Dynamite!

Dynamite is "street food" that I just discovered today here in San Pablo City. It looks like I'm late to the parade as it seems this has been around for a while not only in San Pablo, but in many other places. It's very popular in town with people crowding around vendors who start selling them near the public market at around 4 in the afternoon.

Dynamite is a large green chilli pepper that's stuffed with pork and cheese (sometimes with beef), wrapped in lumpia wrapper, breaded and deep fried. The little stem of the chili sticks out of one of the ends making it look like a fuse. I'm pretty sure that's how it got its name.

And I tell you guys, this is pretty awesome. You can eat it as it is, or have it with sauce. Whether the dish will be much awesome or not depends on the kind of sauce you get. The one I had earlier today at a different place came with different sauce and it tasted much better because of it.

It's dynamite in more ways than one because because this is a green chilli pepper and it's pretty hot. They keep it in control and keep the heat managable by removing the seeds first. But it seems in a particular batch, not all seeds are removed (most likely unintentional), and one in a bunch may pack a really mean wallop.

I guess that's part of the thrill. Somewhat like eating a blowfish, but to a lesser extreme.

Each dynamite costs P10, and I think it's more than worth it!