Turon

A lot of information in the internet would tell you what Turon is. It refers to a snack with sliced bananas and brown sugar  wrapped in  lumpia wrapper then deep fried. Let us see which among the Turon sold at Blumentrit and Josefina St offers the best value for your money.

Picture 1: (Top) Turon sold at Blumentrit corner P.Florentino St. (Bottom) Turon sold at Josefina St. corner P. Florentino St.

The sample I bought at Blumentrit is literally coated with hardened brown sugar caramel. It's a premium deal if you ask me for P10.00 per piece. Your taste buds can pick up occasional taste of  sweetened langka (jackfruit) while chewing.  Picture 2 shows exactly how the lumpia wrapper was wrapped three times making it extra crispy.

Picture 2: Turon sold at Blumentrit: The entire Turon is almost one and a half inches in width. The thin banana slices is evenly distributed on both ends.

A minimalist approach in preparing Turon is found along Josefina St corner P. Florentino St. for P6.00.  The sample I bought at this place is not as sweet as the ones that I bought at Blumentrit. It has the same length just like the previous sample but the banana slices is placed right at the middle. Here's something amazing. They sprinkled white sugar on the banana slices before wrapping it up. No wonder there's no trace of sugar caramel around the lumpia wrapper. The crunchiness is average.  It's obvious that the slices of banana is wrapped just once on a single piece of lumpia wrapper. (see Picture 3)

Picture 3: Turon sold at Josefina St: The banana slices is quite thicker but not as sweet.