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Lumpia
Lumpia are various types of spring rolls commonly found in the Philippines and Indonesia. Lumpia are made of thin paper-like or crepe-like pastry skin called "lumpia wrapper" enveloping savory or sweet fillings. It is often served as an appetizer or snack, and might be served deep fried or fresh (unfried). Lumpia are Filipino and Indonesian adaptations of the Fujianese and Teochew popiah, which was created during the 17th century in the former Spanish colonial era.In the Philippines, lumpia is one of the most common dishes served in gatherings and celebrations. In Indonesia lumpia has become a favorite snack, and is known as a street hawker food in the country.In the Netherlands and Belgium, it is spelled loempia, the old Indonesian spelling, which has also become the generic name for "spring roll" in Dutch. A variant is the Vietnamese lumpia, wrapped in a thinner pastry, though still close in size to a spring roll, in which the wrapping closes the ends off completely, which is typical for lumpia.
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Lumpia
Lumpia are pastries of Chinese origin similar to fresh popiah or fried spring rolls popular in Southeast Asia. The term lumpia derives from Hokkien lunpia, which is an alternate term for popiah. The recipe, both fried and fresh versions, was brought by the Chinese immigrants from the Fujian province of China to Southeast Asia and became popular where they settled in Indonesia and the Philippines. In the Netherlands and Flanders, it is spelled loempia which is the old Indonesian spelling for lumpia and has also become the generic name for "spring roll" in Dutch. A variant is the Vietnamese lumpia, wrapped in a thinner piece of pastry, in a size close to a spring roll though, the wrapping closes the ends off completely, which is typical for lumpia.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of lumpia in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
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The numerical value of lumpia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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- lumpiaArabic
- lumpiaSpanish
- لومپیPersian
- LumpiaFrench
- LumpiaHindi
- lumpiaIndonesian
- リンパJapanese
- lumpiaNorwegian
- lumpiaPortuguese
- люмпияRussian
- لوپیاUrdu
- sần sùiVietnamese
- lumpiaChinese
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