[1][2][3] The name "impade" may be related to "empanada", the savory pastries popular among Sephardic Jews dating back to their residence in pre-Inquisition Iberia, their name means “wrapped in bread” in Spanish, and they date back to at least the year 1500 CE.
[4][5][6] "Today, Venice is home to only about 450 Jews, 30 of whom live in the (now very touristy) ghetto, where you can still find a kosher bakery cooking up traditional treats like impade.
The almond filling of the impade suggests that it may have evolved from various desserts brought to Venice by Sephardic Jews in the 15th century, who were fleeing from the Spanish Inquisition, as almond was a characteristic ingredient in medieval Iberian baking.
Jews were subject to various discriminatory laws against them, and were only allowed to enter a limited number of professions; including baking breads, cookies, pastries such as impade.
Impade became associated with Purim, as Jewish holiday commemorating the victory of Queen Esther over the evil King Haman.