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 ...

I relished eating a Colombian arepa for the first time ever at Latino Bar & Grill in Green. The South American arepa, handmade at the restaurant with cornmeal, is considerably thicker than the usual ...

Bill Esparza is a James Beard award-winning food journalist, author of LA Mexicano, and onscreen food television personality covering food in United States and Latin America. Along Sepulveda Boulevard ...

The pandemic provided food and beverage industry veteran Ana Alexandra the time to start a concept churning out arepas, a traditional Colombian treat rarely found in the Lowcountry. These Colombian ...

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, ...

“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,” ...

These thick corn cakes can be stuffed with cheese, eggs, or meats, and they're a breeze to make at home. Allie has been Lifehacker’s Food Writer since 2021. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Ithaca ...

A well-made arepa may be more comforting than a plate of warm cookies or your mother’s meatloaf. Really, these compact disc-sized corn pockets should replace ice cream as the official breakup food.

For a number of reasons, arepas are having a moment in Chicago. Give the dish a try at one of the half-dozen spots serving it around town, and you may wonder what took so long. Though the squat ...

Aqui Es Santa Fe in Port Chester has been hiding in plain sight for 7 years on a side street across from the Metro-North station, but it’s in plainer sight now that The Capitol Theatre is in new glory ...

ELIZABETH, New Jersey -- Colombia and Venezuela may have a lot in common culturally, but there is no better debate between both countries than the ownership and taste of their famous corncakes known ...