Dinamita

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Dinamita
Appetizer
Place of originPhilippines
Serving temperatureHot, warm
Dinamita with garlic mayonnaise

Dinamita (also known simply as dynamite) is a deep-fried

appetizer or as a companion to beer
.

Names

The name for the dish literally means "dynamite", due to its resemblance to a stick of dynamite with a long fuse; as well as a reference to the heat of the pepper.[1][2] Since it is a type of lumpia, it is also known as "dynamite lumpia", "dynamite spring rolls", and "lumpiang dinamita". It also has other creative names like dynamite cheese sticks (with the filling consisting of cheddar or even mozzarella cheese), "barako finger", from Filipino barako (lit. "wild boar"), which has connotations of manliness equivalent to the English term "stud".[2][3][4]

Description

Like most lumpia recipes, dinamita is very easy to prepare and can be modified readily. The

pork), is sauteed beforehand with chopped onions and garlic, and seasoned with salt and black pepper to taste.[5][6][7][8]

Dinamita appetizers at a restaurant

The pepper used in dinamita is the long and green

lumpia wrapper (a thin egg crêpe) with the stalk hanging out of one end. It is deep-fried until golden brown and served while still crispy.[5][9][10]

It is eaten as is or dipped into common lumpia dipping sauces like

appetizer or as pulutan (finger food) with beer or other alcoholic drinks.[5][1]

Variations

Siling haba has a "hot" rating in the

habanero peppers will increase it. Another method is to mix the stuffing with finely chopped native labuyo peppers, which are much hotter than siling haba, with a Scoville scale rating of 80,000 to 100,000 SHU. Some of the seeds of the siling haba can also be retained to make it hotter, though too much can make it taste bitter.[3][12]

The stuffing can similarly be adjusted to taste. Some variants of dinamita may further encase or stuff the pepper with

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Pantig, Laurice. "Dinamita". Craving for Homemade?. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Dinamita (Dynamite Spring Rolls)". Pinoy Kusinero. Archived from the original on December 22, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Polistico, Edgie (June 18, 2011). "Barako finger (dynamite chili stick)". Philippine Food Illustrated. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  4. ^ "Dynamite Lumpia with Cheese (Dynamite Cheese Sticks Recipe)". Pinoy Recipe At Iba Pa. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  5. ^ a b c ""Dynamite" – Filipino TEXMEX style Spring Rolls". Maputing Cooking. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  6. ^ "PICA PICA SERIES: DINAMITA! (Green Chili Finger Food) best partnered with BELOW ZERO BEER!". Curious May. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  7. ^ "Dynamite Stick Recipe (Dynamite Lumpia)". Atbp.ph. June 4, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  8. ^ "Deep Fried Chilli Peppers (Dynamite Lumpia)". Asian Inspirations. June 5, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Dynamite Lumpia". Kawaling Pinoy. April 23, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  10. ^ Walker, Timothy (February 6, 2015). "Food of the Philippines: Ka-boom! Explosive spicy dynamite sticks". Philippines Lifestyle News. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  11. ^ a b Merano, Vanjo (March 2, 2015). "Chicken Dynamite Lumpia Recipe". Panlasang Pinoy. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  12. ^ "Dinamita (Dynamite Sticks)". One Filipino Recipe At A Time. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  13. ^ "Dynamite Lumpia with Cheese". Panlasang Pinoy Meaty Recipes. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  14. ^ "Cheese Dynamite (Chili Cheese and Ham Stick)". Mama's Guide Recipes. July 3, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  15. ^ "Dynamite Lumpia". Ang Sarap. June 4, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  16. ^ "Dynamite Recipe (Dynamite Spring Roll / Dynamite Cheese Sticks)". Yummy Recipes. Retrieved December 22, 2018.