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

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consisting of stuffed ''

siling haba ''Siling haba'' ("long chili"), ''espada'' ("sword" in Spanish), ''siling mahaba'', ''siling pangsigang'' ("chili for ''sinigang''"), ''siling Tagalog'' ("Tagalog chili"), and sometimes called green chili, finger chili or long pepper, is one of ...

'' (long green chili peppers) wrapped in a thin egg

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. The stuffing is usually ''giniling'' (

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, or a combination of both but it can also be adapted to use a wide variety of ingredients, including tocino,

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, and shredded

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. ''Dinamita'' is also known as dynamite lumpia, among other names. It is a type of

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and it is commonly eaten as an

or as a companion to

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Names

The name for the dish literally means "

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", due to its resemblance to a stick of dynamite with a long fuse; as well as a reference to the heat of the pepper. Since it is a type of ''

'', 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 "

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Description

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

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, ''giniling'' (

), is sauteed beforehand with chopped

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s and

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, and seasoned with salt and

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to taste. The pepper used in ''dinamita'' is the long and green ''

'' pepper (also known as ''siling pansigang''). The pepper is gently cut lengthwise and the pith and seeds removed, being careful to retain the stalk. It is then stuffed with the ground meat mixture and a strip of cheese (usually cheddar). The stuffed pepper is then wrapped in lumpia wrapper (a thin egg

) with the stalk hanging out of one end. It is deep-fried until golden brown and served while still crispy. It is eaten as is or dipped into common lumpia dipping sauces like

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sauce, garlic

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, honey mustard, or vinegar with labuyo peppers and

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. It is usually eaten as an

or as ''pulutan'' (

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) with beer or other alcoholic drinks.

Variations

''Siling haba'' has a "hot" rating in the

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, at 50,000 SHU. However, some or most of the heat is neutralized by the cheese and the fact that the seeds are removed. The heat can be adjusted by using another type of pepper.

Jalapeño The jalapeño ( , , ) is a medium-sized chili pepper Fruit, pod type cultivar of the species ''Capsicum annuum''. A mature jalapeño chili is long and wide, and hangs down from the plant. The pungency of jalapeño peppers varies, but is usual ...

serrano pepper The serrano pepper (''Capsicum annuum'') is a type of chili pepper that originated in the mountainous regions of the Mexican states of Puebla and Hidalgo. The Scoville rating of the serrano pepper is 10,000 to 25,000. The name of the peppe ...

s, for example, will lower the spiciness; while

habanero pepper The habanero (; ) is a Pungency, pungent cultivar of ''Capsicum chinense'' chili pepper. Unripe habaneros are green, and they color as they mature. The most common color variants are orange and red, but the fruit may also be white, brown, yello ...

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

, or

, for example, before rolling it into the lumpia wrapper. Others may exclude the cheese or use shredded chicken or even

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. Other ingredients can also be added, like

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s or ''kintsay'' (

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). Some also prepare their lumpia

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with panko breadcrumbs.

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