SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Are arepas Venezuelan or Colombian? The origins of this pre-Columbian dish are not limited by borders. Instead, they’re enriched by flavor. Arepas’ history dates back before ...

I was lucky enough to have been born in Colombia, so my mornings have always started with a hot, comforting arepa. These round corn or flour "patties" are a staple food of both Colombia and Venezuela, ...

In Colombian and Venezuelan cuisine—two food cultures rich with hearty, rib-sticking comfort fare—arepas play the role of the American buttermilk biscuit, only more versatile. The disc-shaped corn ...

“You just healed my hand with an arepa con queso,” Mirabel Madrigal tells her mother, Julieta, in the movie “Encanto,” while holding a cheesy arepa – a round corn cake. “I healed your hand with love,” ...

Gustavo Zapata, a chef at the Sancho Paisa restaurant chain, in Medellin, Colombia, prepares several types of arepas, Sept. 27, 2024. Colombia and Venezuela claim the cornbread as their own, but where ...

I arrived to Colombia after spending five weeks in Belize, during which I largely subsisted on red beans. While I love red beans and appreciate their ability to keep me energized and alive in the ...

If you're interested in acquiring a fuller appreciation for South American cuisine, you could do worse than ordering a bowl of potato soup at Maïs Arepas. Called ajiaco, the dish testifies to the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this June 12, 2019 photo, Venezuelan Arepa's vendor Yuleiny Mendoza displays one her street food creation at a street corner in ...