Street Cart · Fried Beef Empanada
Empanada Paraguaya
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Paraguay also makes empanadas de mandi'o, with a dough of cassava instead of wheat flour, echoing the starch used in chipa and mbeju.
A wheat-flour pocket is stuffed with seasoned beef, egg, and onion, then deep-fried until golden and crackling. Street carts around Asunción's plazas and bus terminals sell them fresh throughout the day.
Why it's made this way: Asunción's dense street-vendor culture around its markets and terminals keeps the fried empanada in constant, everyday circulation as grab-and-go food.
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