Empanadas can be filled with anything and still taste incredible, so people can choose the best ingredients based on their preferences and how available these ingredients are. For example, I mentioned before that traditional empanadas are stuffed with beef. Uruguay has a lot of cow farms. Actually, this country has more cows than people! So, beef is a very common ingredient in a lot of dishes, including empanadas. People also choose their empanada filling based on which vegetable is available during each season.
