Although arepas can be found in other parts of the world like Colombia and areas of Central America, Venezuelan arepas are distinctly different due to their size, color, and cooking method.

-The Venezuelan arepa gets filled with whatever food you want.-The Colombian ones are more often used as an accompaniment to a meal. They are larger and flatter.

For Venezuelan arepas, the flour has to be pre-cooked corn. Corn is first cooked, ground, and sieved to obtain a flour that is then hydrated with water.

(Venezuelan arepas even reached the White House last year.) “Are there Colombian arepa shops outside of Colombia?” said Mr. Sánchez, who moved with his family to Medellín years ago.

In Tokyo, Venezuelan expat Raul Marquez, 42, and his Japanese wife Miho advertise “gluten-free, healthy street food” at their food truck selling arepas. “Venezuela has been through a ...

The Venezuelan arepas are distinct in style from the Colombian version thanks to the more finely milled masa or corn flour. Tumbao+58 also sells dishes like tequenos, which are fried cheese sticks ...

For guests who want to sample several dishes, Arepa Grill Kitchen & Wine offers arepa, cachapa and toston flights. The lunch menu, served until 3 p.m., includes sandwiches, arepas and bowls.

From there, the menu keeps going; it would take 10 empty stomachs to explore it all, as it has three versions of paella; a mixed grill meant for multiple diners; a variety of cachapas, empanadas ...