''Pancit Malabon'' is a Filipino dish that is a type of pancit which originates from

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. It uses thick

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s. Its sauce has a yellow-orange hue, attributable to ''achuete'' (

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seeds), shrimp broth, and flavor seasoned with patis (fish sauce for a complex umami flavor) and ''

taba ng talangka ''Taba ng talangka'' (), also known simply as ''aligi'' (; es, arigue o es, label=none, aligué), is a Filipino seafood paste derived from the roe and reddish or orange tomalley of river swimming crabs or Asian shore crabs (''talangka''). ...

'' (crab fat). Local fresh seafood toppings may include cooked shrimp, squid, smoked bangus (

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), mussels, and/or oysters. Other optional garnishes can include pork, hard-boiled duck/hen eggs, crushed ''

chicharrón (, , plural ; pt, torresmo ; fil, chicharon; ch, chachalon) is a dish generally consisting of fried pork belly or fried pork rinds. may also be made from chicken, mutton or beef. Name , as a dish with sauce, or as finger-food snacks, ar ...

'' (pork rinds), chopped green onions, lightly browned sautéed minced garlic, and spritz of

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juice. It is very similar to ''

pancit palabok Pancit ( ), also spelled pansít, is a general term referring to various traditional noodle dishes in Filipino cuisine. There are numerous types of pancit, often named based on the noodles used, method of cooking, place of origin, or the ing ...

'', differing in the use of thicker noodles, the use of ''taba ng talangka'' in the sauce, and the common addition of

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s and

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s. An early version of ''pancit Malabon'', known as ''pancit labong'', uses

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instead of noodles.

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