“As much as there are those who consider it a minor meal, the empanada is absolutely loved and arouses passions, because it is home par excellence and at the same time defines regional cuisines, because each province has its own”, he declared. Pietro Sorba to News Magazine last year. the writer of the book “Holy Pie” He distinguished more than forty varieties of empanadas that have their imprint according to the region of the country.
It is for this reason that the third edition of The Pie Festival, which will take place on November 12, from 12 noon to 7 p.m., on Avenida Roque Saenz Peña (Diagonal Norte), between Carlos Pellegrini and Florida. In the culinary meeting there will be thirty gastronomic stalls with offers from 200 pesos where you can enjoy different varieties of empanadas and live music.
In addition, a new edition of the Pie Contest. The gastronomic competition will be with federal representation, in which dozens of chefs from the 23 provinces and the City will compete for the best empanada in the country. A jury of experts will be in charge of choosing the winner, who will evaluate the preparation of the dough, the preparation of the filling, the repulgue and cooking in the two types of empanadas that the contestants must present: traditional and vegetarian.
The event will have a space for boys and girls, located on Diagonal Norte, between Maipú and Florida, which will have an inflatable plaza where they can enjoy toys and a baseball player. This space will also be the meeting point for lost boys and girls.
The genesis of this food is controversial, although most specialists agree that the origin is within the Mediterranean region. Some place it predominantly in the Iberian Peninsula, while other experts link it to Egyptian and Middle Eastern cuisine. Beyond speculation, the empanada arrived in the country at the hands of the Spanish settlers.
However, the native peoples of some regions of the American continent consumed foods with similar characteristics. In short, the same specialist Peter Sorba You can point it out: “Its seductive format put most of the people on the planet in the pocket. It is an idea born of the need to solve several problems at the same time: assemble, preserve, transport, sell, divide, present and, of course, eat in a practical way and without cutlery”
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