Filipino dish which was popularized in the district of Malate, Manila but made in traditional Bicolano style. The name derives originally from the spelling systems of Spanish and then beef bicol express with the spelling systems of English.
The Bicol Express dish had been formally termed by Laguna native, Cely Kalaw, as a result of her cooking competition experience in the 1970s at Malate, Manila. Prior to Kalaw’s formal terminology of the Bicol Express dish, a similar Ilocano meal to this dish was recognised as ‘gulay na may lada’ in the regions of Bicol, Philippines. 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. The ingredients of coconut and chili peppers are predominant in dishes originating from the Bicol community. Fresh Bagoong alamang caught through cast netting. The first step to creating this dish is to pour oil into the pan at a medium level of heat.