Pancit Bato Delicious Street Food

Pancit Bato - The history behind this name has nothing to do with stones. Although its translation means “rock noodles”, it is actually a type of noodles from the town of Bato in Camarines Sur. It is made of flour and heat-dried. It’s been said that this is traditionally done under the sun over stones, but the commercial way of doing it is to use oven or furnace heat.
The dry noodles are shaped into blocks and packaged in plastic. It used to be that only the original
pancit bato was available in stores, there are now several varieties or flavors offered for sale like Malunggay, Kalabasa (Squash), and Carrot. These make for tasty choices to satisfy different palates who want to taste something different from the usual pancit bihon and canton fare.