Empanadas are made all over the world with an assortment of different types. They are pastries, or bread pies, that are folded into a pouch and stuffed with various ingredients such as pork, chicken, shellfish, vegetables, fruits, etc. This appetizer or meal is said to originate in Galicia, Spain, although it is a Spanish and Latin American tradition almost anywhere Spanish is spoken. The original function of the little pouches was for on-the-go workers who needed portable food.
In Galicia there is an annual Festival of the Empanada that goes on the last Sunday in August. People come and pay a small price to try unlimited assortments of empanadas. This festival stays true to tradition and folds the bread pies in different shapes according to what is inside: fish and seafood pies tend to be square, the meat based ones are round and the vegetable ones are more round and patterned.
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Yuuuummmmm. Have you tried the Empanadas La Boca at the Farmer's Markets? I have not, although I have been meaning to.
Larkin, you're doing great work here. Now, with six weeks left in the semester, you need to start thinking about what your argument will be in your third papers and starting shaping/selecting/composing your blog entries to reflect that argument. Remember that you're constructing a meaningful intervention on the topic of Spanish food, so let that guide your future entries.
Keep up the great work!
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