empanada
Sign in to saveAn empanada is a type of baked or fried turnover consisting of pastry and filling, common in Spain, Portugal, other Southern European countries, North African countries, West African countries (where they are known as meatpies in Nigeria), South Asian countries, Latin American countries, and the Philippines. The name comes from the Spanish (to bread, i.e., to coat with bread), and translates as 'breaded', that is, wrapped or coated in bread. They are made by folding dough over a filling, which may consist of meat, cheese, tomato, corn, or other ingredients, and then cooking the resulting turno
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- Food.name
- Empanada
- Food.image
- Tapa de empanadillitas.JPG
- Food.caption
- Empanadillas from Spain
- Food.country
- Spain
- Food.region
- Galicia
- Food.course
- Appetiser, main course
- Food.type
- Pastry
- Food.main_ingredient
- Meat, cheese, corn, or other ingredients
- Food.variations
- Pastel, pasty, Sri Lankan patties
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An empanada is a type of baked or fried turnover consisting of pastry and filling, common in Spain, Portugal, other Southern European countries, North African countries, West African countries (where they are known as meatpies in Nigeria), South Asian countries, Latin American countries, and the Philippines. The name comes from the Spanish (to bread, i.e., to coat with bread), and translates as 'breaded', that is, wrapped or coated in bread. They are made by folding dough over a filling, which may consist of meat, cheese, tomato, corn, or other ingredients, and then cooking the resulting turnover, either by baking or frying.
==Origins== The origin of empanadas is unknown, but they are thought to have originated in 7th century Galicia, a region in northwest Spain.