i came across cora cooks pancit, while looking for books to read with my little friends. i initially checked it out for myself, i was excited to see a book that featured a filipino character! i was hoping to make pancit with them but we didn't get a chance to do this.
before i go on, for those non-filipino friends, pancit is a noodle dish kind of like chow mein but in my opinion, way more tasty. my mom actually makes a really good pancit and after reading this i am hungry and hope i can convince her to make it for dinner! i should also admit that pancit is a recent love for me. i was a picky eater as a kid so avoided it as an adult but now i will eat it anytime i see it!!
cora cooks pancit is the story of a little girl cora that dreams of helping out in the kitchen with grown-up tasks! i, for one, thought she was lucky that she had the kid task of licking the spoon.
one day, her mom asked her want she wanted to make. she had a vision of filipino food dancing in her head:
yum!! and she decided on pancit.
the recipe she learned, is her lolo's or grandfather. he used to cook for the filipino field workers when he came to california.
this reminded me of my grandpa jimmy. he did the same, but he cooked food from singapore. also, it doesn't say so but i am going to picture cora's lolo in delano, since the field workers picked grapes.
cora helps her mom. she makes some errors but that is fine because it is bounded to happen and she makes a delicious dish for her family.
this was a sweet story and i recommend it for a funny family night. there is a pancit recipe in the back so you can read the book then make some!
also is you are filipino you should definitely check it out!! nice to see a children's book celebrating our culture
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