Lumpia (Crispy Filipino Spring Rolls Recipe!) - Rasa Malaysia (2024)

FAQs

What is the difference between spring roll and lumpia? ›

Although spring rolls and lumpia are similar, they are not the same. Lumpia are usually longer and skinner than spring rolls. Besides the shape, spring rolls from Chinese restaurants are usually vegetarian, while lumpia, lumpian shanghai specifically (this version), is mostly meat.

Lumpiang Shanghai is regarded as the most basic type of lumpia in Filipino cuisine, and it is usually smaller and thinner than other lumpia variants.

Not all lumpia* is fried. There is a version called Lumpiang Sariwa or Fresh Lumpia. Traditionally it's made with a soft wrapper that is filled with fresh lettuce and vegetables that have been lightly stir fried.

Ensure the oil is at the right temperature (around 350-375°F or 175-190°C) and don't overcrowd the pan to maintain crispiness. Additionally, using a paper towel to drain excess oil after frying can help keep them crispy. How do I make crispy spring rolls at home?

There's no need to defrost before frying.

You can pan fry, deep fry or even bake your frozen lumpia! Best of all, there's no need to thaw before cooking.

Wonton wrappers will work BUT the lumpia will look bubbly on the outside. To make these gluten-free, you can opt to use rice paper instead of lumpia wrappers, just as you would in Vietnamese Spring Rolls.

Filipinos love Lumpia because it is a delicious dish that can be served as an appetizer, main course or snack. It has a light and crunchy wrapper with savory meat filling inside. It's best eaten fresh out of the pan with soy sauce mixed in, but some people like to eat it cold.

Throughout the country, spring rolls are generally called lumpia; however, sometimes an old Chinese Indonesian spelling is used: loen pia.

Broadly speaking, there are two styles of filling for lumpia: raw and cooked. Some cooks sauté the vegetables and meat before rolling them into the wrappers, while others merely mix the components together before filling the lumpia, allowing the meat mixture to cook during the frying process.

Is lumpia Filipino or Chinese? ›

Lumpia comes from China, not exactly from Shanghai. Before we deep-fried skinny meat-filled spring rolls for birthday parties, there was the fresh, unfried spring roll introduced by pre-colonial Chinese traders. In Hokkien, the language spoken in Fujian province, they called it lunpia (潤餅), meaning “soft pancake”.

They're made with paper-thin lumpia wrappers and filled with a savory mixture of ground pork, cabbage, and other vegetables. Serve lumpia as a side dish or appetizer with a sweet chili dipping sauce. Did you know you can make restaurant-worthy lumpia in your own home?

Leftover cooked lumpia can get soggy if kept in the refrigerator overnight. Reheat in a toaster oven, air fryer, or oven at 350°F for 3 to 4 minutes.

Lumpia and turon are essentially interchangeable terms. Lumpia is a type of spring roll filled with either sweet or savory fillings and commonly served in Filipino cuisine. Turon, also known as banana lumpia, is filled with sweet fruits like jackfruit, saba banana, sweet potato, or mango.

If you want it crispy tomorrow, you have to leave it exposed to air, but then it will get a bit stale and dry out some as well. If you want it to remain as fresh as possible, then you really have to enclose it in something like a plastic bag to retain its moisture.

Oven-warming for long-lasting crunch: To keep crispy dishes warm in the oven without compromising texture, place them on a wire rack and bake at 170 to 200 degrees. This method preserves the crunch for about 15 to 20 minutes, ensuring no crispness is lost when served.