empanada

Noun

Meaning

empanada (plural empanadas)

Any of a variety of stuffed pastries found in Spanish, Filipino, and Latin American cuisine.

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And then, of course, there’s the almighty empanada, that stuffed-and-fried pocket of white corn masa that’s a ubiquitous street snack throughout Costa Rica, and much of Latin America. Source: Internet

A variation, the "empanada gallega" (Galician empanada), is a big, round meat pie made most commonly with tuna and mackerel ("caballa" in Spanish). Source: Internet

Among these are: the Galician empanada, Galician octopus, scallops, crab and barnacles. Source: Internet

Carlo Alberto, owner of the TabaCafe, an Argentine empanada bar that was selling cocktails to a few customers, said that since reopening this week he had been threatened with a fine by the police because of the crowds in front of his bar. Source: Internet

I’ve been googling empanada recipes all week because I want to make them for a Cinco de Mayo dinner party this weekend. Source: Internet

While Cafe Tola’s Avondale location has indoor seating, the Lakeview spot on Southport is more of a true empanada stand with a simple wooden bar for seating on the outside. Source: Internet

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