Juan / Argentina 
What is your favorite meal?
Hello, my name is Juan Cruz. I'm from Argentina. And my question is, what is your favorite meal?
Well, so my favorite meal is typical here in Argentina. It's called empanadas, and my favorite type of empanadas are meat empanadas. So my family owned a pizza shop when I was little, and I would have them all the time. So when I have them now, it's like going back to when I was a kid. So it consists of making a filling, which has meat in it, and you put that in a dough. The dough can then go fried or in the oven, which is my preference for about, I think, half an hour, 45 minutes. And then when you eat it, you can add a little bit of sugar to it to have a salty and sugary taste in it.
And I absolutely love them.
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typical
Meaning: Usual or common for a place or group.
Examples:
- Rice is a typical food in many Asian countries.
- Empanadas are a typical meal in Argentina.
empanadas
Meaning: A stuffed pastry common in Latin America.
Examples:
- I love eating empanadas with meat.
- We made cheese empanadas for lunch.
all the time
Meaning: Very often or regularly.
Examples:
- I ate empanadas all the time as a kid.
- He watches movies all the time.
consists of
Meaning: Is made of; includes.
Examples:
- The dish consists of meat and dough.
- My lunch consists of rice and vegetables.
filling
Meaning: The food inside something like a pie or sandwich.
Examples:
- The filling in this empanada is beef.
- I like fruit filling in my pie.
dough
Meaning: A soft, thick mixture of flour and water used for baking.
Examples:
- You wrap the filling in dough.
- The pizza dough is made fresh every day.
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consists of • filling • dough
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