Glossary E

Embutido mixto is the Spanish for "assortment of cured meats"

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Embutidos de Caza is the Spanish for "cold cuts of game", referring to sliced assorted cold meats of animals killed in a hunt or meat from wild animals used as food

Ementa is the Portuguese which means "menu"

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Emincer is the French word which means "to slice thinly". It means to cut fruits and vegetables into thin slices shorter that julienned. However, this term is most often used when referring to meats that has to be "sliced thinly"

Empanada refers to a crescent-shaped pastry turnover stuffed/filled with savory meats and vegetables fillings or sweet fruit fillings. Empanada's recipe varies from cook to cook. In Ilocos Region, in the north of the Philippines, there are already two (2) famous Empanada, the one from Vigan, Ilocos Sur and Empanada Batac from Batac, Ilocos Norte

In the Philippines, some Empanadas are not only filled with meats, but pieces of meats, like pork and chicken are sauteed with small cubes of potatoes, green peas and some have raisins.

I am proud of the the Empanada which is sold in the San Pablo City, Laguna which is buy whenever I visit my relatives in Metro Manila as my treat coming from the province (Pasalubong, we call it in the Philippines) whenever I have my vacation in the Philippines. It is made by El Mare. Their Empanada are always freshly baked.

Here are the pictures of the Empanada from my city in Laguna. I think these Empanadas are baked in the oven so it is not oily, which make it light on the stomach

Below are various Empanadas I found in a Mexican Bakeshop in Houston, Texas. I chose the one with a sweet filling made of sweetened mashed pumpkins/squash and sweet potatoes

Below is an Empanada sold as street food also in my city in the Philippines during Food Night Market. Not so good because it is deep-fried and a bit oily, but it is a filling snacks

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Empanada de Queso refers to Chile's deep fried patty filled with cheese. Empanada de Queso is easy to find everywhere Chile, even in McDonald's located in cities.

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Empanada Gallega refers to a flat pie from Galicia, Spain. Empanda Gallega can be stuffed with tuna, meat, cockles, lamprey, etc, but typically stuffed with Pisto, a Spanish ratatouille or just about anything that can be mixed with Spain’s omnipresent and delicious Sofrito, a base of lightly fried onions, green peppers and tomato, which ensures that the pie is never dry.

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Emapanadas Tucumanas (singular Tucumana) are snacks which is similar to Salteñas, but deep-fried and with a higher potato content. It is a pastry filled with meat, chicken and other ingredients which is deep-fried. Like Saltenas, Empanadas Tucumanas is named after a city, of Tucuman in Argentina. Tucumana is also eaten in Bolivia.

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Empanadillas refers to Gádor’s dish made of mix chunks of tuna in the batter before being fried in olive oil. Gádor is one of the small Andalusian towns that is seeing its population grow steadily located just eighteen kilometers north of the capital city of Almería. Gádor is home to citruses of Andarax and relies on olives, oranges, and cattle ranching.

Emping refer to Indonesian crackers made of Melinjo (gnetum gnemon). It also refer to rice or tapioca crackers

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