Originally Posted by
Rejuvenated
I don't know much about Empanadas. But I've always been under the impression that these are part of Filipino cuisines? Or at least those are the only ones I know of.
Empanada just means "embreaded" i.e. sealed in bread/pastry. It's just like using the word "pie" in Castilian/Spanish.
Originally this word came from Spain (and even there there are different kinds of empanadas) but the Spanish empire was pretty extensive. So, yes, it's almost inevitable that empanadas would have been eaten in the Philippines and adopted and adapted there.
That's why it would be nice if el seņor OP would actually tell us what he actually means when he uses the word "empanada"
