As a kid, I’ve always thought that bagoong (fermented shrimp paste), or alamang as it is referred to in our local tongue, is naturally pink because of the baby shrimps used to make it.

Bagoong, of course, offers more than just salt ... and squeeze the lemon juice over the top. Sprinkle in the pink peppercorns and stir to combine. Divide the spaghetti among four bowls and ...

“The stuff we use is bagoong alamang, which has a very pink hue that I love. It brings color to the bicol express. It’s essentially poached tiny shrimp in a crazy pink sauce, it’s sweeter ...

In the book “Tikim” (Anvil Publishing, 1994), Doreen Gamboa Fernandez wrote that in Guinhalaran, Negros Occidental, bagoong made from tiny fish or shrimps are mashed in salt—right in the ...

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan—It’s not every day when one can say “bagoong” (salted fish paste) has made Lingayen dance. Residents of this capital town partied on the streets on Thursday to ...

What's Filipino food without our sarsa and sawsawan? Balayan, Batangas' Bagoong Balayan has long been a favorite among foodies, what with its sharp, salty zing that cuts perfectly through green ...