Check out the places where this special food is still popular and widely-enjoyed today.

Spain

As the birthplace of the empanada, it’s no surprise that Spain is still a popular place to enjoy empanadas. This food enjoys hundreds of regional variants, from seafood empanadas in the country’s north to a vegetarian “pisto” option with sauteed veggies in Castilla.

Argentina

Argentina is absolutely in love with empanadas, which are typically oven-baked until golden brown. These treats are often served during the Easter and Lent periods of the year when they are filled with ingredients such as tuna.

Philippines

That’s right: you can find empanadas in Asia too! The Philippines, which was once ruled by Spain, continues the empanada tradition even now as a geographic anomaly. The Filipino version is commonly deep-fried and contains ingredients such as ground meat, potatoes, and vegetables.

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Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 5 ripe saba bananas, cut lengthwise
• water
• 10 8-inch square lumpia wrappers, or spring roll wrappers
• vegetable oil
• 1/3 cup sliced jackfruit

For the caramel coating:

• 1/3 to 1/2 cup white granulated sugar

Instructions:

• Put one lumpia wrapper on the kitchen surface. One of the square points should be facing towards you.
• Place the saba banana in the brown sugar, making sure that it’s covered with it.
• Put the banana on the lumpia wrapper, located on the lower 1/2 in a horizontal position. Add jackfruit pieces around the banana.
• Place the tip of the lumpia wrapper on top of the banana. Also, fold the tips from the left and right.
• Roll the wrapper very well to achieve the shape of a log. Use water for the top tip.
• Use 1/2 to 1-inch vegetable oil to fry the banana lumpia at 350 F degrees.
• Cook each batch for 1.5 to 2 minutes, then put them on a plate covered with paper.
• For the caramel sauce melt the sugar until it turns brown, then add it on top of the lumpia.

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Chimney cake from the Czech Republic

Even though Prague is famous for the huge spectrum of beer, they also have great food. The sweet bread, shaped like a chimney, looks adorable, and when combined with some ice-cream, it tastes like heaven!

Halo-Halo from the Philippines

Halo-Halo literally means mix-mix, and it’s as appropriate a name as they get. This is a perfect refreshment for hot days in the Philippines, and it’s made from shaved ice, evaporated milk, different kinds of fruit, ice-cream and some sweetened beans. Boiled kidney beans, garbanzo, coconut, rice, caramelized plantains, tapioca and sweet potato are just part of the ingredients that you may find.

ABC (Air Batu Campur) from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

This intriguing dessert made of shaved ice with sweetened condensed milk, palm sugar, peanuts, red beans and various other toppings, will blow your mind, not only with taste, but with its look as well.

The post The Most Gorgeous Summer Street Foods appeared first on falafelandcaviar.com.

Check out the places where this special food is still popular and widely-enjoyed today.

Spain

As the birthplace of the empanada, it’s no surprise that Spain is still a popular place to enjoy empanadas. This food enjoys hundreds of regional variants, from seafood empanadas in the country’s north to a vegetarian “pisto” option with sauteed veggies in Castilla.

Argentina

Argentina is absolutely in love with empanadas, which are typically oven-baked until golden brown. These treats are often served during the Easter and Lent periods of the year when they are filled with ingredients such as tuna.

Philippines

That’s right: you can find empanadas in Asia too! The Philippines, which was once ruled by Spain, continues the empanada tradition even now as a geographic anomaly. The Filipino version is commonly deep-fried and contains ingredients such as ground meat, potatoes, and vegetables.

The post These Countries Go Crazy for Empanadas appeared first on falafelandcaviar.com.

Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 5 ripe saba bananas, cut lengthwise
• water
• 10 8-inch square lumpia wrappers, or spring roll wrappers
• vegetable oil
• 1/3 cup sliced jackfruit

For the caramel coating:

• 1/3 to 1/2 cup white granulated sugar

Instructions:

• Put one lumpia wrapper on the kitchen surface. One of the square points should be facing towards you.
• Place the saba banana in the brown sugar, making sure that it’s covered with it.
• Put the banana on the lumpia wrapper, located on the lower 1/2 in a horizontal position. Add jackfruit pieces around the banana.
• Place the tip of the lumpia wrapper on top of the banana. Also, fold the tips from the left and right.
• Roll the wrapper very well to achieve the shape of a log. Use water for the top tip.
• Use 1/2 to 1-inch vegetable oil to fry the banana lumpia at 350 F degrees.
• Cook each batch for 1.5 to 2 minutes, then put them on a plate covered with paper.
• For the caramel sauce melt the sugar until it turns brown, then add it on top of the lumpia.

The post Banana Lumpia is a Delish Filipino Dessert appeared first on falafelandcaviar.com.

Here are some of the best looking street foods in the world that have to be tried!

Chimney cake from the Czech Republic

Even though Prague is famous for the huge spectrum of beer, they also have great food. The sweet bread, shaped like a chimney, looks adorable, and when combined with some ice-cream, it tastes like heaven!

Halo-Halo from the Philippines

Halo-Halo literally means mix-mix, and it’s as appropriate a name as they get. This is a perfect refreshment for hot days in the Philippines, and it’s made from shaved ice, evaporated milk, different kinds of fruit, ice-cream and some sweetened beans. Boiled kidney beans, garbanzo, coconut, rice, caramelized plantains, tapioca and sweet potato are just part of the ingredients that you may find.

ABC (Air Batu Campur) from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

This intriguing dessert made of shaved ice with sweetened condensed milk, palm sugar, peanuts, red beans and various other toppings, will blow your mind, not only with taste, but with its look as well.

The post The Most Gorgeous Summer Street Foods appeared first on falafelandcaviar.com.