Professor Ocarina Castillo explained to the Times that, when the Spanish first arrived in South America, Indigenous residents of the region were already dining on corn cakes akin to modern arepas.

The Arepa Factory only makes small batches of arepas at a time, meaning that customers are served food that's fresh. We ordered the Frida Kahlo, an arepa filled with ground beef, avocado ...

What's not to love about an arepa? This dish, traditionally made in Venezuela and Colombia, is crispy, gooey, cheesy and consistently filled with delicious ingredients such as beans, avocado ...

From crispy Spanish churros to delicious Japanese ... For Venezuelans, arepa is much more than a food: it is a way of life, an experience to be shared. Eating an arepa on the street, chatting ...