The History of Pancit in the Philippines

Youtube ^ | 3/11/2025 | Max Miller

[buwaya]

Heh. Filipinos eat like theres no tomorrow. I dont know where they put it, it seems to defy physics.

[ro_dreaming]

Balut is disgusting.

I’ll take some pancit or lumpia any day, though.

[Larry Lucido]

With some paella? (Whatever that is).

[Fuzz]

Mmm, paella.

Haven’t had that in a long time.

[buwaya]

Paella is Spanish (Valencian).

Its a rice dish. It does require some special equipment to do right, and most recipes call for saffron (azafran). You will find paella in the Philippines sometimes, but thats a Spanish influence.

In Spain paella is tourist food for the most part, which is sad.

This is the real thing made in a monestary in Valencia (province). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAmDgDGL1XI&t=840s&pp=ygUGcGFlbGxh

[Mathews]

I make pancit at least four times per year. Love that stuff.

[buwaya]

Great!

[ZinGirl]

I was surprised to find it in a Martin Marietta pot luck in Bethesda Maryland in the 1980's.

I’m surprised to find a reference to Martin Marietta in Bethesda in the 1980’s! :). I bet my dad was there. :).

[buwaya]

It’s sometimes a smaller world than we think!

[ZinGirl]

Dad was an amazing man…passed away 14 years ago last week. Warmed my heart for that nanosecond seeing the words “Martin Marietta” again. Grew up with those words. Thank you.

[buwaya]

I feel you. My dad passed 21 years ago.
There have been those days...

[FrankRizzo890]

There are SOME Filipinos at her hospital, but a lot of white people as well, and they ALL love her cooking. (As do I).

[buwaya]

And why shouldn’t they? There’s a reason for all this pot luck proliferation.

[bert]

Pancit by any other name is noodles

Similarly, lumpia is just a small egg roll. I miss lumpia but not pancit