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empanada panameña

Also spelled: empanadas · empanada de maíz

What does empanada panameña mean?

Corn dough filled with stewed beef, chicken or cheese, folded into a half-moon and fried. The Panamanian version is corn-based, not wheat flour as in Argentina or Chile.

Example

Give me two beef empanadas and a chicha.Dame dos empanadas de carne y una chicha.

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Where it is used
nationwide
Currency
in use today
Origin
Adaptación local de la empanada hispanoamericana.

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See also

carimañolahojaldrefondatortilla (panameña)

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