Are Empanadas a sandwich?

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 · 29 pts · 245d (4 replies)

They are a ravioli.

smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works · 24 pts · 245d (3 replies)

Which is a calzone.

SantasMagicalComfort@piefed.world · 20 pts · 245d (1 reply)

Which is a dumpling just like uncrustables.

funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 245d

Which is a salad

socsa@piefed.social · 1 pts · 245d

Which is a grilled cheese

Zachariah@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 245d (2 replies)
funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 245d (1 reply)
snooggums@piefed.world · 2 pts · 245d

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

a1tsca13@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 244d (1 reply)

I would consider them a type of dumpling.

Brosplosion@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 244d

A large dumple, even

ExhaleSmile@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 245d (1 reply)

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

Sendpicsofsandwiches@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 245d

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 pts · 245d

They based on Cornish pasties

The Cornish diaspora took their culinary delights around the world

GlendatheGayWitch@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 245d (2 replies)

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 pts · 244d (1 reply)

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

GlendatheGayWitch@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 244d

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 pts · 245d

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 pts · 244d

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.

ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 244d (5 replies)

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

stray@pawb.social · 2 pts · 244d

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

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

Skullgrid@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 244d (3 replies)

depends on the region...

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

ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 244d (2 replies)

Our culture corrupts everything it touches 😖

Skullgrid@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 244d (1 reply)

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

ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 244d

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

Kolanaki@pawb.social · 2 pts · 245d (1 reply)

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

Sendpicsofsandwiches@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 245d

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

DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 245d (2 replies)

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 pts · 245d

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 pts · 244d

What about one piece of bread hollowed?

njm1314@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 245d

No. No. Fuck no man.