Most of the time pansit is served iby Catering Services companies on special occasions such as Weddings, Debut and Corporate Evnets. Pansit was introduced by Chinese people until it became part of our culture. Usually pansit is made of vegetables, pork or beef, pansit, shrimp then soy sauce for additional taste. Years passed, different regions in the Philippines had their own version of pansit. One of the most known versions of pansit is pansit habhab. It is a kind of pansit that most Filipinos prefer to eat.
The pansit habhab or pansit lucban is one of the famous versions of pansit that originated in Quezon province. Pancit habhab is a dried flour noodles also known as miki lucban. Pansit lucban has a softer texture and that what makes it different to other pansit. One of the things that make pansit habhab unique is putting a vinegar to the pansit after cooking it.
In Quezon province, pansit habhab is traditionally put in a square banana leaf unlike here in Manila which is put on a plate. I discovered that “habhab” means hungry or someone who eats a lot using his bare hands. Other Filipinos believe that pansit is a food that can prolong one’s life or in tagalog “pampahaba ng buhay” that’s why it has been a tradition to cook pansit especially in birthday parties.
Pansit is a good food to eat and I think it is the reason why many people love this food. It is easy to prepare and aside from that it is part of being a Filipino to eat pansit. Here in our country, pansit is a kind of food that you can find in all Chinese, Filipino and Japanese restaurants and nowadays we can buy pansit even in a small karinderya.
