Submitted by Alaina Kurish on the 2020 winter session study abroad program in Argentina sponsored by the Department of Languages, Literatures & Cultures…
During my stay in Argentina, I have had a variety of different typical Argentinian foods. One of my favorites is empanadas. There are many types of empanadas, for example, beef, chicken, ham and cheese, vegetable, spinach and cheese, caprese (tomato, cheese and basil) and anything else you can think of. An empanada is kind of like a meat pie. The outside is either dough made of flour like a pie or fried dough which is filled with either a type of meat or vegetable or cheese or a mix of them. They are a common lunch food since most people here do not eat big lunches it is common to get two or sometimes more or less empanadas for lunchtime. My favorite types of empanadas are beef and caprese. I have had beef empanadas both fried and regular baked and I enjoy both. In Buenos Aires specifically, the regular baked flour empanadas are more common. Although you can probably get empanadas in many places in the world, Argentina is said to have some of the best!
