Comments on: Turon ala Polomolok (South Cotabato)

By: nesxia

nesxia — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 11:21:20 +0000

whenever im in the store of mamang mely”s turonon,i can a eat alot of turon.i like so much the sweet taste of banana and the crispy of the lumpia wrapper…

By: Ela

Ela — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 01:55:17 +0000

yellow… white. doesn’t matter for me. love ko pa rin turon!
di mo ako naipasyal dyan sa polomolok market…

By: CarolineAdobo

CarolineAdobo — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 09:00:05 +0000

NeilTG had some great theories on how the lumpia wrappers were colored. I thought it might be safflower, too since saffron is a little expensive and turmeric will give it a pungent smell. Achuete might give it a more orange tint but all these spices makes it worth replicating at home but probabaly the easiest way will be to just ask the vendor I just hope it’s not artificially colored :/ That would ruin these wrappers for me, haha.

By: Heidi

Heidi — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 07:08:14 +0000

Gah! I want turon right now! Sometimes someone from our department, on impulse, would just go out and buy food for everybody, and turon is one of the top favorites.

In LB, the best turon has to be the one sold at Reith’s bread house, which has the same owners as Tony’s Grocery. They use their own homemade preserved jackfruit, if fresh isn’t available.

By: Gay

Gay — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:18:05 +0000

Lyle, turon is also something I could eat everyday!

Neil, the thought of experimenting on wrappers crossed my mind. Maybe. Or just really research and talk to people who make them. Did you that in Los Banos there is lumpia wrapper maker? You can get freshly made wrapper from then at the Bayan market. Personally I still prefer the wrapper we use in Luzon. It’s stronger and cooks well.

By: NeilTG

NeilTG — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 23:02:06 +0000

theoris on yellow lumia wrapper:

1) add annato oil, so it would be a non-self sticking wrapper with natural lubricant. but if this is done probably it is more difficult to seal the turon.

2) a little food color… i mean realistically pinoys love vibrant coulors courtersy of the food color. cheap and fast and surely would be attractive,

3) other natural coloring ingredients having yellow appeal like a] saffron – too expensive, but a very gourmet turon, b] turmeric powder – indianesque taste; or c] casubha or safflower- the one they use in making arroz caldo, slow roasted or oil drenched it makes a a very light color but less distinct flavor like saffron, at very cheap too when it comes to philippine standards.

Gay, would you try experimenting on making turon wrappers with these different coloring material theories? hehehe.