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Pastil

rice bundle with shredded chicken

Breakfast Snack 300–420 kcal Spice ●●●
Pastil — rice bundle with shredded chicken
Photo: Herbertkikoy · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The roadside breakfast of Maguindanao and Davao: rice topped with sautéed shredded chicken, wrapped in banana leaf like a candy. Costs pocket change and truly fills you up.

Ingredients

300–420 kcal per typical serving. 1 bundle (estimated from the typical recipe)
More history on Wikipedia: Pastil

How it is made

  1. Sauté shredded chicken with onion, garlic and ginger until dry.
  2. Lay rice on the leaf.
  3. Top with chicken and wrap tightly.
  4. Eat with your hands, fresh off the wrap.
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