Friday, September 26, 2008

How to Make Lumpia

Watch as local cook Clyde instructs on how to make Lumpia. If you don't know what a Lumpia is, here's a short description from Wikipedia:

Lumpia are pastries of the Philippines and Indonesia of Chinese origin and are similar to spring rolls......The recipe, both fried and fresh versions, was brought by the Chinese immigrants from the Fujian province of China to Southeast Asia and became popular where they settled in the Philippines and Indonesia. In the Netherlands, it is spelled loempia which is the old Indonesian spelling for lumpia and has also become the generic name for "spring roll" in Dutch. A variant is the Vietnamese lumpia, wrapped in a thinner piece of pastry, in a size close to a spring roll though the wrapping closes the ends off completely, which is typical for lumpia.

If you've never eaten a Lumpia you are really missing out. We have a habit of asking every Philippine that we know if they have any on hand, as if. Good job Clyde.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

No ground beef in lumpia, you silly white man! Only those who are too lazy to slow roast and shred pork use hamburger....start over and stay authentic!