The Finest Food Inc.

I ran into this food vendor specializing in Argentine Empanadas at the La Jolla Farmers Market. I was impressed with the ingredients being used for making the dough pastry of the empanadas, so I just had have some. They use palm oil and sea salt with no No Trans Fat, Preservatives, Artificial Color, and No Artificial Flavors Added to the flour and the inside ingredients. All that being said, I ordered the spinach with onions, mozzarella, and a touch of feta, and the chicken empanada with a variety of ingredients including red peppers. They cost $ 2.50 each or 3 for $ 7.00.
The resulting use of palm oil left the empanadas with a great crust, firm enough to hold all the ingredients inside, and a great crunch that provided great texture. The sea salt helped elevate the natural flavor of the flour (
). The spinach empanada was very flavorful and both the onions and spinach were very tender and seasoned well. The empanada however did need more cheese (
). I the chicken one came with a good amount of tender almost shredded chicken with a great juiciness brought on by all the ingredients. This was definitely had more of a chili pepper flavor (
).
The couple that run the stand are very nice and I could tell very proud of their product. I like that they took the time on explain how they make their empanadas. Nice people…