I've been cooking some filipino foods because we don't have any filresto near the area. I just cooked bicol express and hubby love it! It's funny because sometimes he will ask me to cook it again. I love bicol express and I miss eating it, so I just cook it here in the house because I cannot find it anywhere lol.

Here's the ingredients:

1/2 kg elongated green chillies julienned (you can use a slightly milder substitute, try the serrano or jabanero) 200 g shrimp paste (The Thai version is not a substitute as it is very pungent and totally overpowering. Filipino shrimp) 4 garlic cloves, minced 1 whole onion, chopped 1/2 kg pork, cut into tiny pieces (use the hips or pork butt) 1/2 kg plum tomatoes, chopped 4 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 cup thick coconut milk (the light version can be pretty bland) In a pan or a wok, sauté garlic, onion, and tomatoes in oil. When onion is slightly cooked, add pork. Fry the mixture for 2 minutes until pork turned a little brown, and then add 1/2 cup of water. Boil until water is almost gone and pork is completely cooked. Then add shrimp paste. Add chilies. Pour in the coconut milk, keep stirring. Simmer until mixture is dry. Season with salt and pepper and serve hot with rice.