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Turon (food)

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Type
  
Snack

Place of origin
  
Philippines


Alternative names
  
Turrón de banana, turrón de plátano, lumpiyang saging

Main ingredients
  
Bananas, jackfruit, brown sugar

Similar
  
Lumpia, Banana cue, Halo‑halo, Pancit, Suman

Turon ([tuˈɾɔn]; Spanish: turrón de banana or turrón de plátano), also known as lumpiyang saging (Filipino for banana lumpia), is a Philippine snack made of thinly sliced bananas (preferably saba or Cardaba bananas) and a slice of jackfruit, dusted with brown sugar, rolled in a spring roll wrapper and fried. Other fillings can also be used, including sweet potato, mango, cheddar cheese and coconut.

Turon is a popular street food amongst Filipinos. These are usually sold along streets with banana cue, camote cue, and maruya.

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In Malabon, the term "turon" instead refers to a fried, lumpia-wrapper-enveloped dessert filled with sweet mung bean, while valencia is used for the banana-filled variety.

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