We
love Caracas Arepa Bar and their delicious Venezuelan arepas. We stopped by the Brooklyn location of Caracas and spent some time in the kitchen in order to witness the mysteries of arepa-making first hand and share them with you.
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When I walked into
El Cocotero, a small Venezuelan restaurant in Chelsea, and ordered the El Venezolano Sandwich, the waitress refused. "You don't want that as a sandwich," she said, "you want it as an
arepa." I decided to order both and see for myself.
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Reina Pepiada is a traditional South American sandwich in which grilled cornmeal arepas are filled with shredded chicken, mayonnaise and avocado.
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Caracas is my East Village no-fail. The Venezuelan arepas are authentic, delicious, and reasonably cheap; the atmosphere is casual and friendly. If you're a friend of mine and we've gone out to eat more than once, odds are I've taken you here. And vegetarian-friendly? As much as you could possibly hope for and then some.
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Chicken salad isn't something I think of as a crave-worthy food, but that's probably because I haven't eaten the Venezuelan version often enough. Aside from beef, cheese, and chicken-filled arepas, Cafe 81 in the East Village serves a reina...
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Three areperas all sit within a few blocks of each other in Williamsburg. But who does the South American corncake pocket best? A battle between
Caracas, Arepa Arepa, and Shachi's.
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I had not heard of or read about El Cocatero. Even googling it shed virtually no light on the restaurant. But Serious Eater Michele Humes shamed me into paying a visit there for the crispy green plaintain sandwich, patacones maracuchos, and goat. Even better, it was a mere ten minutes from Serious Eats World HQ.
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When I told the waiter that my friend and I were going to share a bunch of arepas—Venezuelan sandwich-like cornmeal patties stuffed with meats, cheese, and more—he looked at us like we were crazy. "Uh, how many do you...
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Photograph from harrisj on Flickr After watching the women from the Caracas Arepa Bar beat Bobby Flay on Throwdown, I knew I had to go downtown to the East Village and try the winning De Pabellón arepa. Arepas are...
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