Pancit canton with Chef King Phojanakong

Francis Lam recently visited Chef King Phojanakong in the home kitchen of King's mother, Emma, for our Filipino Food episode.The three of them were featured in the episode making the traditional Filipino sour stew, Seafood Sinigang. Afterwards, Francis and King continued their kitchen conversation with a lesson on making another popular comfort food of the Philippines, pancit canton. There are many variations on this dish of stir-fried noodles. Here, King includes sliced chicken breast and Chinese sausage. Listen to Francis and King's cooking lesson with the audio player above. Then try your own hand at this wonderful dish with King's recipe for Pancit Canton with Chicken and Sausage.

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Francis Lam

Francis Lam is the host of The Splendid Table. He is the former Eat columnist for The New York Times Magazine and is Vice President and Editor-in-Chief at Clarkson Potter. He graduated first in his class at the Culinary Institute of America and has written for numerous publications. Lam lives with his family in New York City.