Banana ketchupSet the bottle out for children and anyone who wants it sweeter.
Fermented soybean sauce (tauco)Serve it with fresh lumpia or vegetable-filled fried ones.
Garlic and peanut sauceSpoon it over fresh, unfried lumpia instead of dipping.
Palm sugar sauceDrizzle it over a folded fresh lumpia.
Soy sauce with calamansi (toyomansi)Squeeze the citrus in at the table so it stays bright.
Spiced vinegar with garlic and chiliDip the cut end so the vinegar runs into the filling.
Sweet and sour sauce (agre dulce)Serve it warm or cool, in a bowl wide enough for dipping.
Sweet chili saucePour it into a small dish for each person so nobody dips twice in one bowl.
Noodles and rice 5
Garlic fried rice (sinangag)A scoop of rice and a few lumpia make a full plate.
Noodle soup with sliced lumpia (soto mie)Slice a fried lumpia over the bowl just before serving.
Pancit (stir-fried noodles)Put a platter of noodles next to the lumpia and let people take both.
Rice noodles in shrimp sauce (palabok)A platter of saucy noodles balances a plate of dry, crisp rolls.
Sweet-style spaghettiServe small portions beside the rolls on a birthday table.
Filipino main dishes for the same table 7
Beef shank soup (bulalo)Ladle the broth into cups for sipping between rolls.
Beef steak with onions (bistek)Spoon the pan juices over rice and add lumpia on the side.
Deep-fried pork leg (crispy pata)It takes the same soy and calamansi dip as the lumpia.
Grilled eggplant omelette (tortang talong)Banana ketchup goes on this and on the lumpia.
Meat and vegetables in sour broth (sinigang)A sour broth is a good break from fried rolls.
Pork in coconut milk with chilies (Bicol express)Serve plenty of rice with it and let the lumpia be the crisp part.
Pork with calamansi, onions and chili (sisig)Bring it to the table hot and squeeze more calamansi over it.
Pickles, salad and vegetables 4
Pickled green papaya (atchara)A forkful between bites clears the oil of fried lumpia.
Taro leaves in coconut milk (laing)A spoonful beside rice is enough; it is rich.
Tomato and salted egg saladChop everything small and spoon it next to the rolls.
Vegetable stew with shrimp paste (pinakbet)This brings the vegetables that a plate of fried lumpia lacks.
Something sweet after 7
Baked rice cake (bibingka)Serve it warm in wedges.
Banana fritters (pisang goreng)Something sweet from the same fryer.
Banana lumpia (turon) with ice creamA sweet lumpia to finish; add a scoop while the roll is hot.
Coconut pudding (maja blanca)Cut it into squares and chill until serving.
Mango floatScoop it straight from the dish it was chilled in.
Purple yam ice creamOne small scoop is enough after a fried meal.
Young coconut pie (buko pie)Cut thin slices and serve them at room temperature.
Drinks without alcohol 2
Avocado shakeBlend it with ice and milk and serve it with a spoon.
Calamansi juiceServe it cold and a little tart to cut the fried wrapper.
How it works
What to eat with lumpia begins with the dip, and the right one depends on the roll. These 33 ideas go from sauces to pancit and garlic rice, Filipino dishes for the same table, pickles, sweets and drinks.
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What do you eat with lumpia?
A dipping sauce first. In the Philippines fried lumpia are traditionally dipped in agre dulce, a sweet and sour sauce, in a vinegar sauce, in banana ketchup or in sweet chili sauce. Fresh, unfried lumpia get a sauce made with garlic and crushed peanuts. In Indonesia the dips are chili sambal, peanut sauce, a fermented soybean sauce called tauco, or palm sugar sauce.
As a snack or on a party table
Lumpia are often served as an appetizer or a snack, and in the Philippines they are among the most common dishes at gatherings and celebrations. Atchara, a pickle of unripe papaya, is a frequent partner of fried dishes, so it suits fried lumpia.
Fry lumpia last and serve them at once. The wrapper softens as it sits.
Questions and answers
What sauce goes with lumpia Shanghai?
Lumpiang Shanghai, the small rolls filled with ground pork, are commonly served with agre dulce. Tomato ketchup, banana ketchup and vinegar are popular alternatives.
What goes with vegetable lumpia?
Fried vegetable lumpia usually get chili peppers and vinegar, or toyomansi, which is calamansi juice mixed with soy sauce.
What main dish goes with lumpia?
A Filipino dish with a sauce or a broth, so the rolls stay the crisp part of the plate: sinigang, which is meat or seafood with vegetables in a sour broth, bistek, or pinakbet, a vegetable stew flavored with shrimp paste.
What dessert goes with lumpia?
Turon, a sweet lumpia filled with banana and fried, is sometimes paired with ice cream. Maja blanca, a coconut pudding, is usually served at fiestas, and mango float is an icebox cake of mangoes and cream.
What do you drink with lumpia?
Without alcohol: cold calamansi juice, or a fruit shake. Filipino shakes are made with crushed ice, milk and fruit such as mango or avocado.