Panda Express® launches new dish this Mother’s Day: Mongolian Pork

  

The new Mongolian Pork entrée features a savory, umami flavor profile -combining a hint of sweetness from the caramelized onions, scallions, red peppers, and mushrooms with the smokiness of the seared pork.

Launching on May 9th, Panda Express is debuting another popular entree, Mongolian Pork, which is the first pork entrée on its Philippines menu. Celebrate this Mother’s Day with a gift of love and flavor from Panda Express! 

The Mongolian Pork is made with tender pork shoulder and crisp vegetables, wok-tossed in a savory ginger and garlic sauce.

This entrée is traditionally made with pork, stir-fried with white and green onions, but Panda Express deepened the layers of flavors by adding bell peppers and mushrooms, making it uniquely American Chinese. 

The chefs’ technique of mastering heat, flame, and the wok brings out the “Wok Hei,” or “breath of the wok,” which creates a smoky, umami flavor in the dish.

The complex flavors of this entrée are done through the layering of ingredients: first, the aromatics as the flavor base; second, the pork that is seared perfectly to lock in the juiciness; third, the freshly-cut vegetables are cooked to bring out a sweet caramelization and finished with ginger and garlic soy sauce.

Pair this delicious dish with the famous Orange™ Chicken—Panda’s signature crispy chicken dish wok-tossed in a sweet and spicy orange sauce, or choose the award-winning Honey Walnut Shrimp which is made with large tempura-battered shrimp tossed in a honey sauce and topped with glazed walnuts. Complete the plate with Panda’s delicious Chow Mein, a stir-fried noodle dish with onions, celery, and cabbage.

Panda’s Mongolian Pork is available at participating locations such as Megamall and North EDSA) for dine-in and take-out. It is also available for delivery via GrabFood and foodpanda. 

GrabFood is a trademark owned by Grabtaxi Holdings Pte. Ltd.

Foodpanda is a trademark owned by Emerging Markets Online Food Delivery Holding S.a.r.l.

For more information visit Panda Express's Facebook Page and their Instagram Account

About Panda Express 

On a mission to inspire better lives, Panda Express® is the largest Asian dining concept in the world. Family-owned and operated since 1983 by co-founders and co-CEOs Andrew and Peggy Cherng, Panda Express is best known as a trailblazer for creating a wide variety of industry-first recipes, including its best-seller the Orange™ Chicken and award-winning Honey Walnut Shrimp, which have defined the category of authentic American Chinese cuisine. Each entrée at Panda Express, including the Wok Smart selections, is thoughtfully crafted with quality ingredients and inspired by bold Chinese flavors and culinary principles. The restaurant brand has more than 2,300 locations and has introduced American Chinese cuisine to twelve international countries. Powered by this global family of associates, Panda Cares®, the philanthropic arm of Panda Express, has raised more than $216 million and dedicated countless volunteer hours in bettering the health and education of over 12 million youths, as well as supporting communities in need since 1999. Visit www.facebook.com/PandaExpressPH/ (Facebook) and @PandaExpressPH (Instagram) for more information.

About Jollibee Group 

Jollibee Group is one of the fastest-growing Asian restaurant companies in the world. It operates in 33 countries, with over 5,800 stores globally with branches in the Philippines, United States, Canada, the People’s Republic of China, United Kingdom, Italy, Vietnam, Brunei, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Indonesia, Costa Rica, Egypt, Panama, Malaysia, South Korea, Japan, and India. It has eight wholly-owned brands (Jollibee, Chowking, Greenwich, Red Ribbon, Mang Inasal, Yonghe King, Hong Zhuang Yuan, Smashburger), four franchised brands (Burger King and Panda Express in the Philippines, Dunkin’ Donuts, and Tim Ho Wan in certain territories in China), 80% ownership of The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, and 60% ownership in the SuperFoods Group that owns Highlands Coffee and PHO24 brands.  

 

Jollibee Group is a significant investor in Titan Dining LP, a private equity fund and the ultimate holding entity of the Tim Ho Wan (THW) Brand and has a joint venture with the THW Group to open THW restaurants in Mainland China. It also has a business venture with award-winning Chef Rick Bayless for Tortazo, Mexican fast-casual restaurant business in the United States. The Group will also establish a 50/50 joint venture to operate and expand Yoshinoya - one of the largest and most recognized Japanese restaurant brands globally - in the Philippines.

 

Jollibee Group was named the Philippines’ most admired company by the Asian Wall Street Journal for ten years. It was also honored as one of Asia’s Fab 50 Companies and among the World’s Best Employers by Forbes. In 2020, Gallup awarded the Jollibee Group with the Exceptional Workplace Award, making it the first Philippine-based company to receive the distinction.

 

Jollibee Group has grown brands that bring delightful dining experiences to its customers worldwide, in line with its mission of serving great-tasting food and spreading the joy of eating to everyone.

