El Arepazo: A Venezuelan Culinary Haven at the Intersection of Trinity Mills and Midway
Hank Vaughn, a hole-in-the-wall joint offering up authentic Venezuelan fare. Their outdoor sign says “100% Venezuelan Food,” and the website beckons one to “Enjoy the authentic Venezuelan cuisine. In its single dish you can taste a wide intercultural and exquisite cuisine.”The extensive menu can be challenging to decipher, but thankfully the staff was very helpfulThe staff here answered our questions patiently, and we had several, being unfamiliar with the menu.
The tostones are fried plantains topped with shredded queso blanco and two different salsas, one green and one red. These were crunchy and flavorful, and the shredded cheese added a touch of creaminess. The red salsa, in particular, was sort of a miss in that it was too reminiscent of ketchup when sampled alone, but the mélange and interplay of the toppings did work together.
Next up was an arepa, which is a cornmeal cake that provides much the same function as a pita or tortilla. There are several fillings to choose from here as well, but we went with the Arepas Venesuela, as our server proclaimed that this was the best one on the menu. It consisted of shredded chicken, pork, avocado and cheese in the white corn cake. It filled both hands and was a challenge to eat since it was so large and messy, but that’s a feature, not a bug.
We wanted something to drink and inquired what the white juice at the counter was, and after much byplay and use of Google by both the server and ourselves, finally deduced that it was guanabana fruit juice. That clears that up, right? Well, the English name of the fruit is soursop. That also meant nothing to us. Whatever one calls it, it was refreshing, tasting a bit like pear nectar but not quite as sweet.
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