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What's the source for the "most popular arepa" company? What's the "argument" re: Venezuela and Colombia claiming as a "typical" food? --68.37.196.220 20:44, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
The arepa is the typical dish of Colombia, i know several people from venezuela and none of them has claimed that arepa is from there. It comes from the Eje Cafetero, a region in Cololmbia with the departaments that produce coffee because the work day there begins around 4 - 5 am so arepa and agua panela is a pretty quick breakfast.--ometzit 20:44, 14 October 2006 (UTC)
I'm Colombian and I know Venezuelans, that claim that the Arepas are from Venezuela. I consider for example, that what they call "cachapas" are pretty similar to the colombian "Arepa de Chocolo", does any one knows what could be the difference?
If you ever go to Katy, Texas you need to go to an Arepera called Los Camos The owner's name is Yolanda Almeida. their arepas are the best i have ever tried i go their every week. Every penny is worth it. And dont get me started with thier cachapas. Oh and the difference betwwen Arepa de Chocolo and Cachapas is that cachapas have queso de mano inside of it.--venezolana**
Can somebody take a picture for this page? It can really make an article. I would but I'm not in arepa country. Hawkian 22:36, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
i eat arepa almost every weekend so ill see if i can upload a pic of a arepa, and also a traditional colombian breakfast. im more concern in uploading a picture of a tamal.--ometzit 20:44, 14 October 2006 (UTC)
I'd love to see the aboriginous origins of arepas described here. I've seen references in the past. Like in many other cases, current knowledge ignores this and many other valuable contributions made by those cultures.
Hey its me again i'll try to get a picture of the arepas from that restaurant okay hasta luego.--venezolana**
[edit] Neither Colombia nor Venezuela existed when arepas were first eaten...
Arepa is an aboriginal dish of the northern Andes, in South America. The word is recorded by conquistadors as ancient Muisca(1) which was the language of the Chibchas, the indigenous inhabitants of the eastern fork of the Andean cordillera, which now spans both Colombia and Venezuela. Trade and warfare are natural spreaders of foodstuff, and so, we now find Arepas everywhere from the Andes (as far south as Ecuador) to the Caribbean coast of South America (where they are eaten deep-fried).
The Venezuela Vs. Colombian "controversy" is misguided, as is the parochial identification as a dish from either of the two modern countries.
(1)Quote not available, but fact of aboriginal origin is obvious enough.
Raravis 18:56, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
