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| h English (en) | ==Street food and snacks== [[File:06906jfBarangays Figueras Sampaloc Earnshaw Legarda Streets Manilafvf 14.jpg|thumb|An example of street foods in [[Manila]]]] [[File:Fishball Vending.jpg|thumb|A [[hawker (trade)|hawker]] selling fish balls in [[Angeles City]]]] Aside from pastries and desserts, there are heartier snacks for ''merienda'' that can also serve as either an appetizer or side dish for a meal. ''Siomai'' is the local version'' of Chinese [[shaomai]].'' ''[[Lumpia]]'' are spring rolls that can be either fresh or fried. Fresh ''lumpia'' (''lumpiang sariwa'') is usually made for fiestas or special occasions as it can be labor-intensive to prepare, while one version of fried ''lumpia'' (''lumpiang prito''), ''lumpiang shanghai'', is usually filled with ground pork and a combination of vegetables, and served with a sweet and sour dipping sauce.Other variations are filled with minced pork and shrimp and accompanied by a vinegar-based dipping sauce. ''Lumpia'' has been commercialized in [[frozen food]] form. [[Pares (food)|Beef pares]] is a common street food in Manila. Middle Eastern food such as the [[shawarma]] became popular in the Philippines in the late 1980s. |