Think outside the bun! X_x

[Karmelo]

Well, much like burritos, gordito is just a Spanish word with '-ito(a)' added. -ito in Spanish is akin -y in English, such as 'Bobby' and whatnot. It roughly used for 'little' as well.

So, that gives us 'little' burro and gordo. Donkey and fat, if I remember right. What a lovely menu.

[Stellar]

XD lmao That's so funny. Any chance empanada might translate to something equally funny? XD

[Celestial_Samurai]

Do what tastes right. Thats what I say. Thats where I work and eat. (I hate my life sometimes) I chose quesadilla by the way.

[Stellar]

Isn't that Wendies? At first I was thinking Dairy Queen, but their catch phrase is 'Do something different.'

[Beyond]

burritos = little donkeys / Mexican for some kind of food I don't know
Tostadas = Toasts
Gorditas = Fatties
Quesadillas = Cheese + Nightmare (Queso + Pesadilla)

As Karm said, -ito -ita are diminutives.

[Stellar]

What about the empanada or enchirito @_@ I'm already scared of Taco Bell food now.

[Beyond]

I forgot empanada.

Empanada = ??????????????

Is food.



But that word is in spanish.

[Musashi]

CHEESE NIGHTMARE. I love that. XD

[Mitera Nikkou]

So, is Adam a Quesadillas? ;p

[Stellar]

That's a real empanada o_o That looks so much tastier then the things Taco Bell serves XD By chance what's in it? The things at Taco Bell have caramel and chuncks of apple, then the dough that covers them and this ... weird white coating then they're deep fried -_- *gags*

[Karmelo]

Looking at some sites rite quick, they say empanada just means pie. Empanado means breaded. I don't know what verb it's derived from if any (-ada is like -ed in English), but since bread is pan, it makes sense. And then looking at Wikipedia, it says it comes from empanar (to coat in bread), which makes perfect sense. Coated in bread seems to be what it literally means. Wacky.

Deep fried? Coated in bread doesn't entail that. Maybe la empanada de frita profundamente. And yes, I will be surprised if that's how you say deep-fried.

[Mistress Guendolen]

I don't think real empanadas are like that. My brother did a brief stint of archeological work in Spain a couple years ago, and has mentioned empanadas as one of the things he tried. I don't remember for sure what he said they contained, just that it wasn't the caramel and apple stuff that Taco Bell sells. I think he might have mentioned meat or something as filling, actually, but I'm not sure. I'm going to have to ask him about that.

That's a real empanada o_o That looks so much tastier then the things Taco Bell serves XD By chance what's in it? The things at Taco Bell have caramel and chuncks of apple, then the dough that covers them and this ... weird white coating then they're deep fried -_- *gags*

[P-tan]

It's what I eat and what I do!-US macdonalds

Every time a good time!-Hong Kong macdonalds

Heh, I bet they all have different phrases in each country.

(I know Hong Kong cuz I lived there for the majority of my life!)

[Beyond]

Nupe. Empanadas are not sweets. They usually have meats like chicken, there are onions, olives, eggs and some more.

They have the mix you can find on ...

err...

Papa rellena anyone?

[Mistress Guendolen]

Here's an article I found on Empanadas! It's from Wikipedia, so you might want to take it with a but of a grain of salt (as anybody can write anything on there) but right now I see no reason not to accept it as-is.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empanadas

According to said article, specifically Empanadas in Mexico are, in fact, often sweet and eaten as desserts or breakfasts, common fillings being pumpkin, yam, sweet potato, cream, and a variety of fruit. But they're the only ones who eat it that way, and they too have the non-sweet variant. As Beyond said, various meats, vegetables, and cheese are far more common in the Hispanic/Latino world as a whole. And I'll bet even the sweet Mexican variety is a lot different than what's being served.... It'll be homemade, for one.