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Arepas are a <a data-inlink="s9rDQgx0l50jp7h_sVYL4w==" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161220031130/http://southamericanfood.about.com/od/exploresouthamericanfood/ig/South-American-Bread-Gallery/Arepas.--Fh.htm" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" data-ordinal="1">type of corn cake</a>聽that is popular in both Venezuela and Colombia. Arepas used to be traditionally made by soaking dried corn and then manually pounding the grains to remove the seed germ and the outer lining. The remaining part of the corn was then cooked and ground, and made into arepas. This labor intensive process is now done on an industrial level. 聽Grocery stores carry dried pre-cooked corn flour that can be used for making arepas quickly and easily.</p><p>Masarepa should not be confused with <em>masa harina. 聽<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161220031130/http://mexicanfood.about.com/od/introtomexicanfood/a/corn.htm" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" data-ordinal="2">Masa harina</a>聽</em>is made from a corn "dough" that is first dried and then ground into a fine cornmeal. The corn that is used to make masa harina is treated with lime in order to remove the germ and outer lining before it is ground. 聽Masa harina is used for聽<a data-inlink="6tLlHFtfbszOrBiCgdCN-Q==" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161220031130/http://mexicanfood.about.com/od/techniques/ss/maketortillas.htm" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" data-ordinal="3">making tortillas</a>.</p><p>Masarepa can be found in Latin food specialty stores and online. 聽It is sometimes called聽<em>masa al instante</em> and <em>harina precocida</em>.</p> <div id="inArticleVideo_2-0" class="comp inArticleVideo inArticleVideoPlaceHolder videoPlaceholder"> <figure class="video-placeholder parent-bg group large"> <span class="close"></span> <p>continue reading below our video <span></span></p> <figcaption class="group"> <p class="pull-left">How to Make Venezuelan Arepas</p> </figcaption> <div id="inArticlePlayer_2-0" class="comp inArticlePlayer video-player mntl-video-player" data-player="418de2d8-bf4b-4b9b-8551-f1ece21973b0" data-account="4013" data-video-id="ref:create_100332_title1"> <video data-embed="default" data-video-url="http://southamericanfood.about.com/video/How-to-Make-Venezuelan-Arepas.htm" data-ref-id="create_100332_title1" data-frequency-capping="true" data-pause-on-scroll="true" data-volume="25" data-direct-ad-ids="288415327,1grqmf,1grqme,1grqmg,1grafp,1grafn,1grafm,1grafo,1h5r7a,306498723,306501520,306497573,306501519,1h6iho,moat_ad,1273229,299022128,300234477,1273226,299176595,1273227,1273228,1hd3kg,1273230,e9RvM8KWX3lt5o5loocr,0,1hemer,349617894,IntegralAds,342509574,359750694,363636294,349618014,16284097,300771921,1h0pbj,1h0pbi,IntegralAds,1h5r7a,1h5fpr,1h5fpt,1h5fps,307871072,1473876332.1952.17972,1iou9m,1475181209.7727.27788,1475181209.766.27788,1imbd0,1io11u,1478817895.0541.17337,1478817895.0382.17337" data-range-to-play="40" data-disable-preload="false" data-disable-autoplay="false" data-plugins="ga" class="video-js" controls> </video> <div class="loc loadingIcon"> <span id="loading-icon_2-0" class="comp loading-icon"> <div class="spinner"> <div> <div></div> </div> <div> <div></div> </div> <div> <div></div> </div> <div> <div></div> </div> <div> <div></div> </div> <div> <div></div> </div> <div> <div></div> </div> <div> <div></div> </div> <div> <div></div> </div> <div> <div></div> </div> <div> <div></div> </div> <div> <div></div> </div> <div> <div></div> </div> </div> </span> </div> </div> </figure> </div> <p class="cb-split"> Common brands are Harina PAN, Areparina, Harina Juana, and Goya (which comes in both white and yellow varieties). 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