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Empanadas

Argentina's favorite street food, these stuffed dough pockets are similar to Puerto Rico's empanadilla or a Cornish pasty.
Translating as "wrapped in bread," empanadas come baked or fried and can be veggie or carnivorous.
Common fillings include chicken, cheese and ham, sweetcorn, caprese or blue cheese.
Beef -- either chopped or sliced by hand -- is always a popular option, though seasoning such as cumin, spring onion, boiled egg or potato depends on the province of origin.
Look out for regional specialties, too: quinoa and goat's cheese in the northwest province of Jujuy, or lamb in Patagonia.
So how to tell the difference between flavors?
Most empanaderías provide a handy repulgue (a term used to describe the method used to fold the edges of the dough) map as a guide through the different crimped edges, which denote flavors.
FM
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