- Nasty.
- So crunchy.
- A little chewy.
- Taste ugly.
(loud crunch)
- It's soggy.
(speaking Filipino)
(Rosa coughing)
- Excuse me.
See, I even choked.
You wanna eat?
Come on, enjoy it and have fun.
I love cooking.
It's part of my life.
So every day I cook for my family.
- I think good Lumpia,
first off should taste like authentic Filipino.
- They should be bite sized,
and at the same time should be crispy and golden brown.
If you are not seeing those three things,
then it's not Lumpiang Shanghai.
- Everyone has different tastes.
So make it in neutral.
They can add more,
you know, ingredients if they want.
They want it salty, spicy, or sweet.
- [Jill] All right, I'm hungry.
Let's do this.
- Okay. This looks good.
Now I'm ready to dig in.
Maybe you can dip it in the sauce.
It's much better.
Here you go.
Taste it.
(loud crunch) Mm.
It's good.
Crunchy.
- It's looking a little pale from my taste.
It looks like it's been wrapped perfect.
Someone's got skills.
(loud crunch)
Hm. I don't know.
It's soggy.
A little chewy.
(speaking Filipino)
Where's the umami? Where's the salt?
I don't know. Maybe I just like it a little salty.
I'm salty.
- This version is good
because it's not salty and it's not spicy.
And you can dip it in a sauce
if you want it much better,
or you want it saltier,
or you want it spicy.
The Lumpia is not burnt.
It's really cooked
and the wrap is cooked well.
I got hungry already with the question.
- I've only had one bite and it's already very filling.
It's more like a meal more than an appetizer.
Out of 10, I would give this
maybe a six. (bell rings)
- I give a nine. (bell rings)
All right, I got the last part.
Mm. Crunchy and I enjoy it.
I think I'm ready for the next Lumpia.
Dip this in there.
Oh, wow.
And then.
(loud crunch)
Mm. So crunchy,
and dry (laughs).
- Nasty.
It's all wrapper.
I think when she rolled the Lumpia,
it's not really secured on both ends.
It's so greasy and dry at the same time.
Taste ugly.
And some edges are not secured.
There are parts like the other side is burnt,
the other side is not,
which means it wasn't really flipped.
Make sure next time it should be filled up to the end.
- Well, sometimes it's too much crunchy
it will break it easily.
And then break it apart.
And then you cannot really taste
because it's go all over your blouse.
(Rosa coughing)
Excuse me.
See, I even choked because of too much crunchy.
The other one is neutral,
but this one is already salty.
I cannot add more.
Maybe he's in a hurry. (laughs)
He put a lot of salt.
- Mine is way better for sure.
I'll give it a four. (bell rings)
- Oh, I'll just rate it
as a five. (bell rings)
- Okay. Let's try the next one.
Wow. These are huge.
You know, just by looking at it,
I'm already full.
- For me it looks more like a Turon than Lumpiang Shanghai.
Because Lumpiang Shanghai is served as a cocktail,
or an appetizer, or an hors d'oeuvre,
and not a viand or an (speaks Filipino).
And so it should be smaller.
(soft crunch)
- Mm.
There's a little bit of a crisp.
That's good.
(soft crunch)
(Ina laughs)
- All meat and dry.
- There's a lot of filling,
which is good,
but not a lot of flavor.
It also made it big.
- I would rather cut it in half.
I don't see much ingredients.
I didn't taste it.
It should be balanced,
shouldn't really just be the meat.
If you really have a good Lumpia,
you don't really need the sauce.
And even if I dip it here, it's still ugly.
The sauce would just cover up the ugliness of this.
- We'll try it with the dressing now.
(soft crunch)
I like it better because the sauce gives it the flavor.
Maybe that's why she made it like more plain.
- [Producer] Would you try this at a Filipino party
if it was served to you?
- I'm just gonna bring my own. (laughs)
- Would I serve this to my kids?
Probably not cause it's too big.
The sauce is good.
The Lumpia itself,
hm, maybe a five. (bell rings)
But together,
they can be a six. (bell rings)
- Well I'm gonna give it
a three for the effort. (bell rings)
I won.
So I put it in the cooler
so it doesn't get soggy.
(loud crunch)
Mm.
This is the best Lumpia and it's my Lumpia.
(gentle music)