bagoong

Filipino Food: Bagoong

Balayan Sauce

Photo: Bagoong Balayan with Calamansi and Sili

“Balayan sauce” is actually a type of bagoong made in the town of Balayan in Batangas province.

Bagoóng is a paste made from fish or small shrimps that are salted and fermented for several weeks. The liquid byproduct is drawn off and used as a sauce called patis. Different areas of the Philippines have their own version of bagoóng.

Pinakbet

Cooked, Styled & Photographed by Mayette Garcia.

Pinakbet (also known as pakbet) is a popular vegetable-rich Filipino dish associated wih the Ilocos region of the Philippines. Pinakbet is the contracted form of the Ilocano word pinakebbet, meaning “shrunk” or “shriveled.”

KBL (Ilocos Style)

KBL by voxmarc.

In the cuisine of the Ilocos region, KBL stands for the side dish combination of Kamatis + Bagoong + Lasuna.

Binagoongan

Photo by Angie Pastor… Binagoongan refers to a dish that heavily uses bagoóng for flavor. It is frequently a stew that uses pork as a main ingredient.