"William Jennings" > wrote in message
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>
> "Dimitri" > wrote in message
> om...
> > Don't you just LOVE Google?
> > http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/corby/fiesta.htm
>
> Arepas are not Mexican food in the first place but similar to gordita's.
> Arepas are from Venezuela and filled with different stuffings like
> gorditas. I noted this reciped was not a typical arepas or at least
> what I learned to make. Most often arepas
> are made just using the aprea mix, salt and water without all the cheese
> and stuff in the batter.
>
> I am more interested in recipes tried and proven in our own home
> kitchens as opposed to something found on a web site.
> Yes, I did visit the link.
>
> These arepas and gorditas remind me of a street snack found in Paraguay
> that I lived on for a while, easy to make and rather novel, but not even
> close to Mexican food.
>
> doc

These are stolen from a

Colombian arepa lady, who periodically appears like a heavenly apparition on
a not-too-savory street corner between 12 and 3 in the morning, hawking the
most lusciousarepas (white corn cakes) slathered with butter and white
cheese.

Dimitri