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Empanada

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Empanada

A filled pastry turnover from Latin America and Spain/World Cuisines

Empanadas are crescent-shaped pastries filled with meat, cheese, vegetables, or fruit, then baked or fried. They are found across Latin America, Spain, and the Philippines, with each region having distinct fillings and dough styles. The name comes from the Spanish verb 'empanar,' meaning to coat in bread.

Measurements

Length (curved edge)1.5 tenths m
4.29Walnut diameters
9.4 tenthsKindle heights
6 tenthsScrewdriver lengths
Width8 hundredths m
11.4 millionChip transistor gates
3.3 hundredthsForklift lengths
20.5 millionthsAkashi Kaikyo spans
Thickness3 hundredths m
1.2 quadrillionthsLight-days
1.9 thousandthsSubway cars
Mass1 tenths kg
333,333Spider silk strands
294 millionthsEmpty hot tubs
49 billionthsSpace Shuttle launches
Dough thickness3 thousandths m
3.8 tenthsLego studs
1.7 thousandthsYoga mat lengths
100,000Smoke particles
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