Featured as antipasti, har d' oeuvre, or strret food in almost every cuisine of the New World countries. Just as Italians have the Panzerotti or Calzones and in India they have the Somosas, in Latin America they are know as Empanadas.

They go back far in history and may have originated in the Middle-East. The first reference seems to have been centered around Persia and Armenia, centuries before Christ. It is said that it migrated into Arabi" with the traditional "Fatey" or "Esliha" which resembles our own empanada. After being introduced into Italy and Spain, it is safe to assume that the Spanish conquerors brought them to the Americas.

Aside from being a delicious and easy to serve food, the Empanada can be eaten either hot or cold, as a main meal or a quick snack and it is a great source of complex hydrocarbons, fibers, proteins, minerals, phosphorus, iron, potassium and vitamins.
Nonna's is the World's lirst Restaurant fully preparing their Empanadas, Tostinos, Mate (Argentinian Green Tea) and Coffees using Ionized, Alkaline Kangen Water ™ producing a delicious, healthy and alfordable meal.

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