Did you know that the corn cake (arepa) is considered in Colombia as “part of the cultural heritage and a symbol of national gastronomic unit” (Magazine Semana. Colombia)
In Colombia are cooked about 75 types of corn cakes (arepas). The most common are:
The corn cake (arepa) is mostly eat at breakfast, dinner or a quick meal and are prepared either fried or baked. Fried corn cake is generally prepared with “costeño” cheese grated or stuffed with fried eggs or scramble eggs.
The corn cakes (arepas) are mainly whites and are prepared without salt and usually are used as an addition to any meal.
This kind of corn cake (arepa) is based on sweet pound corn.
They are very popular and well known as “arepas with all “. They can be filled with cheese ham, beef, chicken, shrimp or any combination.
In the Pequeña Colombia Express you can find a huge variety of preparations: corn cake (arepa) with steak, corn cake (arepa) with chesses, corn cake (arepa) with sweet corn, corn cake (arepa) with eggs and a lot more…
And if you have not tried them, What are you waiting for?
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