Catrin, an EMPANADA is a kind of explosive that happens to be edible, here in the south. It is a mix of finely chopped things like beef (or chicken), onions, garlic, tomatoes, chiles, many unidentifiable green and red vegetables, all fried in a pan and then wrapped and closed in a round piece of dough and baked in an oven or fried in vegetable oil (in some regions, fried in pork FAT !). In Argentina there are as many styles of empanadas as provinces and regions, all calling to be the best. I think it is the southern equivalent of the mexican TACOS, but never so spicy, to tell the truth. Certainly, in Buenos Aires and other big cities you will hardly find really explosively spicy food. (I don't want to exaggerate jokes and so scare potential visitors!) Yours, Andrés