By Amy Santiago – LatinPost.com – Photo: flickr.com.
Photo: Cajun spiced potato empanadas.
A staple snack in Latin American cuisine, empanada (pastel in Brazilian and Portuguese and salteña in Bolivia) is served either baked or fried and is stuffed with meat, cheese, huitlacoche (“corn smut”, a delicacy in Mexico), vegetables or fruits, and many other fillings that come either in savory and sweet versions.
