicol, they use fish to do it because Sisig is something you cook with soy sauce and also with vinegar as well so there have a different version in Bicol as well.

The Taipei restaurant, with support from the Philippine Department of Tourism, embarked on a six-day journey in June to learn from local chefs. Back in Taiwan, they fine-tuned the process to preserve original flavors while adapting to local tastes. The Bicol region is located in the southeastern part of Luzon Island in the Philippines, and is best known for its spicy dishes, coconut milk, and Mayon Volcano.

Chriselle May Yambao
Philippines Department of Tourism director
Bicol is actually a specific destination or a special destination in the Philippines that is a very famous place for its Mount Mayon. It is a very perfect cone volcano, but apart from that, Bicol is also famous in the Philippines for its unique dishes. Bicol, destination or the culinary destination, is also very famous for its spicy and coconut dishes. This is a destination where coconut is a very rampant and very abundant source of ingredients in the area so throughout the years, they were able to create different dishes that are based on coconut milk and they use it specifically and put some spicy and chili to make it more special.

According to Chriselle May Yambao, Director at the Philippines Department of Tourism, the best time to explore Bicol is during the dry season, which generally runs from November to June.

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椰奶與辣味特色料理! 台北餐酒館推出菲律賓比科爾菜單

2025-11-18

你去過菲律賓的比科爾嗎？這座島嶼以辛辣料理、椰奶和火山聞名。台北有家廳餐將比科爾的傳統菜餚帶到了台灣，一起來品嘗!

比科爾以辛辣椰奶風味菜餚而聞名。這家位於台北的餐廳提供黎雅實比煙燻風味椰奶雞和拿家式椰奶煨鯊魚。

喜歡春捲？可以試試菲律賓菲律賓式海鮮蟹肉春捲，裡面塞滿了美味的豬肉和螃蟹。

比科爾的其他招牌菜包括比科爾特快車和比科爾式鐵板旗魚。比科爾特快車是一道辛辣的菲律賓豬肉菜餚，以鮮嫩的豬肉在濃鬱的椰奶中慢燉，加入蝦醬、辣椒、大蒜、洋蔥和薑，再塞入甜椒中。

[[菲律賓觀光部台灣分處處長Chriselle May Yambao ]]
"比科爾地區的代表性料理是「比科爾快車」，這道菜是用椰奶燉煮的肉，加入大量辣椒。你也會吃到「醃魚」，這是一道用柑橘類和醋醃製的生魚料理，還會加入一些椰奶。他們也有「比科爾式鐵板旗魚」。比科爾式鐵板旗魚是一道菲律賓常見的料理，但在比科爾，他們會用魚來製作，因為鐵板旗是用醬油和醋來烹調的。在比科爾有不同的版本。"

這家台北餐廳在在菲律賓觀光局協助下，於今年6月開始了為期六天的旅程，去菲律賓向當地廚師學習。回到台灣後，他們對烹飪流程進行了微調，並保留原汁原味的同時，融入當地口味。比科爾位於菲律賓呂宋島東南部，以其辛辣菜餚、椰奶和馬榮火山而聞名。

[[菲律賓觀光部台灣分處處長Chriselle May Yambao ]]
"比科爾其實是菲律賓的一個特別旅遊目的地，以著名的馬榮火山聞名。馬榮火山是一座完美的圓錐形火山，壯麗非凡。除了自然景觀之外，比科爾也因其獨特的料理在菲律賓有名。作為美食之地，比科爾以辛辣和椰奶料理聞名。這裡椰子資源非常豐富，因此當地人多年來創造出各式各樣以椰奶為基底的料理，並加入辣椒和香料，形成更獨具風味的美食。"

菲律賓觀光部台灣分處處長表示，去比科爾的最佳時間是乾季，大約落在11 月到 6 月。

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