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Pancit, also spelled pansit, is a general term referring to various traditional noodle dishes in Filipino cuisine. There are numerous types of pancit, often named based on the noodles used, method of cooking, place of origin or the ingredients. Most pancit dishes are served with calamansi, which adds a citrusy flavor.

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of a pancit vendor in the Philippines (c. 1847) The term pancit (or the standardized but less common pansít) is derived from either the Philippine Hokkien terms 扁食 () or 便的食 (). In the Filipino language, pancit is the generic word for noodles. File:Pancit canton.jpg|Canton (egg noodles, usually round) File:Pancit bihon (Philippines) 07.jpg|Bihon (rice vermicelli) File:Fresh pancit miki at a Filipino grocery store 07.jpg|Miki (soft yellow egg noodles, usually squarish) File:2108Cuisine foods plants ants of Bulacan 18.jpg|Sotanghon (bean vermicelli) File:Pancit odong (Philippines) 10.jpg|Odong (yellow flour noodles) File:Almondigas.JPG|Misua or miswa (wheat vermicelli) Pancit is considered both an everyday staple and a comfort food. Pancit can be eaten alone, but they are also frequently eaten paired with white rice, bread (usually pandesal), and puto (steamed rice cakes). Pancit dishes are commonly served during gatherings, events festivals, and religious activities, due to the ease in which they can be cooked in large quantities. Pancit is also commonly served at birthday celebrations and Chinese restaurants nationwide often have "birthday noodles" listed on the menu, as the length of the noodles are believed to symbolize a long life. This belief originates from Chinese Filipino customs. ==Pancit dishes==
Pancit dishes
'' '' • Batchoy – a noodle soup made with pork offal, crushed pork cracklings, chicken stock, beef loin and round noodles. Its origins can be traced to the district of La Paz, Iloilo City in the Philippines • Maki mi – thick pork tenderloin soup originating from the Chinese-Filipino community of Binondo, Manila. • Miki Villasis – common in the eastern Pangasinan area. A variant of Pancit Miki, a soupy version partnered with puto or pan de cito. Some add pancit bihon as toppings. • Pancit alanganin – originated from Bocaue, Bulacan. It is made similarly to pancit canton but has a soupy broth with added milk. • Pancit Bam-i – also known as Pancit Bisaya. A specialty originating in Cebu, with a combination of bihon (vermicelli) and canton (wheat) noodles sautéed together. • Pancit batchoy – Iloilo's stir-fried version of batchoy. • Pancit Bato – is local to the Bicol Region; especially the town of Bato in Camarines Sur. The noodles are slightly toasted while it's still dry. • Pancit bihon guisado – or simply pancit bihon (traditionally and historically also spelled as ) is the type usually associated with the word "pancit", very thin rice noodles (rice vermicelli) fried with soy sauce some citrus, possibly with patís, and some variation of sliced meat and chopped vegetables. The exact bihon composition depends on someone's personal recipe but usually, Chinese sausage and cabbage are the basic relish. • Pancit Cabagan – served in Cabagan, Isabela and nearby towns. Stir-fried and served either dry with separate soup, or "wet" or soup and noodles combined. • Pancit canton – Filipino adaptation of lo mein and chow mein. Either in instant or stir-fried versions. It is named after the type of noodle used. • Pancit canton IlonggoPancit chami – from Lucena City, Quezon • Pancit choca (or Pancit pusít) – a black pancit from Cavite made with squid ink and bihon. • Pancit habhab – A Lucban, Quezon specialty. Served in banana leaves, eaten directly without utensils, the name is an onomatopoeia of eating it, like a pig snorts. • Hi-bol – A noodle soup dish originating from the Ilocos Region that is similar to a mami, but the distinguishing specialty ingredient is tripe from livestock. The name reportedly comes from "high voltage". • Pancit kinalasNaga City, Camarines Sur's version of pancit, in soup or dried form. It consists of noodles garnished by scraped meat from pork or beef's head and other parts, enhanced with a thick deep-brown sauce coming from the brains of a cow or pig. The dish is further flavored with spices (sili and pepper) and served in hot broth. Boiled egg added is optional. • Pancit lanu – Found only along San Vicente Street in San Pedro, LagunaPancit lomi – Originally from Batangas, pancit lomi is usually sold in eateries across the province. With the mobility of the Filipinos; however, other people got wind of pancit lomi and now different lomihán (eateries serving lomi), panciterias, and carinderias (eateries serving a wider variety of viands with rice) offer it. • Pancit luglúg or Luglóg – a Kapampangan version of pancit palabok that is essentially the same dish. The only difference is that it uses thicker cornstarch noodles. The name comes from its traditional method of cooking, which uses a bamboo skimmer to submerge the noodles briefly in boiling water. • Pancit lusay – an Ilocano stir-fried noodle dish made with miki or lusay noodles, flavored with bugguong (fermented fish paste) or bagoong na isda, and typically paired with Laoag or Vigan longganisa. It also includes other ingredients such as garlic, onion, tomatoes, and bell peppers. • Pancit Malabon – Thick rice noodles with different toppings that originated in Malabon. Early versions of this dish uses bamboo shoots. • Pancit Molowonton soup with wonton wrappers added to the broth, serving as its "noodles". • Pancit papaya – uses julienned young papaya strips, instead of noodles. • Pancit ng bukid – the young tender runners (known as , , , among other names) of taro, swamp taro, and other related plants. It is peeled before cooking and resembles noodles, hence the name pancit ng bukid (literally "pancit of the countryside"). • Seaweed pancit – a noodle variant from Tiwi, Albay which uses seaweed. It is rich in calcium and magnesium and the seaweed noodles can be cooked into pancit canton, pancit luglug, spaghetti, or carbonara. File:Pancit Canton.jpg|"Saucy" pancit canton, a common braised version File:Chicken sotanghon soup.jpg|Chicken sotanghon soup File:Marison's Sotanghon Guisado.jpg|Sotanghon guisado with calamansi File:Pansit Habhab.jpg|Pancit habhab File:Pancit lomi.jpg|Pancit lomi File:Pancit Molo.jpg|Pancit Molo, which uses wontons instead of noodles File:Beef pares mami (Philippines).jpg|Beef pares mami File:Pansit pusit1.jpg|Pancit choca Pancit puti with toasted garlic is a mainstay of festivals. ==Instant pancit==
Instant pancit
Commercial instant noodle versions of pancit are also available, and are popular due to their affordability. The most common flavors are mami and pancit canton, but other Filipino-style noodles are also being adapted for the Philippine market. ==See also==
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