That sounds so good! Thanks for sharing, I’m going to try these. :)

Will you include a link? Never heard of them but sounds intriguing.

We made Venezuelan arepas for a Spanish class project when my oldest was in high school. They were delicious! !

Preppy Kitchen has a video. They look like a nice change from corn tortillas. I didn't think I'd find the cornmeal at Kroger but they have it--P.A.N. precooked white cornmeal. I added it to my order. Thanks!

I haven't had them in forever. I think it's time to make some at home. Thanks for the reminder.

I am very interested! Never heard of them myself but would love to try and make them. Thx, Lucille!

I once had a boss who was originally from Bogota, Colombia. She told me about the arepas she makes. They sounded good, from how she described them.

We have a Venezuelan restaurant practically around the corner so quite familiar with arepas. 😊. Fortunately they were open when we lost power last weekend.

I take online Spanish classes with teachers in Colombia and Venezuela. Recently I shared with one of them a menu from a new Venezuelan restaurant that opened in our area, and she almost died laughing when she saw that a stuffed arepa was something like $17. She said where she is it's pretty much the cheapest thing you can eat.

Excluding stuffing (because there are so many different stuffings one can use) and labor but including energy costs five arepas cost me around 59 cents total.

We have a small arepa chain near us with a few locations. Plain are $2.20 and you can choose between white corn, yellow corn, vegan and GF. The have all kinds of fillings, the prices are around $6. It's a typical fast food set up so no ambiance included! It's very popular around the university.

We only have Guatemalan and Savadoran restaurants here and they sell a similiar griddle cake called pupusas. They're made with masa harina, the same as corn tortillas.

I experimented making a few more arepas this morning using a large non stick skillet. Of course everyone has different skills and equipment (and opinions) but to me, the comal brought better results.