empanada
a turnover or mold of pastry filled with chopped or ground meat, vegetables, fruit, etc., and usually baked or fried.
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It’s particularly useful when dealing with really plump baked goods, from extra-thick hand-rolled bagels to packed empanadas.
Beer, wine and hard seltzer are available for sale, along with tacos and empanadas from Agua 301, though food can be carried in from any restaurant in the neighborhood.
It also doesn’t hurt, she says, that the empanadas that they’ve always served travel particularly well.
Restaurants Avoiding Big Delivery Apps Have to Get Creative | Kristen Hawley | February 1, 2021 | EaterIn the afternoon, especially on the weekends, a cup of coffee and a baked good like an empanada or cookie may be added.
The locals’ favorite way to eat it is as the filling of a sweet empanada, though it’s also used to make candy or just eaten with a spoon.
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