pansit on birthdays

@mspitot (3824)

Philippines

June 4, 2010 9:04am CST

today is my younger brother's birthday.. we didn't have a grand celebration. i baked him a cake. i also cooked kare-kare, chicken tinola and the ever pabirthday party food, pansit! i know it's usually either pansit or spaghetti but my brother is not a fan of spaghetti so we just had pansit bihon. what is the dish that is never absent on your table during birthdays?

13 responses

@eLsMarie (4345)

• Philippines

7 Jun 10

Uhmmm... I think lechon is a dish that is never absent during birthday parties since it is our main dish. Pansit is very essential especially on New Year's eve because it symbolizes long life...

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@eLsMarie (4345)

• Philippines

8 Jun 10

Oh! No... actually we're not. Lechon is very much common during handaan in the province. We can always take care of pigs and when the right time comes, we can cook it. It's no pressure actually.

@mspitot (3824)

• Philippines

8 Jun 10

ah...you have pigs...that's good.

@mspitot (3824)

• Philippines

8 Jun 10

wow! you are rich. not all can afford to have lechon in all their special occasions.

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@annavi23 (6522)

• Philippines

5 Jun 10

pansit - what's your favorite pansit?

yes,all time pabirthday of the filipino people if not spaghetti it's pansit! i love much more of pansit than spaghetti my friend!

sometimes there's also cake and ice cream or other desserts like tiramisu. you bake him a cake? i guess you're a baker it shows in your profile page. how i wish i could also bake.i once tried to,but now i haven't tried cause we have no oven at home.it was in our high school that i learned to bake.

@mspitot (3824)

• Philippines

6 Jun 10

yes, a pinoy's celebration is not complete without any noodle dish like pansit and spaghetti. i baked him chocolate cake with chocolate icing....i'm actually an education graduate. i used to teach koreans but now, i'm working on my application for a public schooll...as for baking, how do i learn baking? i took baking and pastry production at tesda after i left teaching koreans and learning how to bake has been really useful to me. i also accept made to order cakes.

@annavi23 (6522)

• Philippines

6 Jun 10

oh,you're a teacher,that's nice to know!

you also took tesda baking course! that's great.

i hope i can also bake like you and i think having knowledge in baking is really great cause as what you already do,you can accept orders and you have been receiving money from that also. that's my wish,to be able to have something productive to work on. and i admire you for that...

by the way,where's hagonoy in the philippines?

@mspitot (3824)

• Philippines

7 Jun 10

thanks!!!

hagonoy is in bulacan.

@eileenleyva (27560)

• Philippines

5 Jun 10

Spaghetti is always a hit for the kids on birthday celebrations. The older kids like pancit bijon or canton or miki bijon with canton. Sigh! But I

like pancit malabon. I have a classier taste, I guess, ha ha!

@agv0419 (3022)

• Philippines

5 Jun 10

Pansit or spaghetti is present when we are celebrating our birthdays. I love pancit too especially bihon or canton. It is our tradition to cook pansit during our birthdays for long life.

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@mspitot (3824)

• Philippines

5 Jun 10

eileenleyva, me too! i love pansit malabon!!! specially pansit malabon with lots of chicharon! yummy!

agv0419, same with here, we always have pansit bihon, cantn or malabon during special occasions but for my birthday, i like spaghetti.

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@thanks1961 (7035)

• India

7 Jun 10

Getting every one togther is a very rare happenings in my family. It is great that hear that all of you are got together and celebrated. Nice. I forget to wish your brother. Happy belated birthday. And best wishes. Regards, Thank-s

@mspitot (3824)

• Philippines

7 Jun 10

thank you and god bless!

@TheIceman33 (347)

• Philippines

5 Jun 10

I think pansit is part of the tradition when having some feast or celebration. We always have pansit during birthdays or fiestas even if spaghetti is already served. I would choose pansit than spaghetti.