Orange you excited? Panda Express Goes North

 

Panda Express in the North. The Jollibee Group opens the second branch of Panda Express at SM North Edsa in Quezon City on February 12, in time for the celebration of the Chinese New Year.

Following the blockbuster launch of its first store at SM Megamall in 2019, American-Chinese fast-casual restaurant Panda Express is finally going north with the opening of its second store on February 12 located at SM North Edsa in Quezon City.

The best-seller signature dishes of the world’s largest American-Chinese dining concept is finally within reach for the north folks who are craving for its famous Original Orange Chicken, a wok-tossed crispy chicken in a sweet and tangy sauce; and the classic favorite Broccoli Beef made of tender beef and fresh broccoli in ginger soy sauce.

For those on a plant-based diet, Panda Express also has the Eggplant Tofu on its menu, which boasts of the delicate flavors of the lightly browned tofu, eggplant, and red bell peppers tossed in a sweet and spicy sauce.

Panda Express popularized American-Chinese cuisine by using authentic Chinese recipes that appeal to the varying preferences and tastes of its customers. Every dish served at Panda Express is thoughtfully crafted, bringing together comfort and crave-ability in innovative ways.

Treat for Lunar New Year

The opening also coincides with the celebration of Lunar New Year and this year, Panda Express will feature a lantern-festival-themed photo wall installation, which allows customers who line up during the day to pick red envelopes from the interactive display containing freebies. Lucky customers may claim their prizes upon presentation of their winning fortunes in store. To ensure the safety of both crew members and guests, Panda Express will also observe proper physical distancing and health protocols.

Panda Express has the Eggplant Tofu on its menu, perfect for those on a plant-based diet. It boasts of the delicate flavors of the lightly browned tofu, eggplant, and red bell peppers tossed in a sweet and spicy sauce.

Availability for Delivery

For customers who wish to have their favorite Panda Express dish in the comfort of their own homes, Panda Express will be available via Facebook Messenger and food delivery apps including GrabFood and foodpanda. Delivery locations are within Metro Manila only.

A classic favorite, Panda Express’s Broccoli Beef is tender beef and fresh broccoli in a ginger soy sauce.

A Chinese-American Classic

Panda Express was founded by husband-and-wife tandem, co-CEO, and co-founders Andrew and Peggy Cherng in 1983. They popularized American-Chinese cuisine by using authentic Chinese recipes adapted to global tastes, which successfully established the brand as the largest Asian dining concept in the US and the largest American-Chinese concept in the world.

The Original Orange Chicken is the signature dish of Panda Express. It is crispy chicken wok-tossed in a sweet and spicy orange sauce.

The Jollibee Group entered into a 50/50 joint venture with Panda Restaurant Group (PRG) to form JBPX Foods, Inc. to bring the iconic US restaurant brand to the Philippines. JFC said that they plan to develop five Panda Express stores in Metro Manila during the initial phase of this partnership.

 

To date, Panda Express has more than 2,000 restaurants all over the world, and with close to 39,000 associates. Outside of the US, Panda Express is present in Canada, Guatemala, Aruba, Japan, Mexico, El Salvador, South Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

 

To know more about Panda Express, you may visit  Panda Express on Facebook and on Instagram.

About Jollibee Group

Jollibee Group is one of the fastest-growing Asian restaurant companies in the world. It operates in 33 countries, with over 5,800 stores globally with branches in the Philippines, United States, Canada, the People’s Republic of China, United Kingdom, Italy, Vietnam, Brunei, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Indonesia, Costa Rica, Egypt, Panama, Malaysia, South Korea, Japan, and India. It has eight wholly-owned brands (Jollibee, Chowking, Greenwich, Red Ribbon, Mang Inasal, Yonghe King, Hong Zhuang Yuan, Smashburger), three franchised brands (Burger King and Panda Express in the Philippines, Dunkin’ Donuts, and Tim Ho Wan in certain territories in China), 80% ownership of The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, and 60% ownership in the SuperFoods Group that owns Highlands Coffee and PHO24 brands.  

 

Jollibee Group is a significant investor in Titan Dining LP, a private equity fund and the ultimate holding entity of the Tim Ho Wan (THW) Brand and has a joint venture with the THW Group to open THW restaurants in Mainland China. It also has a business venture with award-winning Chef Rick Bayless for Tortazo, Mexican fast-casual restaurant business in the United States.

 

Jollibee Group was named the Philippines’ most admired company by the Asian Wall Street Journal for ten years. It was also honored as one of Asia’s Fab 50 Companies and among the World’s Best Employers by Forbes. In 2020, Gallup awarded the Jollibee Group with the Exceptional Workplace Award, making it the first Philippine-based company to receive the distinction.

 

Jollibee Group has grown brands that bring delightful dining experiences to its customers worldwide, in line with its mission of serving great tasting food and spreading the joy of eating to everyone.