pancit canton

Food for Thought: Pancit canton

By: Charlene Aviles, Staff Writer Pancit canton is a stir-fried noodle dish with seafood and vegetables. The flavours of shrimp, soy sauce, and black pepper are a standout. The dish’s history traces back to Chinese traders, who brought it to the Philippines. Its name is derived from the Hokkien phrase pian e sit (“conveniently cooked”). As the demand for cigars grew with Spanish colonization, Filipinx factory workers had to work more and turned to quick meals like pancit canton. From there, restaurants popped up around the country to meet the demand. Since I come from a big extended family, birthdays…

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