Noodles Festivities!

One of the foods that I can consider as a Filipino staple is "pancit" or rice noodles.  What made me say so is simply because of its easiness to prepare (it has many ingredients but are always available in the market and are cheap), its accessibility (every city in NCR have their own specialty on preparing this delicious noodle rice) and it's being delicious to eat yet very much affordable.  Therefore, I would like to share to you some of my favorite "kinds" of pancit to eat.  

Pancit Palabok - I love this native pancit because of its mix taste of sweet and salty mix sauce.  I love it more when it is decorated with many green and leafy veggies.  But the best part is topping this rice noddles with hard boiled eggs sliced thinly and scattered all over the top. 

I would usually pair "palabok" with donut. :)

Mongolian Noodles - are also  a heaven to eat. Around 2009 our baby Healthy Mongolian Grill became a trend.  People love to eat this hot and they enjoy watching their noodles being cooked live! There are many ingredients in a mongolian noodle.  Hence, a "buffet style" set-up is much easier for clients to be choosing what ingredients they like to put in their customized meal.  As some would prefer chicken meat for a pork meat.

Choose your own ingredients! :)





Our long buffet table to feast on! :)

                                       

Japanese Ramen - a very popular noodle soup in Japan, although Ramen noodles are originally Chinese style noodles, but it's been changed and improved.  This is so popular food to eat when in Japan, that Ramen street carts open late at night, to sophisticated Ramen specialty shops  in the city.  Here's a little knowledge on ramen:  Ramen has two components, the noodles and the soup.  You can use Chinese noodles, wheat noodles (a healthier version so as they say), and angel hair pasta are also use. For the soup, it could be soup in soy sauce (meaning it is tasted using soy sauce), Miso, and Shio or salt.  Broth of either chicken, pork or seafood are use as the base to be seasoned with soy sauce, miso or salt.  :)  That's why you can find in the instant cup noodles, saying: "Pork Flavor", or "Chicken Flavor" and the "Seafood Flavor".  

                                         

Kuwait Noodles -  Arab countries have the saffron noodles as they call it.  It is same with the noodles of Singapore.  As my work let me enjoy this import products every once in a year after our yearly International Bazaar.  This noodles is superb in its being "al-dente".  The pasta noodle is not easily spoiled also.  Because of it's many goodness, I have come to conclude that their noodle is one of my favorite.  I tried cooking it garnishing it over with only some basil leave on top (or spinach will also do), and some sliced hard-egg...halas! ready to eat!  



Buddy's - last, last Sunday our family had a chance to eat dinner after mass in Greenbelt Chapel.  Just across the street is Buddy's Restaurant. Off we went and experienced a native dinner like no other.  For me, in this fast growing business in the rice noodles or "pancit" in native tongue, Buddy's was able to survive over the years.  Still, they cook so fresh, they cook so good and they make the original pancit lucban best! 

I love its taste after pouring some native-seasoned vinegar.!

My Mommy's Mami - yes you read it right. For me, still the best kind of noodle (recipe) to eat is my Mom's Mami Noodles.  Last time I visited my parents house, my mom prepare her original Mami recipe.  Since then, I've been wanting to visit every week. But ofcourse, she can't afford to be just repeatedly preparing and serving us her Mami.  :)

Mom's original recipe ingredients are:  first class mami chinese noodles, hard-egg, toasted garlic for toppings