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Blind tasting frozen beef empanadas with chef Louie Estrada of My Cuban Spot (Goya, Kikuet, Publix, Wild Fork)

Food, Blind TastingNicolas JimenezArietefood, Blind Tasted, Blind Tasting, review, Miami, Oscar Mayer, grocery, food review, Publix, meat, empanadas, frozen food, Louie Estrada, My Cuban Spot, beef
Blind tasting frozen beef empanadas with chef Louie Estrada of My Cuban Spot (Goya, Kikuet, Publix, Wild Fork)

Chef Louie Estrada has earned loads of praise for the classic Cuban comfort food he cooks at My Cuban Spot, his Brooklyn restaurant. One of the items that's won him so many fans: his empanadas. The Miami native sat at our table to blind taste four brands of frozen empanadas that you can find in retail freezers — Goya, Kikuet, Publix, and Wild Fork. Which did he like enough to make for himself at home and which did he compare to dog food? Take a look and find out.

Nicolás Antonio Jiménez is the founder of DADE. He’s always working through his rotation of writer, podcast host, podcast producer, photographer and editor hats.

A Miami native and graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism, Nick’s background includes work in democracy promotion, human rights advocacy, content marketing and magazine journalism (most recently as senior editor of Cigar Snob).