@mspitot (3824)

• Philippines

5 Jun 10

yes because spaghetti gives you that umay feeling unlike pansit which is good whether hot or not.

@mspitot (3824)

• Philippines

6 Jun 10

hehehe....yes! mabuhay ang pansit!!!

@TheIceman33 (347)

• Philippines

5 Jun 10

i agree, pansit has this unique taste that could make someone devour a whole plate of pansit.. it's really good to have it as merienda while watching movie at the comfort of your home.. Mabuhay ang pansit..

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• Philippines

4 Jun 10

Food and party is not the most important in a birthday. The most important is you're all together happy. Food and party is only secondary. When I was still young we always cook kambing (goat) on my birthday (kaldereta, kilawin, etc.) Say my birthday greeting to your brother.

@raphychacel (10)

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4 Jun 10

It's a wonderful thing to celebrate birthdays coz it's another way to get bonded with your relatives and friends. As what i've always heard pancit or spaghetti is the best dish to prepare coz pampahaba raw ng buhay(long life). so thats why, pancit or spaghetti is always present to this kind of event. Extend my bithday greetings to your brother:)

@mspitot (3824)

• Philippines

5 Jun 10

you're right. we are happy cause we are together. some of my brother's friends are also present. thanks for your greetings!!!

@glitterminded (64)

• Philippines

5 Jun 10

reading your posts makes me crave for pansit :) i love eating pansit not only on birthdays but also on merienda. On my birthday pansit bihon is what my mom usually cook but I also request for palabok. So every year, my birthday is not complete without pansit and palabok. I know it sounds odd to some but hey i like noodles a lot :)

@mspitot (3824)

• Philippines

6 Jun 10

i like noodles too! pansit palabok is good whenthe sauce is good and if there are many chicharon and tinapa....hmmmm i feel like i want to eat palabok now...

@online_jon (1476)

• Philippines

5 Jun 10

Yeah! That's right! Pancit is always present in some parties especially in birth day parties. I guess the reason why pancit is always present during parties is simply because it's very affordable. Beside, they adapt some traditional believe in other country that eating pasta food will make your life long.

@mspitot (3824)

• Philippines

5 Jun 10

yes, it's affordable and it is always liked by people. even there is rice and meat, you cannot resist eating pansit plus the belief that it gives you long life.

@basqui (3888)

• Philippines

4 Jun 10

We always have Pinikpikan in the house on almost every occasion.. The broth, yumm and the chicken together with sayote or unripe papaya, and also with malunnggay leaves or sili tops. That could make everyone burp.

@mspitot (3824)

• Philippines

5 Jun 10

pinikpikan? is it like tinola?

@thanks1961 (7035)

• India

7 Jun 10

Most of the occastions, at home, we will cut the case and that is one one which should be a must at the table. And we will go out for dinner at any one's birthday at home. Hope you all have enjoyed the birthday party. Regards, thank-s

@mspitot (3824)

• Philippines

7 Jun 10

thanks! there wasn't really a party. we just ate together and had a good conversation.

@juggerogre (1653)

• Philippines

5 Jun 10

We are not a fan of pansit. So in our family when there's a birthday there's always spaghetti. We love spaghetti and it is enough as longs as there is one.

@mspitot (3824)

• Philippines

5 Jun 10

i also love spaghetti but my brother doesn't like spaghetti. for his birthday, we usually have pansit bihon or pansit malabon.

@ronz30 (275)

• Philippines

4 Jun 10

YEah true : We filipino's love pansit .. because we believe that having "pansit" in birthdays gives us long life :)) haha

@mspitot (3824)

• Philippines

5 Jun 10

yes and it's a good merienda too.

@markiy071384 (241)

• Philippines

5 Jun 10

I love spaghetti, pansit, sisig, and lumpiang shanghai. I am very happy having that and spend time with my friends.

@mspitot (3824)

• Philippines

5 Jun 10

yes. i love spending my birthday with my family together with my friends. it's such a good feeling to have them on your birthday.