Color Tinto (Calgary)

[maplesugar]

Anyone been to Color Tinto? http://www.colortinto.com/menu_empana... they were at CFM yesterday with Gilchrist and were sampling some of their Empanadas. The one I had was I think made for Canadians... cheese and bell peppers. Tasty although not spicy like I would have expected...but maybe the samples were dumbed down? Any thoughts?

[Scary Bill]

Maple, empanadas tend to vary from one South American country to another. I will say that I've never had one with cheese, or with a lot of heat, but the spicing can be intense sometimes. I have added hot sauce though. Google some recipes and that will tell you what to expect, and help you identify different country styles.

[maplesugar]

Thanks I've consumed and made lots of empanadas in the 4+ years since I posted this. Google says Color Tinto's site is down & their phone number now belongs to Cafe Wilde =)

[Scary Bill]

Well, guess I'd better look at more than just the date of the last post! I admit it did seem a bit odd as I've always considered you to be fairly knowledgeable in this domain.

[gyserrano]

Hi maplesugar, just wanted to share some information. Empanadas are a pastry that mostly comes from south america. The only latin country that the food is spicy is Mexico, from Mexico down no other country has spiciness in their food, unless they choose too. So authentic Empanadas do not have spiciness, and if you ever eat in an authentic latin restaurant you will find that the food is not spicy. Just so you know. When you go to a restaurant that the owners and chefs are canadians you will expect confusion in authenticity, like adding spiciness to a so called "latin dish". Like I said only the mexican food has spiciness and not all mexican dishes are either.

[alau2]

I was driving by the brick building yesterday and did one of those, "Did that sign say cafe?" before the light turned green. So how fortuitous that you posted this. Is this place new?