So What's an Arepa?

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Permalink Reply by Brian Plain on December 22, 2009 at 9:22am

Courtesy of Wikipedia:

The arepa is a flat, unleavened patty made of cornmeal which can be grilled, baked, or fried. The characteristics of the arepa vary from region to region: It may vary by color, flavor, size, thickness, garniture, and also the food it may be stuffed with. Arepa is a native bread made of ground corn, water, and salt which is fried into a pancake-like bread. It is either topped or filled with meat, eggs, tomatoes, salad, cheese, shrimp, or fish.

My personal definition: Sounds like yummy goodness.

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Permalink Reply by Aripo's on December 22, 2009 at 11:02pm

Brian, you gave a very good definition what the Arepa is. To add to your posting, the Arepa is considered by all Venezuelans as the "every-day-bread"; it’s the type of food that you can enjoy at any time of the day. The Arepa is the faithful companion of many Venezuelan dishes. And when it comes to the fillings, well let's just say that the sky is the limit. In Venezuela, some of the most popular fillings for the Arepas are shredded beef or chicken, pork, beans, cheese, minced fish, and an avocado-chicken salad commonly known as “Reina Pepiada”.

We look forward to bringing the Arepa, and many other Venezuelan dishes to Oak Park. We can’t wait for all of you become “Arepa Lovers”.

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Permalink Reply by Becca on December 23, 2009 at 7:40am

That shredded beef sandwich looks delicious!

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Permalink Reply by Russ M on December 23, 2009 at 10:47am

Does look tasty. Looking forward to the opening as we could use a little variety around here. Not that my gut needs such a tasty looking sandwich.

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Permalink Reply by Ernie Morales on December 24, 2009 at 9:18am

In Puerto Rico, the Arepa's I had were filled with Lobster, Shrimp, Octopus, etc. Truly Delicious!!!!
Brian knows his stuff :)

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Permalink Reply by Becca on December 24, 2009 at 9:52am

There was an article about Aripo's in yesterday's Wednesday Journal.

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Permalink Reply by Brian Plain on December 24, 2009 at 12:20pm

Good update Becca, saw that yesterday as well. I like the festive profile picture as well Ernie!

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Permalink Reply by jpb74 on December 27, 2009 at 9:18pm

south american. i am guessing corn but not sure. i know its SA because my sister-in-law is from SA and its like a thick crepe.... ? my memory is not there but i think that is it.

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Permalink Reply by jpb74 on December 27, 2009 at 9:20pm

i just read everyones posts and they are ALL dead on! i should read posts before posting.... ooops!

jpb74 said:

south american. i am guessing corn but not sure. i know its SA because my sister-in-law is from SA and its like a thick crepe.... ? my memory is not there but i think that is it.

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Permalink Reply by Laura Rodriguez on January 14, 2010 at 9:30pm

I am glad that everyone is getting excited about Aripo's because we can't wait! I just wanted to add that I have seen a lot of posts about the lack of vegetarian dishes, I wanted to let everyone know that as a vegetarian myself and in the process of opening a restaurant we are going to give Oak Park that option! Also, arepas are GLUTEN FREE another great perk of this fabulous cuisine.

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Permalink Reply by OakParkGirl on January 15, 2010 at 12:32pm

Mmmm, my favorite dish at Tweet is their breakfast Arepa dish. I LOVE that I might be able to get this locally. Woohoo!!

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