Malunggay Pan de Sal

Pan de Sal, or bread with salt, is a staple in Filipinos' breakfast. Some fill it with jams and spreads and some dunk it in their coffee, but it can be eaten as is-- especially if it is freshly baked.

Let me share with you one of the bakeries where I get my pan de sal in Valenzuela: Menard's Tinapayan. They sell their pan de sal at two pesos a piece.

I am pretty happy that this bakery opted to go to the next level by adding fresh malunggay leaves in their pan de sal. They crush the leaves with a blender. It is also great that they are located a few meters from a public elementary school. I hope that children on their way to school in the morning will buy some pieces of malunggay pan de sal for their recess.

I tried to buy some pan de sal on my way to the office. I kept two pieces for my merienda in the afternoon and unlike other pan de sal which becomes tough when cold, Menard's pan de sal remained soft.

Location: Menard's Tinapayan is near Malinta Elementary School which is along A. Pablo Street in Barangay Malinta.