The World in Breakfast Dishes

Arepa – Colombia

Arepa looks a little like a mix of a pancake and some sort of pita bread – in fact, they are flatbreads made out of maize dough. They’re very popular, and like most kinds of bread they can be served with almost anything. Goat cheese and tomatoes or just butter and salt – the variations are endless.

These flatbreads even come pre-cooked for the Colombian tourist in a hurry, but many prefer to make them at home as they don’t take all that long to make and can be fried in a pan.

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