¡Hoy es sábado sabroso! (Today is savory Saturday!)
La fecha es el veintitrés (23) de abril del año dos mil veintidós. (The date is April 23, 2022.)
El plato de la semana es: arepas venezolanas. (The dish of the week is: arepas venezolanas.)
Arepas are a staple of Venezuelan cuisine. The word arepa comes from the Cumanagoto word for cornbread, erepa. This ancient cornbread is eaten with breakfast, lunch, and dinner and can be stuffed with countless fillings. In Venezuela, various names have been assigned to arepas depending on the particular filling.
Los ingredientes para las arepas son: (The ingredients for arepas are:)
| harina P.A.N. | (P.A.N. flour—precooked corn meal) |
| agua | (water) |
| sal | (salt) |
| aceite vegetal | (vegetable oil) |
Time to roll and press some arepas with this recipe. ¡Qué rico! (How delicious!) Practice saying the name of each ingredient as you incorporate it.
¡Que tengas un sábado sabrosísimo! (May you have an extra savory Saturday!)
L. A. Feliz