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It's meat and cheese surrounded by bread so I'd think maybe, but I'd love to hear some opinions!

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[-] thunderfist@lemmy.world 30 points 9 months ago
[-] smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works 25 points 9 months ago
[-] SantasMagicalComfort@piefed.world 20 points 9 months ago

Which is a dumpling just like uncrustables.

[-] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 9 points 9 months ago
[-] socsa@piefed.social 1 points 9 months ago

Which is a grilled cheese

[-] Zachariah@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago
[-] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 6 points 9 months ago
[-] snooggums@piefed.world 2 points 9 months ago

Salad theory: "We have the cube rule of food at home."

[-] a1tsca13@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

I would consider them a type of dumpling.

[-] Brosplosion@lemmy.zip 3 points 9 months ago

A large dumple, even

[-] ExhaleSmile@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

The oil being so close to the top makes me a little nervous

Yeah it was a bit over filled for the size of the empanadas, I don't generally deep fry things so I didn't really notice until I started putting them in, so I just took it slow and only ran 2 at a time

[-] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 9 months ago

They based on Cornish pasties

The Cornish diaspora took their culinary delights around the world

[-] GlendatheGayWitch@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

I forgot that there are savory empanadas, many that I run into are sweet with caramel or fruit filling.

The savory ones are basically meatpies, so I'd say empanadas are little pies.

[-] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

Now I need to find a sweet one, I’ve only had spicy meat ones.

[-] GlendatheGayWitch@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

If there is a real Mexican restaurant (vs tex-mex or new mex-mex) or Hispanic grocery store near you, you might be able to find one. Dulce de Leche seems to be a popular flavor

[-] rouxdoo@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

I say yes, in the same way that a folded over NY Slice of pie is a sandwich. Handheld bread containing yummies are sandwiches!

[-] eRac@lemmings.world 3 points 9 months ago

The empanada is the hotdog of the future!

  • The guy who keeps trying to sell me more empanadas.

It's a calzone. Come on, this is basic cube rule stuff.

In Spanish the word for sandwich also starts with 'empa' so I think they must be

[-] stray@pawb.social 2 points 9 months ago

Empanada is "in bread". Em like entomb + pan.

Emparedado is "in walls". Em like envelope + pared.

[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

depends on the region...

My first time in Montevideo had me cringing at going from "quiero este ~~empanada~~ emparedado" to "este sanguiche"

Our culture corrupts everything it touches 😖

[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

FYI I had a brainfart, putting empanada instead of emparedado.

My brain autocorrects other people's farts. It can get awkward

[-] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I got some frozen enpanadas recently and the directions for microwaving them specifically called them "sandwiches" 🤷‍♂️

Oh, well there we go, the food authorities have already labeled it for us! Lol

[-] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Anything between two slices of bread is a sandwich. A slice of bread between two slices of bread is a sandwich. It's a bread sandwich. Fry bread is bread. So, yes, empanadas are sandwiches.

[-] everett@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

This is, at best, one oblong slice of bread folded in half and fused together at the edges before it technically became bread, so I don't think your definition applies here.

[-] trolololol@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

What about one piece of bread hollowed?

[-] njm1314@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago

No. No. Fuck no man.

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