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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Arepas are corn cakes that are primarily eaten in Colombia and Venezuela as meals, accompaniments to meals, or snacks, but they have been part of South American culinary life since pre-Columbian times ...

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 ...

“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,” ...

We're celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with the Royal DC's recipe of one of their signature dishes – traditional Colombian-style arepas! The recipe for the arepas comes from the owner Paul ...

It was the beginning of 2013. I had an 8-month-old baby when I received the news: I had been laid off from my job as a reporter in Salt Lake City. For almost three years, I worked with a professional ...