Albay Research
Albay Research
Albay Research
Albay, officially the Province of Albay, is a province in the Bicol Region of the Philippines, mostly on
the southeastern part of the island of Luzon. Its capital is the city of Legazpi, the regional center of
the whole Bicol Region, which is located in the southern foothill of Mayon Volcano.
Here are the famous delicacies, traditional clothes, and basic greetings of their dialect.
Famous Delicacies
Albay is known for its premium homegrown pili nut candies. The ingredients are pilinuts, butter, and
syrup. There are different variants of pili nut candies you can choose from. These are the bestsellers:
Mazapan De Pili, Caramelitos, Butternuts, Pastillas, and Sesame seed coated pili nut candies.
2.Bicol Express
Bicol Express is one of the most popular spicy dish in the country. It is a meat dish mixed with coconut
milk, sauteed shrimp paste, and chili. This recipe was based on the original Malate creation.
3. Pinangat
Albay’s another signature dish is the ‘’pinangat’’ which is prepared with meat, chili, coconut milk, and
taro leaves (gabi leaves).
4. Inulukan
This aromatic dish is another version of laing but with slight recipes. Inulukan is made from the shredded
meat of river crabs (ulok) then wrapped in several layers of taro leaves cooked with line and coconut
milk.
5. Tiwi Halo-Halo
This is Bicol’s most popular halo-halo in Tiwi, Albay, at the DJC Halo-Halo. It has a combination of snowy
perfect shaved ice, minatamis na saba ( bananas cooked in sugar syrup), and ube halaya (purple yam).
6.Ligao’s Rice Puto
This is Ligao’s famous hot and freshly steamed rice puto. They have 2 flavors which are macapuno and
pandan.
7.Longanisa De Guinobatan
Albay’s another famous delicacy from the town of Guinobatan, Albay is called ‘’Longganisa De
Guinobatan’’. It is a pork sausage with a salty flavor dipped in vinegar and egg.
Traditional Clothes
Greetings
These are basic greetings of their dialect.