I love Empanada

especially Vigan Empanada

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Vigan Empanada is a Filipino street food from Vigan, Ilocos Sur prepared with an orange rice flour dough filled with green papaya, Vigan longaniza and egg deep fried to make the outer layer crisp with a slightly chewy inside. If you have been to Vigan then this dish would not be foreign to you. This bright orange tinted fried wonder is a very popular and perhaps the most favourite street food in Vigan, Ilocos Sur, a humble dish of annatto coloured rice flour dough filled with green papaya, Vigan longaniza and egg deep fried to perfection. This reminds me of a crispy buchi or karioka as it is nearly prepared the same where glutinous rice balls are fried to a crispy state but still has a bit of chewiness inside, it is circus of texture without a doubt. It’s not just that which sets this apart from other empanadas as the filling is quite unique as well, using Vigan longaniza, green papaya and freshly cracked egg, certainly there is no lacking flavour and texture in that department.

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