Today’s Sunday * April 8th and its National Emanada Day ! But Meat pies are big in lots of different cultures in the world . They can be sweet or savory these hand pies are a big in Louisiana . The town of Natchitoches la is famous for them & even a yearly festival.
It has a savory meat filling in a crescent-shaped, flaky wheat pastry turnover. It is similar to a Spanish picadillo beef empanada. Varieties are found throughout the colonies of the Spanish Empire. The Natchitoches meat pie is nearly identical to the traditional ground beef empanada of Argentina, Empanada de Carne.
The meat pie is found all throughout Louisiana, including southern Louisiana which tends to have a spicier version compared to its northern counterpart, but its origins are found to be from Northern Louisiana
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