Angelica Urrego, owner of Arepa Babe in Phoenix, started cooking Colombian food to reconnect with her roots, heal her soul, and represent her culture. At her stand at the Downtown Phoenix Farmers ...

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 ...

Both countries claim the cornbread as their own. But where does it really come from? And who makes it better? Gustavo Zapata, a chef at the Sancho Paisa restaurant chain in Medellín, Colombia, ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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,” ...

If one travels to Colombia, it is most likely that between 3 and 6 pm that one will be invited to eat “something.” Being served a combination of coffee or hot chocolate along with a wide variety of ...

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 ...

We’ve covered plenty on cuisines on Dining on a Dime, from Indonesian to Honduran and everything in between. But not until this Miami episode am I getting around to trying Colombian food — strange, ...

Maria Cano – better known as the "Arepa Lady" – has been a staple in Jackson Heights, Queens for decades. After fleeing violence in Colombia, she started selling arepas (corn cakes) from a street food ...