Philippine's Pandesal ( Pan De Sal )

In the Philippines there is a Famous and Traditional Bread. they call this as Pandesal or Pan De Sal.

How does this bread starts to become famous?

According to the history Pan De Sal was introduce to the Philippines in sixteenth century by The Spanish Colonials.

the Filipino Revolutionaries use this as alternative to the rice, that is also the reason why it is also called as the "Bread of the Poor". Because the Spaniards are the one who is holding the supply rice that time.

They says that Pandesal was modeled as French Bread by the Spanish. But because the Philippines is not the main producer of flour. They choose to use the local flour instead of its original flour and when the baking was done. the texture is different from the original French Bread.

from that time the Pandesal became famous to the poor. most especially to the Filipino Revolutionary army.

How is the bread eaten by the Filipinos?

In the Philippines there is so many ways on how to eat the Pandesal.

1. Filled it with Cheese.

2. Filled it with Sweetened Condensed Milk.

3. Filled it with Livers' Spreed.

4. Filled it with Mayo.

5. Filled it With Margarine and Sugar.

6. Filled it with Corned Beef.

7. Filled it With egg.

8. Filled it with Jams ; Ube Jam, Strawberry Jam, and Coco Jam.

9. You can also use Ham.

10. The most way the Filipinos doing is to deep it into a hot coffee.

Evolution of Pandesal, And its different varieties and flavors.

As the years passes. Bakeries in Different part of the Philippines make their own varieties and Flavors. Making it more nutritious,

1. Ube Cheese pandesal

2. Mango Panesal

3. Strawberry cream Cheese Pandesal

4. Matcha Pandesal

5. Red Velvet Pandesal

6. Chocolate Pandesal 

7. Bavarian Pandesal

8. Pandan Pandesal

9. Blueberry cream Cheese Pandesal

10. Peanut Butter pandesal

11. Malunggay Pandesal

12. Caramel Pandesal 

Is it expensive to buy?

the Answer is No.

That is why we Pandesal is called as "The Bread of the Poor".It only costs for

2 PHP each. or equivalent to $ 0.042 each. and in all bakeries in the Philippines there is always a Pandesal.

Flavored Padesal is Costing from 20 Pesos each or $4.

So when you go to the Philippines. Find a bakery and try our very own Pandesal.