First of all happy Halloween everyone!
Today I feel like blogging about this traditional Colombian arepa dish. Arepa with butter and quesito (fresh cheese) is what I usually eat for breakfast everyday. It is simple and quick to make and one of my favorites.
In my hometown of Antioquia, there are a couple of foods that almost everyone eats daily. One is bean stew, which is usually eaten for dinner and the other is arepa with butter topped with quesito and hot chocolate, which is served for breakfast.
Quesito Colombiano
Quesito is a fresh cheese made with cow’s milk that is creamy, soft and delicious. In Colombia we use it as a topping for arepas and to bake some of our cheese breads.
Here in the United States you can find some substitutes such as Mexican queso fresco or fresh farmer’s cheese.
My Favorite Breakfast Ingredients
Arepa with butter
Queso Fresco
Hot chocolate
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Kim
on Oct 31st, 2009
@ 1:42 PM:
Looks great Erica! I can see why this is such a tasty breakfast.
nora@ffr
on Oct 31st, 2009
@ 4:37 PM:
yummy!!! happy halloween to you too!!
Simply Life
on Oct 31st, 2009
@ 5:35 PM:
Oh I’ve never thought about having this – that cheese looks amazing!
rebecca subbiah
on Oct 31st, 2009
@ 5:35 PM:
oh love the look of the cheese looks like feta
Erica
on Oct 31st, 2009
@ 7:53 PM:
Thank you everyone for the comments!
Danielle
on Oct 31st, 2009
@ 8:39 PM:
queso fresco is probably just about my favorite cheese.
Joy
on Oct 31st, 2009
@ 10:55 PM:
Bread and cheese! We all do it so differently! I love your breakfast dish, including the Hot Chocolate!
Nat
on Oct 31st, 2009
@ 11:12 PM:
What a lovely breakfast…. !!!! Paired with a mug of hot chocolate….sounds wonderful !
Tangled Noodle
on Oct 31st, 2009
@ 11:19 PM:
I found masarepa today!! I can’t wait to try your arepa recipes now. But you’ve also given me another challenge – to find Quesito Casero . . . !
Erica
on Nov 1st, 2009
@ 7:33 AM:
Thank you all so much for the wonderful comments!
Sophie
on Nov 1st, 2009
@ 8:23 AM:
Queso fresco colombiano está muy delicioso!
Un desayuno muy magnífico!!!
Oysterculture
on Nov 1st, 2009
@ 4:39 PM:
Happy Halloween to you too! I don’t have to tell you that this looks darn good and I will be making it some day soon. I cannot wait to give it a try, I love cheese, I love corn you’ve combined the two which in my book makes everything all right!
Olga
on Nov 1st, 2009
@ 9:02 PM:
sometimes the simplest dishes are the best. I think fresh tomatoes and basil would be good with this too (not Colombian, I know, but still :O )
Janis Bland
on Nov 4th, 2009
@ 1:14 PM:
Think this might just be on the menu for Saturday!
Erica
on Nov 7th, 2009
@ 4:47 PM:
Thank you all for visiting!
Tiffani
on Apr 13th, 2010
@ 10:33 PM:
Hola! I went to Colombia with my husband for two weeks. He is from a town about 8 hours from Bogota. He was born and raised there. I still don’t know how to make Colombian food, due to the fact that his mother doesn’t want to show me. But I think your website will help me learn on my own! We ate Arepas every morning at his grandmothers house, and they were SOOOOOO good!!!!
Thanks for sharing all these recipes!