What is National Empanada Day?
National Empanada Day, which takes place each year on April 8th, recognizes a delectable pastry that comes in many forms. Empanada comes from the Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish word em pandar, which means to wrap or coat in bread.
Empanadas are made by folding the dough or bread around a seasoned stuffing. The filled dough is then baked or fried, depending on whether you're looking for a unique gift. These delectable pastries are available in a variety of styles, much like hand pies. You can make your empanadas with meat, cheese, spinach, or fruit fillings. However, they can also be made with other ingredients.
Empanadas filled with seafood are included in a cookbook published in 1520 in Catalan by Ruperto de Nola. The Libre del Coch, a Ruperto de Nola cookbook, includes empanadas filled with seafood.
You may be surprised how adaptable they are if you've never had an empanada. Different areas of the United States make them with their own style and flavors. Starting in the Southern and Southwestern United States, where an empanada is called a Creole empanada, the dish becomes a savory dish.. They fill the half-circle flaky crust with seasoned pork, beef or chicken, and cheese.
Empanadas in the Southeast area of the country will change as a result of the country's transformation. They fill these pastries with fresh or reconstituted dry fruit, a little more on the sweeter side. Any choices include apples, apricots, peaches, or sweet potatoes. The pies are baked and have a crispy outer shell with piping hot fruit inside.
