panah betA Hearty Twist on a Classic: Pinakbet with Crispy Bagnet. I spent my childhood amidst the busy kitchen of my Lola Nena, with the smell ofPinakbet or pakbet is a popular vegetable dish in the Philippines which orinated in Ilocos Region, the word pinakbet is derived from the Ilocano word pinakebbet, meaning shrunk or shrivelled.It is cooked with a different