This is just a quick post on Emong's famous Malunggay pandesal (bread). When we visited Legazpi, we were able to try out some pandesal from Emong's Bakery on one fine morning. One small bite was enough to make us all fall in love with this "manna from heaven".... It looks like we don't have a specific address for Shane’s Malunggay Pandesal, which makes giving directions tricky. This business might not have an official storefront, or it might move to multiple locations throughout the day.
I saw them being sold at Kambal Pandesal and the ever so curious me bought a few pieces to try how it taste as my kids love pan de sal and if the taste of Malunggay Pan de Sal gets their approval, I will buy this instead of the regular one.... One of my main goals is to make the recipe as easy to recreate at home as possible. That’s kinda the idea, for us to be able to enjoy homemade pandesal at home! Doesn’t that sound great? I know everyone is busy but I hope you give it a try. Not only will you be eating freshly baked pandesal but the aroma of bread baking in the oven lingers for hours. That to me is a bonus.
The weekdays went so fast, and it’s the weekend again. It’s only a few days left till Christmas, but we know you are all busy attending Christmas parties and gatherings this season.... There are varieties of pandesal you can find like raisin pandesal, whole wheat pandesal, cheese pandesal, and malunggay pandesal. But the best pandesal recipe is the traditional and plain homemade pandesal .
The malunggay leaves are dried, crushed and mixed with the flour to make the pandesal. The malunggay ingredient not only enhances the nutritional value of the pandesal but it also improved its taste. Finally, since one can create sandwich variations of the pandesal, one can also enjoy the nutritional benefits of stuff you put in the pandesal while enjoying its great taste.
On our way home yesterday, I noticed two bakeries selling malunggay pandesal. I just wonder what is the difference about the two. I know malunggay has its health benefits, but aside from this, do you think there is difference between the regular pandesal and the malunggay pandesal?