Friday, July 10, 2009

Pancit Batil Patung of Tuguegarao, Cagayan

Pancit Batil Patung or Batil Patong is a noodle dish unique to Tuguegarao, Cagayan. It's something you have to try if ever you get to visit the warmest city in the country.

I got to try the one at Paul Louis in front of the old city hall. I asked if I could see the pancit being made in the kitchen. I guess the reason behind the name is that the sahog is simply placed on top of the noodles.

The meats include ground pork, beef or possibly even carabeef. They also add sauteed vegetables, crushed chicharon and fried egg. If you get the mega or jumbo size, they throw in liver and hotdogs. It's PHP40 for the super size which I had, and the mega and jumbo are PHP50 and PHP60 respectively.

They usually serve chopped onions and calamansi with the pancit. Make sure to ask the servers how to mix the onions, calamansi, vinegar and soy sauce with the pancit.

Gretchen's is another pancitan in front of the old city hall. Another suggested pancitan is Long Life in Barangay Tanza in front of Panacal Village. In many of these restaurants, they also sell Pancit Cabagan, which is the native pancit of Cabagan, Isabela but very popular in Tuguegarao.

Main article: Pancit, mami and other noodles dishes of the Philippines

14 reactions to this post:

jorp said...

Hello Ivan
I came across this pancit when several pancits were featured on tv. 100% PINOY on GMA 7 ata. Looked like a "mess" that time but this post proved me wrong. It looks very appetizing. As if looks matter when it comes to food LOL

Karen Monique Mercado Aviso said...

can't wait for you to try pancit cabagan :)

ivanhenares said...

I did :D

Victor Dy Del Rosario said...

mas masarap pansit cabagan haha

Senn B Sulit said...

from what place ang pancit cabagan pls?

ivanhenares said...

@Vic, biased! Taga-Isabela kasi! Haha!

fortuitous faery said...

wow, looks delicious! never saw this during the times we went on a pilgrimage to piat....we kept encountering the bitter igado instead. hehe.

Mykelle said...

Masarap talaga pancit dun..hehe
You should try it..
I think yearly may pancit festival sa Tuguegarao...around August ata un..hehe

dL said...

I suddenly miss pancit batil patung. I like it better than pancit cabagan!

josh said...

grabe!!! i missed pancit na batil patung... huhuhuhu... meron bang nagtitinda ng ganyan d2 sa manila? ive heard meron raw sa baclaran at sa espana!!! totoo kaya yun?!!

abis said...

The best ang pancit cabagan lalo na if you'll sprinkle it with suka. I i remember it right Rose ang tatak ng suka nila.

sydenham said...

try this new pansiteria somewhere along magallanes, between washington and legaspi streets.

regular - P40
special - P50
super special - P55
golpe - P60
sagad - P70.00

i had super special for lunch last week. ANG SARAP!

burki said...

I miss Batil patung even my husband like it so much.He told me that he never taste pancit like batil patung in La Union.How i wish meron Batil Patung dito s Toronto.My late uncle who is former congressman love to it Batil Patung.Sana meron s Mla para next vacation namin dna kailangan umuwi p kmi s Cagayan para matikman ang Batil Patung.Dna kasi masarap kapag malamig na...

Anonymous said...

eating pancit batil patung and cabagan is my most routine//hahahahah.. masarap talaga.. lalo na yung may natimplang sibuyas.wala kasi dito sa manila..dagal nga logo..my sister and i used to teach dancesport discpline every summersports clinic.. we used to dance before there..after our rehearsal we would rummage to the pancitan.... her name is jollybee and mine is dan.. ..i used to savor the sumptuous pancit of
1. BEL's
2. Tuddao's
3. yari aranni ta cct..yari likuk na
4. gretchen's
5. amigo's
6. atbp..kalimutan ko na yung iba..
yari panci da taw ta manila ale dana, nasin paga.

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