Pancit Canton
Filipino stir-fried wheat noodles with pork, shrimp, vegetables and a savoury soy-oyster sauce — the birthday dish synonymous with long life.
6 recipes using noodles — Adobo, sinigang, lechon — bold, sour and deeply savoury island cooking.
These 6 filipino noodles recipes are ready in about 49 minutes on average, with 380–490 kcal per serving, and 67% are rated easy enough for a weeknight. Every recipe includes exact ingredient quantities, step-by-step instructions and full nutrition per serving.
Filipino cuisine — Adobo, sinigang, lechon — bold, sour and deeply savoury island cooking — brings its own distinctive techniques and seasonings to every ingredient it touches. When Filipino cooks work with noodles, they reach for its own regional aromatics, fats and signature spice blends, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are stir-frying, frying, simmering and boiling.
From wheat to rice to egg, noodles are the slurpable heart of soups, stir-fries and saucy bowls across Asia and beyond. In this collection it's most often cooked with fish sauce, garlic, soy sauce, garlic minced, snow peas and oyster sauce. The dishes here span filipino classics ready in as little as 35 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.
Reader favourite: Pancit Bihon is the highest-rated dish in this collection at 4.9★ from 2,640 ratings.
Filipino stir-fried wheat noodles with pork, shrimp, vegetables and a savoury soy-oyster sauce — the birthday dish synonymous with long life.
Iloilo's iconic pork noodle soup — rich pork broth with fresh egg noodles, liver, crushed chicharon (pork crackling), garlic, and spring onions.
A festive Filipino noodle dish — thin rice noodles topped with a golden shrimp-and-pork sauce, crushed chicharon, shrimps, eggs, and spring onions.
A creamy, comforting Filipino noodle soup with egg, vegetables, and cornstarch thickening — street food and home comfort in one bowl.
Golden, crispy stir-fried egg noodles with vegetables and meat — a Filipino party favorite.
Filipino stir-fried rice noodles with chicken, shrimp, and vegetables — birthday party essential.
Match the noodle to the dish: rice noodles for pho and pad thai, wheat or egg noodles for stir-fries and ramen-style soups. Fresh noodles cook in moments; dried keep for months.
Slightly undercook noodles destined for a stir-fry or hot soup, since they keep softening. Rinse and toss with a little oil to stop them clumping while the rest of the dish comes together.
Most noodles want a tender but springy bite; rice noodles often just need soaking in hot water rather than a hard boil.
A carbohydrate energy base; egg noodles add a little protein, while rice noodles are naturally gluten-free.
Most of these 6 Filipino noodles recipes are ready in around 49 minutes from start to finish. The quickest, Lomi (Filipino Egg Noodle Soup), takes about 35 minutes, while the slower-cooked dishes run up to 80 minutes.
Across this collection they range from about 380 to 490 kcal per serving, averaging 438 kcal — Lomi (Filipino Egg Noodle Soup) is the lightest option at 380 kcal.
Pancit Canton is a great place to start — it's rated easy and comes together in about 40 minutes. 67% of the recipes here are beginner-friendly.
In these recipes, noodles is most often paired with fish sauce, garlic, soy sauce, garlic minced, snow peas and oyster sauce. Filipino kitchens also lean on its own regional aromatics, fats and signature spice blends.
Most noodles want a tender but springy bite; rice noodles often just need soaking in hot water rather than a hard boil.