Pancit Malabon

Pancit Malabon is a Filipino dish that is a type of pancit which originates from Malabon, Metro Manila, Philippines. It uses thick rice noodles. Its sauce has a yellow-orange hue, attributable to achuete (annatto seeds), shrimp broth, and flavor seasoned with patis (fish sauce for a complex umami flavor) and taba ng talangka (crab fat). Local fresh seafood toppings may include cooked shrimp, squid, smoked bangus (milkfish), mussels, and/or oysters. Other optional garnishes can include pork, hard-boiled duck/hen eggs, crushed chicharrón (pork rinds), chopped green onions, lightly browned sautéed minced garlic, and spritz of calamansi juice.^[1][2]

Pancit Malabon

Pancit Malabon (Pancit Luglug, Pancit Palabok), La Familia, Baliuag, Bulacan
Type	Noodle
Place of origin	Philippines
Region or state	Malabon, Metro Manila
Variations	Sauce (achuete, annatto, shrimp, patis–fish sauce, crab fat)
Other information	Pancit Luglug, Pancit Palabok
Media: Pancit Malabon

It is very similar to pancit palabok, differing in the use of thicker noodles, the use of taba ng talangka in the sauce, and the common addition of mussels and oysters.^[3]

An early version of pancit Malabon, known as pancit labong, uses bamboo shoots instead of noodles.^[1]

See also

• Pancit palabok
• Rice noodles