With the recent restoring of ties previously severed in 1961, Cuban cuisine is becoming increasingly more popular. I received a copy of The Cuban Table: A Celebration of Food, Flavors, and History, written by Ana Sofía Peláez, and found it to be a wonderful primer on this fascinating cuisine. For those previously unfamiliar, you will find foods rich with tropical…
Empanadas de Espinaca (Spinach Empanadas)
Empanadas (Empada in Portuguese) are hand pies originally from Portugal and northwestern Spain, Galicia. They can be traced back to the Middle East and India. There are now many variations of empanadas, as settlers brought them to North America, South America, and Asia. Empanadas de Espinaca were created by a bakery in Cali, Colombia. These…
