What is Arepa?
[[File:Typical_breakfast_in_Venezuela.jpg|thumb|Arepas with fried [[Egg (food)|eggs]]]] '''Arepa''' is a food that came from the [[pre-Columbian era]]. It is made by using [[cornmeal]] and forming the dough into a circle. It is known to be eaten in [[Colombia]] and [[Venezuela]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-07-18|title=arepa {{!}} Definición de arepa - Diccionario de la lengua española - Edi…|url=http://dle.rae.es/?id=3VJbD8F|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180718164044/http://dle.rae.es/?id=3VJbD8F|archive-date=2018-07-18|access-date=2021-07-06|website=archive.ph}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Arepas|url=https://calendariosaboresbolivia.com/tag/arepas/|access-date=2021-07-06|website=Sabores de Bolivia|language=es-ES}}</ref> It can also have fillings like sliced [[cheese]], [[meat]], and some [[Vegetable|vegetables]]. Arepas are also commonly eaten in places full of Hispanic immigrants like the [[Canary Islands]],<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BSc1ytU-4UoC&dq=canary+islands+arepa&pg=PA201|title=Canary Islands|last=Corne|first=Lucy|date=2004|publisher=Bradt Travel Guides|isbn=978-1-84162-108-1|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-10-19|title=Arepa, delicia Caribeña|url=https://revistavenezolana.com/2015/10/arepa-delicia-caribena/|access-date=2021-08-03|website=Revista Venezolana|language=es}}{{Dead link|date=May 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and some American cities like [[New York City]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9WsusSt5oZIC&dq=new+york+city+arepa&pg=PA393|title=New York City|last=Fodor's|date=2006-08-29|publisher=Fodor's Travel Publications|isbn=978-1-4000-1680-8|language=en}}</ref> == History == It is thought that the word ''arepa'' came from the extinct [[Cumanagoto language|Cumanagoto]] word ''erepa,'' meaning ''cornbread.''<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DBN5DwAAQBAJ&dq=arepa+erepa&pg=PT321|title=¡Viva la arepa!: Sabor, memoria e imaginario social en Venezuela|last=Vargas|first=Mig