Constants throughout the year were her five variations of pancit, all stemming from different regions of our tiny, seven-thousand-island country: sotanghon guisado, sotanghon sabaw, bami, canton ...

The rice vermicelli pancit was the only letdown — quite bland and dotted far too sparingly with pork, wee shrimp and veggies.

In the Filipino vernacular, pancit simply refers to noodles. This version (pancit bam-i) uses both rice vermicelli (bihon) and Chinese wheat noodles (pancit canton), but you can make the dish with ...

Vermicelli (and in this case, I am talking about the pudding-like dish and not the noodle itself), is something that was always considered a treat in our home.

MANILA, Philippines - Ingredients: 250 grams Sapporo Long Kow Vermicelli (sotanghon), 250 grams Sapporo Pancit Canton, 8 pcs. crab meat (imitation), 100 grams shiitake mushrooms (julienne), 200 ...

Instead, we had pancit: a savory noodle dish symbolizing long life in Filipino culture. In our tradition, we had to eat it on our birthday every year because, as my Nanay would say, "You'll live ...

Drain the vermicelli and add it to the broth, along with the baby bok choy. Cook for just 1-2 minutes, until the bok choy is bright green and the noodles are tender.