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Monday, June 25, 2012

Not on a diet?? Good! Try an Arepa!

What is it: Arepa (Cornmeal Flatbread stuffed with various fillings)

Countries of Origin: Andean Mountains of Venezuela and Colombia

Where: Viva Las Arepas (Website)

Cost: $4.00 each Arepa

Textures: Crunchy, Soft, Moist and Greasy

Expected Flavors: Salty, Spicy, Beefy, Cheesy, Refreshing, Slight Sweetness in the Arepa Bread

Learn how to make your own Arepas (here)

Learn more about Arepas (here)

















Hello folks, this week I want to share a popular street food found in Venezuela called Arepa. Essentially, an Arepa is a type of Cornmeal Flatbread stuffed with a variety of hot and or cold filling made to order.

 Many Arepa's seemed to be stuffed with some type of cheese, meat and vegetable combination, but it's such a versatile food item, that it may be stuffed with anything you can put between 2 slices of bread.

My first experience with an Arepa was at the "Viva Las Arepas" food stall on Oakey and Las Vegas Blvd. I ended up ordering four different varieties of arepa, but only tried the one pictured above. My friends ate the rest of them! The above item is a ground beef and cheese mixture, fried together in a smooth mash of gooey goodness. The flavors of the beef and cheese, went together really well with the crunchy yet soft texture of the cornmeal arepa, and surprisingly it held together quite nicely despite the amount of moisture it retained after frying.

The Arepa's served at "Viva Las Arepa's" are small in size, but make it's presence felt after a few minutes of devouring. Make no mistake about Arepa's, they are heavy, greasy and not for the calorie conscious. They are however, delicious and highly recommended after a nice night of boozing.
















Pictured Above: Left Top is the Ground Beef w/ Cheese, Left Bottom is the Pork Butt, Right Top is the Beef Tongue and Bottom Right is the Shredded Chicken Arepa.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

they look really good ;)

Anonymous said...

This looks really great Rodino! I used to drive by that area everyday and never thought about eating at that place! Hmmm...I guess we discover new things everyday:)

Desiree

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