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My pancit odong collection. odong - ( o-dóng; Cebuano, Boholano, and Waray noodle) [ n. ] Visayan stick noodle. Sticks of uncooked odong noodles are dry and stiff like raw spaghetti noodle but would break easily when bent. This Visayan spaghetti-like stick noodles is one of the old-time favorites in the Visayas and Mindanao. It is basically made with wheat flour, salt, water, and food color. Some are flavored with seasonings or with chicken eggs. It is often cooked into a saucy dish with flaked meat of canned sardines, preferably the tomato paste flavored . My PANCIT ODONG collection. Some are from Tagum, Davao del Norte; Davao City, and some from Barra, Opol, Misamis Oriental. Odong is commonly sold in small pack of a dozen (12) sticks, or a little more. Two packs are quite enough to serve one person. When boiled, the sticks will expand  and thicken the remaining soup into a delectable sauce. Usual seasoning spices used are ahos (garlic), sibuyas bombay (red or purple o...