7/23/2019 Pancit Bihon

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Pancit Bihon or Pancit Guisado is a Filipino noodle dish and is a staple second to

rice. This was brought by the chinese and was localized since then. This Pancit

Bihon Recipe uses “Bihon” or rice sticks mied with pork! chicken! and "egetables.

 This dish is always ser"ed during Fiesta! birthday parties! and other special

occasions.

In Filipino cuisine, pancit or pansit are noodles. Noodles were introduced into the Philippines by

the Chinese and have since been adopted into local cuisine. The term pancit  is derived from

the Hokkien  pian i sit  Chinese!便 "食# Pe #h$%e$&' ! piān-ê-si         t̍  or  Chinese!便食# pinyin! biàn shí ( which

literally means )convenient food.)*+ -ifferent kinds of noodles can be found in Filipino supermarkets

which can then be cooked at home. Noodle dishes are also standard fare in local restaurants. Food

establishments specialiin/ in noodles are often referred to as panciterias.

Nancy 0eyes 1umen of the Philippine Center for Investi/ative 2ournalism writes that accordin/ to

food lore handed down from the Chinese, noodles should be eaten on one3s birthday.*+

 They aretherefore commonly served at birthday celebrations and Chinese restaurants in the Philippines often

have )birthday noodles) listed on their menus. However, she warns that since )noodles represent

lon/ life and /ood health# they must not be cut short so as not to corrupt the symbolism.) *+