ILOILO City – For 15 days beginning Monday, April 6, residents here will be treated to free pandesal.
Three companies are joining forces to produce the popular bread so no one would go hungry while the city is under an enhanced community quarantine to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Around 43,000 pieces of “Ilonggo pandesal” would be baked and distributed daily, according to Mayor Jerry Treñas.
The Uygongco Flour Mill volunteered to provide flour while the Carlos Uy Corp. would supply the other needed ingredients.
Angelina Bakeshop would bake the pandesal. The city government would distribute the bread.
Treñas lauded the three home-grown companies for their “sense of bayanihan.”
“They are doing this for the love of Iloilo City,” he said.
The enhanced community quarantine will end on April 14 unless lifted earlier or extended.
“Ang importante makalampuwas kita sini nga dala naton tanan nga mga Ilonggo. When we get through this, hopefully, no one will be left behind,” said Treñas.
Pandesal (also spelled pan de sal) is a popular yeast-raised bread roll in the Philippines. It is made of flour, eggs, yeast, sugar and salt.
Individual loaves are shaped by rolling the dough into long logs which are rolled in fine bread crumbs. These are then portioned, allowed to rise, and baked.
Pandesal is most commonly served hot and may be eaten as is, or dipped in coffee, hot chocolate or milk.
It can also be complemented with butter, margarine, cheese, jam, peanut butter, chocolate spread, or other fillings like eggs, sardines and meat.
Most bakeries bake pandesal in the morning for breakfast consumption, though some bake pandesal the whole day./PN
Just proud to be an Ilonggo here. Padayon Lang mga kasimanwa..pangadi, pag ampo kag pahimunong ang daku nga ma amot naton. God bless us all and may the Ilonggo spirit live on!