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What is the best empanada in the supermarket?

What is the best empanada in the supermarket? We see multiple versions of the Galician pie on supermarket shelves. From the mythical stuffed tuna or meat to seafood. Although the latter is quite traditional in its original community, Galicia. As large surfaces innovate in fillings, doughs and preparation methods, the decision for consumers is increasingly difficult. In this article we will address a question that has surely crossed your mind at some point. You'll have to read to the end to find out.

“Non hay feira sin empanada”

La versatility of this recipe stuffed dough It gives us great advantages. It is easy to consume and share. A good empanada in the center of the table cannot be missing. As they usually say in Galician lands «there is no fair without empanada«. Although the translation is quite intuitive "There is no party without empanada" not so much the origin of the word “empanada”. It is believed that thousands of years ago Galician society used empanadas as a "tupper«. The mass that covered the filling protected it from dust on long trips and long hunting days.

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Galician empanada/Source: Fabrisa's kitchen

Although there are many theories about his birth, what is embodied in the Porch of Glory in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela evidence of the deep relevance and great reputation of this recipe at that time. In fact, it was represented as the greatest wish possible. We can see how a man tries to enjoy an empanada, but the rope around his neck prevents him. He cannot eat the succulent dish as torture symbol.

How is the recipe for the authentic Galician empanada?

to find out what it is the best empanada in the supermarket you have to know what an authentic Galician empanada is like. To taste the colors, right? That is, if you can't compare it to the original recipe it came from, you won't be able to judge it correctly. Let's become food critics for a day. Once you know how the dough should be, you will know how to distinguish between a good coverage and another that is not so good. This taking into account that You are never have you tried one Empanada Gallega authentic or, that you take a long time without doing it. The rest of the aspects: value for money and flavors you will know later.

La   of an authentic Galician empanada is more important than it might seem. The most traditional are made with a grass dough, that is, a bread dough enriched with some fat (butter, lard, butter, cream, milk, etc.). Instead, the   of the empanadas of origin they are more basic in the sense that they do not interfere so much with the flavor of the filling. The corn bread doughmillet empanada, originally from the Rías Baixas Due to the absence of wheat and rye, they are denser and combine better with blue fish.

La   can be fine or more gross. However, she should always be crispy and not rubbery. In all cases, the thickness It should always be in tune with the amount of the filling. The scallop patty It is one of the most popular, however, fillings and doughs vary depending on the region in which we are. In short, there are empanadas for all tastes.

What is the best empanada in the supermarket?

It is true that few supermarket empanadas resemble the authentic Galician empanadasBut there are better and worse ones. In our opinion the best is tuna pie de Mercadona. Its dough is the crunchiest or least rubbery, however, its edges are perhaps too hard. To the filling we give a diez because it is very good and the dough does not interfere too much. In addition, another of its most successful fillings is that of chicken and mushrooms with cream cheese. We must also highlight the very interesting offer launched by the supermarket chain based in Santiago de Compostela, To field.

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Empanada of tuna with caramelized onions from Alcampo/Source: Alcampo

They have brought out four different empanadas: chicken empanada with cheese, bonito from the north, cod with caramelised onion and Iberian pork. All elaborated under the supervision of the quality department, which gives them certain guarantees of success. Each of them are 700 grams and they cost $8,39. The price is higher compared to other platforms. They are the only ones that we still have to try and, the expectations they are tall If you want to know what is the best pie of this supermarket let us know in the comments.

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