Arepera or Areperia (place that sells arepas)
An “arepera” or “areperia” is a place (such as a restaurant or a food cart) that sells arepas—corn cakes usually filled with cheese (or other fillings). “Arepera” has been cited in English since at least 1980 and “areperia” since at least 1985.
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Backpacking in Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador:
Treks in the Northern Andes
By Hilary Bradt, P. Alexander, George Bradt, J. Bundey and S. Coombs
Boston, MA: Chalfont St. Peter: Bradt Enterprises
1980
Pg. 42:
A good Arepera has a selection of eight or so hot fillings to choose from (displayed at the counter so all you have to do is point) and serve the arepas piping hot with butter.
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The 1986 South American Handbook
Edited by John Brooks
Bath, Eng.: Footprint Handbooks, Ltd.; Lincolnwood, IL: Published in the U.S. by Passport Books
1985
Pg. 793:
The most economical system is to breakfast on fresh orange juice, coffee and a sandwich, arepa or empanada standing at the counter of a pasteleria, panaderia, areperia or fuente de soda.
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Guide to Venezuela
By Janice Bauman and Leni Young
Caracas, Venezuela?: E. Armitano, Editor
1987
Pg. 823:
arepa, a biscuit-sized griddle cake made of white cornmeal, traditionally served with every Venezuelan meal.
arepera, snack bar where arepas with a large variety of fillings are served.
17 February 1994, Los Angeles (CA) Times, “Arepas Looking for a Few Good Corn Cakes” by Leila Cobo Hanlon, Food part-H, pg. 12:
But, he insists, for the very best white arepas (made from that laboriously hulled dry corn), we had to go to a place-or rather a chain of places-called La Areperia.
21 June 1998, South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL), “Venezuelan Vision: Immigrants start up bakeries, newspapers and other businesses” by Bob French, Community Close-up, pg. 1:
There is now a Venezuelan-American Chamber of Commerce and an areperia, a shop that specializes in making cornmeal arepas, is soon to open in Bonaventure.
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The South American Table:
The Flavor and Soul of Authentic Home Cooking from Patagonia to Rio de Janeiro
By Maria Baez Kijac
Boston, MA: The Harvard Common Press
2003
Pg. 349:
Areperias are very popular restaurants in Venezuela. They specialize in making arepas (cornbread) with a variety of fillings, such as egg, cheese, chorizo, or highly seasoned ground meat,
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Saltshaker Spanish - English - Spanish Food and Wine Dictionary
By Dan Perlman
[North Carolina?] : Lulu
2007
Pg. ?:
arepera/arepería - stall selling arepas
New Times (Broward-Palm Beach, FL)
No Recession on Clematis: Downtown WPB Gets Areperia, Pizza Joint
By Bill Citara Wed., Jul. 29 2009 at 6:39 AM
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Arepera (330 Clematis St., 561-820-8011) is sort of Venezuelan sandwich shop featuring the cornmeal cakes that are a national dish. Prices are cheap—all but one arepa are under $5—and they come stuffed with everything from cheese, avocado, and sweet plantains, to roasted pork with tomatoes and garlic sauce.
Orange County Register (Santa Ana, CA)
Published: Feb. 24, 2010 Updated: 2:18 p.m.
Arepas are the specialty at this tiny place
By MARLA JO FISHER / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
SANTA ANA It’s been seven years since Norah Briceno opened Mil Jugos, her tiny Venezuelan restaurant in downtown Santa Ana, and she’s developed a cult following since then.
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Briceno ran an areperia in her native town of Maracay, Venezuela, where such establishments are gathering places open seven days a week, 24 hours a day.
Arepera Guacuco (Bushwick, Brooklyn)
About Arepera Guacuco
Arepera Guacuco is a Venezuelan restaurant in Bushwick, Brooklyn.
“Arepera” means “a place that sells arepas,” and Guacuco is the name of a beach in Venezuela where owner Leonardo Molina was born. His mother Carmen is cooking the food at this restaurant, and her arepas are delicious. Arepas are lightly-fried corn patties that are split open and filled with cheese, vegetables or meat.