Empanadas
OriginArgentina/Spain
Year1500s
Key IngredientsDough/Meat
About Empanadas
Stuffed pastries named from the Spanish empanar, to coat in bread. Galician immigrants carried the Atlantic tradition to Latin America. Argentine beef empanadas have folded crimped seams sealing juicy filling with olives and egg. Every Argentine province has an official variety. Fried in the north, baked in the south. Eaten by the billion as street food and party food.