Dried taro leaves – 100-150g (do not wash unless needed, and do not stir once in the pot) • Coconut milk – 2 cans (800 ml total), first extract if fresh • Coconut cream – 1 can (400 ml), for richer flavor • Dried fish or shrimp (optional) – ½ cup (e.g. daing or hibi) • Pork belly (optional) – 200g, thinly sliced • shrimp (optional) • Ginger – 1 thumb-sized piece, sliced thin • Onion – 1 medium, chopped • Garlic – 4 cloves, minced • Red bell pepper (optional) • Red chili (siling labuyo or long chili) – 5-10 pcs, adjust to taste • Fish sauce or bagoong (shrimp paste) – 1–2 tbsp •