Pasteles

Pasteles, pronounced Pas-TEL-les, is a traditional Latin American dish. In Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic, it is similar to a tamale. In Central American cuisine, it more closely resembles a PASTY (a type of British pie) or an Italian CALZONE.There are different types of flours to make dough, depending on the type of pasteles. There are pasteles de masa (corn flour), pasteles de yuca (cassava) and pasteles de arroz (rice) and platano (plantain)The dough or masa can consist of a combination of grated green banana, green plantain, taro and pumpkin, cassava or rice.
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n. pastry, sweet baked goods

n. cake, pie; pastel, crayon

= graze (on).
Ex: Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.

= pie, cake, pastel, bundt, tart.
Ex: At the dinner party, eating nearly proved the undoing of Peter, who ran the danger of becoming a pie himself.
Ex: Music from 1907 was played and a cake was shared with the public.
Ex: An understanding of the materials used in pastels is important to conservators: strainers, linen, paper, crayons, framing and glazing described using 18th-century sources.
Ex: They make and sell specialty pans for cheesecakes, bundts, quiches and tarts.
Ex: They make and sell specialty pans for cheesecakes, bundts, quiches and tarts.
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* descubrir el pastel = blow + the gaff, spill + the beans.
* molde para pasteles = cake pan.
* pastel de carne = meatloaf.
* pastel de chocolate = devil's food cake.