This snack seems to be taunting me
By louievill
@louievill (28851)
Philippines
April 29, 2020 1:01am CST
I was watching a movie and I asked my wife to hand me any snack and she gives me this " pasencia" it sounds like the Tagalog word for " be patient" and I'm sorry 
. I've been locked down for over a month and I don't want a crazy snack to be reminding me to be patient and telling me "I'm sorry" 
. To be fair it was really delicious, want some?
What had you been munching on lately to pass time and kill boredom?
. I've been locked down for over a month and I don't want a crazy snack to be reminding me to be patient and telling me "I'm sorry" . To be fair it was really delicious, want some?
What had you been munching on lately to pass time and kill boredom?22 people like this
25 responses
@florelway (23223)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
29 Apr 20
I remember this in the old packaging.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
29 Apr 20
La Pacita has been a brand name since 1921 so it's somehow been part of our childhood and most Filipinos, I think it had been acquired by San Miguel Corporation lately.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
29 Apr 20
@florelway yes , me too it has been a while, I trust San Miguel to do a great job on products made by a brand that has been a part of our lives. San Miguel herself has been part of us for over a hundred years.
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@florelway (23223)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
29 Apr 20
@louievill that's explains the improved packaging. I hope the taste remains. I have not eaten this stuff for a while.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
29 Apr 20
Perhaps you did but you just can't remember, oh yes you grew up in the South I'm not sure if it's as popular there because there are a lot of other popular biscuits and cookies down there.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
29 Apr 20
@thelme55 it's the same when we vacation in the province, the food were as you mentioned, very healthy, it's different growing up in Manila, there are all kinds of foods both healthy and unhealthy, different brands cause everybody markets them here, even foreign names.
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@thelme55 (76750)
• Germany
29 Apr 20
@louievill My time in Pinas, we were not eating junk food. What my parents served for us, were fried bananas, fried camote, suman, bibingka, binignit and so on. That was a very long time ago when MC Do and Jolibee were not existing, yet.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
7 Jun 21
I'm sure you would love them , the Tagalog name was adopted from the Spanish " pasiencia" which also means patience
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@Tampa_girl7 (50028)
• United States
28 Sep 21
@louievill you’ve taught me something new.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
29 Apr 20
I don't remember the taste of that biscuit. It's been a long time maybe during the days of the biscocho and the pianono. Waheehee.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
29 Apr 20
Yes all the funny names get all mixed up in my mind too but they are familiar when we hear them. The La Pacita brand is older than both of us being established in 1921
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
29 Apr 20
@Alexandoy yes I think that's the original birth place, well FYI it has now been acquired by San Miguel Corporation.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
29 Apr 20
@louievill is that La Pacita the bakery in Blumentritt street in San Juan?
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
26 Jun 20
that kind of biscuits were my late mother's favorite.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
26 Jun 20
That's nice to know, it has a lot of fans from the older generation
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
27 Jun 20
@ridingbet it had been reduced in size.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
27 Jun 20
@louievill the original pacencia was white and the top is crunchy and tasty, and it was big. about the size of P1. now, i think it is color brown and the top is not that thick anymore?
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@Butterfingers (66583)
• India
29 Apr 20
Haha ok. Am always munching potato chips and roasted peanuts
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
29 Apr 20
I also like potato chips and any kind of peanut
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
29 Apr 20
@Butterfingers good you reminded me, I'm out of potato chips.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
22 May 20
I remember this brand.
Trying to eat healthy during these days so mostly sticking to fruits. I indulge in chocolates sometimes since chocolates are a favorite of mine.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
22 May 20
Chocolate is not bad once in a while, black chocolate is a healthy option.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16728)
• China
29 Apr 20
Good thing,the taste of snack redeemed its repulsive name-be patient.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16728)
• China
30 Apr 20
@louievill Sounds like it is a sort of popular biscuit.Thank you for telling me so much !
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@RebeccasFarm (89231)
• Arvada, Colorado
10 May 20
I would eat many bags of those
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
10 May 20
I'm gaining weight because of this lockdown1 person likes this
@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
24 May 21
Nice you lean towards the healthy side
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@jstory07 (138935)
• Roseburg, Oregon
24 May 21
@louievill Most of the time. Sometimes chocolate calls my name.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
30 Apr 20
I see to it that we always have bananas in the house, that's one healthy fruit our country has plenty of.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
29 Apr 20
Wish I could give you some, it's delicious
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@amitkokiladitya (171928)
• Agra, India
29 Apr 20
Take one...that won't harm much
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
29 Apr 20
Yes, so long as it's not in excess, it's a very small pack.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
29 Apr 20
It's because San Miguel bought them out.
A lot of people I know learned and do as you did during the lockdown. We love to make healthy meriendas too especially my wife.
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A lot of people I know learned and do as you did during the lockdown. We love to make healthy meriendas too especially my wife.1 person likes this
@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
30 Apr 20
@mnglsp just imagine doing business since colonial times.
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@mnglsp (3614)
• Philippines
30 Apr 20
@louievill Oh, that's why. San Miguel is really rich. Hahaha
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@averygirl72 (37845)
• Philippines
5 May 20
I like pasencia cookies a lot. We buy many Piattos chips
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@Letranknight2015 (51844)
• Philippines
4 May 20
This is probably a new brand or something never seen it before.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
4 May 20
Pasencia is a traditional snack and La Pacita biscuits had been with Filipinos since 1921. Perhaps you had tasted it without knowing.
@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
29 Sep 21
You should try it, the type of cookie has been here for a very long time, " pasencia dahil pandemya" ( patience because there's a pandemic)
@amitkokiladitya (171928)
• Agra, India
29 Apr 20
I'm trying my best to monitor my calorie intake. So no munching for me here.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
29 Apr 20
Good for you, right stay healthy, trim and fit during the lockdown it's one way we could stay away from getting sick.
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@amitkokiladitya (171928)
• Agra, India
29 Apr 20
@louievill yes...that is a good way to increase our immunity
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@happylife1 (13404)
• Karachi, Pakistan
30 Apr 20
here we are not familair with it
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
30 Apr 20
You should try it, a lot of products here made by big companies are already halal certified so even Muslims could eat it.
