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Sunday, August 15, 2010

Gourmet Empanadas in Dupont Circle

Stopped in to try Panas' Gourmet Empanadas on P street west of Dupont Circle today and they knocked my socks off. The flavors and textures of the flaky crust and warm fillings are barely comparable with the papery, dry shells that cover Julia's Empanada's here in DC.
The Tamal and CubaNovo were very satisfying on a cool, soggy Sunday.


The Cuba Novo was juicy roasted pork with a delicious caramelized onion flavor that was hearty and satisfying on its own without sauce.  Here I tried it with the Aji spicy mayo.


The Tamal was very cheesy and with a mild and not at all mealy corn filling.  The menu suggests that is was mildly hot, but I didn't think so, leading me to top it with lots of Pimenton.  This roasted red pepper sauce was a nice foil for the cheese.


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2 comments:

  1. Vijay these empanadas are divine! The ham and cheese and tuna ones were straight from Argentina. Now all they need is to add a spicy Tucuman version and I will never lunch anywhere else.

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  2. Yeah, they are truly out of this world. I must go back and have a tuna one now.

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