How to Use arepa in a Sentence

arepa

noun

• And of course, there will be arepas, which are gluten free.
  — Grace Wong, chicagotribune.com, 4 Sep. 2019
• Masarepa, the cornmeal dough that’s used for arepas, forms the crust of La Cosecha’s empanadas (hand pies).
  — Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, 17 Aug. 2017
• While heating the oil, take the masa arepa dough and divide a 1/4 section in half.
  — Nina Lincoff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• And then there's the a la carte breakfast entrees, which range from arepas to acai bowls and yogurt parfaits.
  — Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2023
• For Irena Stein, an arepa represents much more than just a meal.
  — Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2023
• And that's what produces arepas, for instance, a different type of corn cake.
  — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Jan. 2024
• True, arepas, which can be fried, baked or griddle cooked, are thick corn cakes open to a variety of fillings.
  — Greg Morago, Houston Chronicle, 11 Dec. 2017
• Customers waited half an hour or more as Ms. Rengifo made each arepa from scratch.
  — Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 8 July 2019
• Stash a bag of arepa flour in your pantry and a satisfying dinner is never far away.
  — Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, 15 Oct. 2019
• For many of them, the morning arepa — a traditional corn meal pastry, stuffed with meat — is their only meal of the day.
  — Julie Turkewitz, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2020
• Classic arepas in Colombia are made with masarepa, a special precooked corn flour.
  — Isa Zapata, Bon Appétit, 3 Oct. 2023
• The arepa is stuffed to the brim, engorging like a baseball with its stitching split open, the cheese and braising juice seeping into the fluffy cooked cornmeal.
  — Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 July 2022
• On the Colombian coast, locals fry an arepa with an egg inside, Osorio said.
  — CNN, 27 Apr. 2022
• With the vote looming on Sunday, Diego and Sofia took me out for arepas at their favorite neighborhood spot on Thursday night.
  — Christian Borys, Longreads, 28 Sep. 2017
• The arepas come in different colors: yellow, red, white and green, according to the type of flour and seasonings.
  — Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2017
• To serve, plate each arepa and top with a spoonful of the tomato and avocado salad, the crumbled quesito and cilantro leaves.
  — Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 July 2021
• Guests are most likely to order the arepa llanera and chicha drink, although de Grazia’s favorite is the plantains with lomo saltado.
  — Nancy Dahlberg, miamiherald, 10 June 2018
• Check out the Saturday morning farmers market (the sushi, arepas and tamales are excellent!).
  — The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2023
• Claim a picnic table on the boardwalk, then order a piping hot Venezuelan arepa, split open and stuffed to the brim with ripe avocado and hunks of Guayanés cheese.
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 24 Aug. 2022
• The latter is a traditional burger with red onion, a cilantro jalepeno lime aioli and chicarrones inside a cheese arepa.
  — Jordan McPherson, miamiherald, 28 Mar. 2018
• From arepas to spicy prawns, one thing's for sure, the range of cuisine that's available can please every palate in Katy's multicultural melting pot.
  — Vicki Salemi, Chron, 23 Apr. 2023
• Here, children waiting for meals of beans and arepas bear the telltale signs of malnutrition: skinny limbs, hair turned rust yellow.
  — Julie Turkewitz Federico Rios, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2023
• Other wamakhaskan dishes were served: a puck of duck sausage, with watercress purée and roasted turnips; ground elk, served on a pillowy corn arepa; and a maple-chili cricket-and-seed mix.
  — Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2022
• Don’t forget to also get an arepa: the chicken curry ones are especially tasty.
  — Shannon Sims, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2020
• In addition to arepas (thick filled corn cakes) and empanadas (fried filled turnovers), there will be plate dinners of typical Venezuelan dishes.
  — Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 17 Feb. 2020
• The beef arepa, La Gringa, was stuffed with tender, flavorful braised beef as well as avocado, chimichurri, feta cheese and mixed greens.
  — cleveland.com, 16 May 2017
• By then, Lozada’s parents had escaped to Bogotá, where his father worked as a pushcart peddler and his mother sold arepas.
  — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2017
• Food there includes papa rellena, empanadas, queso arepas and flan.
  — Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2023
• Cubans on the Run: As the name suggests, this to-go restaurant serves a variety of Cuban sandwiches along with other Latin handhelds, such as empanadas, papa rellenas and arepas.
  — Michael Candelaria, OrlandoSentinel.com, 21 June 2018
• Since Mi Parrillita opened, the food — recipes from Chavéz’s mother like an arepa with chicken or sauteed steak with onions, cilantro and tomatoes with a sauce that soaks into rice and french fries— have garnered rave reviews.
  — Gabrielle Russon, OrlandoSentinel.com, 5 Apr. 2018

Last Updated: 14 Aug 2024