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Pancit Palabok (Rice Noodles with Shrimp Sauce)

Name: Pancit Palabok (Rice Noodles with Shrimp Sauce)
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Filipino
Ingredients: 12 oz rice noodles; 1 lb shrimp, peeled; 8 oz pork, cooked and diced; 1 tsp annatto powder; 3 cups shrimp broth; 3 tbsp all-purpose flour; 2 tbsp fish sauce; 4 hard-boiled eggs, sliced; 2 oz chicharron, crushed; 3 green onions, sliced; 1/4 cup smoked fish flakes; 3 calamansi, halved

Pancit Palabok (Rice Noodles with Shrimp Sauce) reads umami 7.6, richness 5.5 and salinity 5.5 on Palate's 0–10 flavor X-ray — a Filipino main, about 40 min. Measured from the recipe itself: ingredients and technique.

The flavor X-ray — six axes, 0–10

Umami & Savory — 9.2 / 10
Sweet & Fruity — 1.3 / 10
Sour & Bright — 4.5 / 10
Bitter & Earthy — 5.1 / 10
Rich & Fat — 5.6 / 10
Aromatic & Spice — 2.2 / 10

The measured notes (of 18)

Umami 7.6 · Richness 5.5 · Salinity 5.5 · Marine & Briny 5.4 · Funk & Ferment 5.3 · Smoke 4.8 · Citrus 4.2 · Floral 1.9 · Heat 1.5 · Herbaceous 1.5 · Earthy 1.4 · Allium 1.1 · Sweetness 1.1 · Sourness 1.0 · Fruity 0.9 · Warm Spice 0.8 · Bitterness 0.6

What's in it (12)

12 oz rice noodles
1 lb shrimp, peeled
8 oz pork, cooked and diced
1 tsp annatto powder
3 cups shrimp broth
3 tbsp all-purpose flour
2 tbsp fish sauce
4 hard-boiled eggs, sliced
2 oz chicharron, crushed
3 green onions, sliced
1/4 cup smoked fish flakes
3 calamansi, halved

Time & effort: about 40 min (20 min active) · effort: medium

Nutrition (per 100 g, engine-estimated): 131.6 kcal, 12.6 g protein, 3.4 g fat, 12.4 g carbs

Dietary: Contains meat · Contains seafood · Contains egg — engine-derived; double-check anything allergy-critical.

How it's cooked (3 steps)

Cook rice noodles and arrange in a large serving dish.
Make a palabok sauce by thickening shrimp broth with flour and annatto for color, seasoning with fish sauce.
Pour sauce over noodles and top generously with shrimp, chicharron, eggs, smoked fish, and green onion.

Dishes with a similar flavor shape

Crying Tiger (Seua Rong Hai) — Thai
Hokkien Mee (KL Dark Soy Braised Noodles) — Malaysian
Bun Cha (Grilled Pork with Vermicelli) — Vietnamese
Bacalao a la Vizcaína — Basque · Hegoalde (Spain)
Ayam Buah Keluak (Chicken with Fermented Black Nuts) — Peranakan

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Every number above is Palate's engine-measured estimate, computed from this recipe's ingredients and techniques — not human-tasted ratings or reviews.