When friends back home ask me how the food is in Colombia there has never been hesitation in replying — fabulous. Arepas de choclo con queso are a case in point. Arepas can be a cross between sweet ...

Quintessentially Colombian, the arepa is a corn pancake that’s griddled or fried to perfection. How you enjoy them — stuffed with meat or green chickpeas — depends on your region or favorite Bogota ...

You can have an arepa for breakfast, lunch or dinner: It's perfect with eggs in the morning, it makes an excellent gluten-free sandwich, and it's great as bread with a soup or a stew at night. 1.

For special occasions, Montenegro makes a slightly sweet, cheesy arepa called Arepas de Choclo that is more traditional in Colombia. She grinds corn kernels in the blender and adds masarepa flour, ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Pupusas, arepas and gorditas -- while these three Latin American favorites share a common core ingredient, each represents the unique flavors and cultures of the countries where the ...

Made with finely ground, precooked white corn flour, arepas are a mainstay in Colombia, where they are thin, and in Venezuela, where they’re thick and often stuffed with meat or vegetables. Like ...

It was about 4 o’clock and I was wandering around the supermarket wondering what to prepare for dinner. I couldn’t make a decision and desperately needed inspiration. A woman walking down the aisle ...

Employees of Venezuela's largest food company cooked the world's largest arepa Wednesday, producing a flattened corn flour patty weighing 1,087.31 pounds. It was 19.7 feet across. March 23, 2011, 7:33 ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Pupusas, arepas and gorditas -- while these three Latin American favorites share a common core ingredient, each represents the unique flavors and cultures of the countries where the ...