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17-03-2021
Column: Food for Thought - ARGENTINIAN EMPANADAS
Column: Food for Thought - ARGENTINIAN EMPANADAS
These are great because they can be made in advance and frozen uncooked (for up to two months) and then pulled out as needed for a snack or lunchbox treat. My Gaucho seasoning works perfectly with empanada filling as it has all the flavours of Argentine cuisine. Use it, and these empanadas will take you to flavour town.
I knew I had to visit Mendoza, the wine region of the famous Argentinian grape, Malbec, ever since my good friend and winemaker returned with tales of wild mountains, wild men and woman, and even wilder wine. So, as we picked up the keys to our rental car in the city of Mendoza, I was bubbling with excitement. We were about to take the two-and-a-half-hour drive out of the city to the mountains and valleys famous for their vineyards and Malbec wine.
With my wife as chief navigator, we cranked up the music and took off, slowly weaving our way through the heavy traffic of Mendoza city before hitting the motorway and finally taking the turnoff signposted Tourist Wine route. "This is it. We are ac

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