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a pocket so universally beloved that fifteen countries each swear they perfected it first.
name originFrom Spanish empanar, meaning to wrap in bread.
crimp codeArgentine repulgue patterns signal each filling without opening.
galician rootsDocumented in Spain since at least 1520.
global spreadEvery Latin American country claims its own version.
baked or friedThe eternal civil war of dough lovers.