{"id":15614,"date":"2022-06-30T13:34:22","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T17:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=15614"},"modified":"2022-06-30T13:28:05","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T17:28:05","slug":"spanish-grammar-part-2-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/spanish-grammar-part-2-6\/","title":{"rendered":"The Origins of the Arepa (Advanced Listening Practice)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arepas are a staple in Venezuelan and Colombian homes, but it has grew in people\u2019s hearts throughout the American continent thanks to immigration. In 2014, Venezuelan arepas ranked first on the list of the 18 best breakfast around the world according to Thrillist. The arepa is not only the queen of breakfast, it is very versatile and is often eaten as a side for main dishes either for lunch or dinner. You can have fried or roasted, make them sweet or salty and you can fill them with anything and everything! just don\u2019t forget to put some butter inside first for epic results. Making arepas is very easy and you only need three ingredients: corn flour, salt and water, so don\u2019t hesitate to make your own. Watch the video below to learn more about its origins while practicing your Spanish listening skills \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"????????. ?. ?? ?????? ?? ?? ????? |  \u00bfDe d\u00f3nde es la arepa?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/61jpBOAGfTI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Video transcription and translation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a1Saludos queridos amigos! Bienvenidos a Conexi\u00f3n hist\u00f3rica.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Greetings dear friends! Welcome to <em>Conexi\u00f3n hist\u00f3rica<\/em> (Historical Connection.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Soy el profesor John Alex\u00e1nder L\u00f3pez Luces y estoy aqu\u00ed para narrarles la historia de Venezuela y del mundo.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I am Professor John Alex\u00e1nder L\u00f3pez Luces and I am here to tell you the history of Venezuela and the world.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Suscr\u00edbete al canal y haz clic en la campanita para recibir las notificaciones de todo el contenido creado para ti.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to the channel and click on the little bell to receive notifications of all the content created for you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Recuerda que para aprender de historia siempre es necesario separar el trigo de la maleza.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Remember that to learn from history it is always necessary to separate the wheat from the weeds.*<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Y en esta oportunidad les hablar\u00e9 sobre el verdadero origen de la arepa; uno de los platos gastron\u00f3micos m\u00e1s importantes de Colombia y de Venezuela. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And in this opportunity I will tell you about the true origin of the arepa; one of the most important gastronomic dishes of Colombia and Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Todas las investigaciones tanto en Venezuela como en Colombia concuerdan en una cosa.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All investigations in both Venezuela and Colombia agree on one thing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>La arepa es un alimento que exist\u00eda mucho antes de la llegada de los conquistadores espa\u00f1oles a Am\u00e9rica y era parte de la dieta de las comunidades Ind\u00edgenas.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The arepa is a food that existed long before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors in America and was part of the diet of the indigenous communities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Algunos estudios datan su preparaci\u00f3n de hace 3000 a\u00f1os atr\u00e1s. He all\u00ed el principal problema para determinar si la arepa tiene un origen en alguno de los dos pa\u00edses.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some studies date its preparation as far back as 3000 years ago. This is the main problem to determine if the arepa has an origin in either of the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>En cuanto a la etimolog\u00eda, las versiones se inclinan en favor del origen venezolano.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As for the etymology, the versions lean in favor of the Venezuelan origin.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Los registros m\u00e1s antiguos del uso de la palabra \u201carepa\u201d deviene de los Cumanagotos; una comunidad ind\u00edgena que estaba localizada en lo que hoy es el estado Anzo\u00e1tegui en Venezuela.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The oldest records of the use of the word &#8220;arepa&#8221; come from the Cumanagotos; an indigenous community that was located in what is now Anzo\u00e1tegui state in Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Los Cumanagotos llamaban \u201cerepa\u201d al ma\u00edz maduro. Sin embargo, documentos hist\u00f3ricos revelan que fueron los espa\u00f1oles quienes por primera vez utilizaron el t\u00e9rmino \u201carepa\u201d para denominar al plato mencionado.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Cumanagotos called ripe corn &#8220;erepa&#8221;. However, historical documents reveal that it was the Spaniards who first used the term &#8220;arepa&#8221; to refer to this dish.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Los budares, la piedra de moler y la brasa eran algunas de las herramientas utilizadas para la preparaci\u00f3n de la arepa.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The budares, the grinding stone and the ember were some of the tools used for the preparation of the arepa.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Los estudios tambi\u00e9n indican que los habitantes nativos preparaban mezclas similares para bases de alimentos como la yuca y el frijol.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Studies also indicate that native inhabitants prepared similar mixtures for food bases such as cassava and beans.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Si bien todav\u00eda no podemos determinar qui\u00e9n y d\u00f3nde se comi\u00f3 la primera arepa en la historia, lo cierto es que este plato ha adquirido caracter\u00edsticas muy particulares dependiendo del lugar donde se prepare.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Although we still cannot determine by whom and where the first arepa in history was eaten, the fact is that this dish has acquired very particular characteristics depending on the place where it is prepared.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Por ejemplo, los colombianos le agregan mantequilla y aceite a la masa, mientras que por lo general los venezolanos solo le agregamos agua y sal.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For example, Colombians add butter and oil to the dough, while Venezuelans generally only add water and salt.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>En otras palabras, ambas naciones han hecho suya la arepa, agreg\u00e1ndole un toque particular de su gastronom\u00eda y de su cultura gastron\u00f3mica.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In other words, both nations have made the arepa their own, adding a particular touch from their gastronomy and gastronomic culture.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pero fue en Venezuela donde se convirti\u00f3 en s\u00edmbolo nacional, luego de que a mediados del siglo XX el ingeniero venezolano invent\u00f3 una exitosa forma de harina de ma\u00edz precocida que hizo de los pilones y molinos cosas del pasado<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>But it was in Venezuela where it became a national symbol, after the Venezuelan engineer invented a successful form of pre-cooked corn flour in the mid-20th century that made pylons and mills a thing of the past.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Y aunque seg\u00fan el chef colombiano Carlos Gaviria existen m\u00e1s de 55 tipos de arepas en su pa\u00eds, fue en los andes venezolanos donde al principio del siglo XX comenzaron a aparecer las arepas rellenas.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And although according to Colombian chef Carlos Gaviria there are more than 55 types of arepas in his country, it was in the Venezuelan Andes where stuffed arepas began to appear at the beginning of the 20th century.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Haci\u00e9ndose famosas en el mundo preparaciones especiales como la reina pepiada, la pel\u00faa o las arepas de pabell\u00f3n. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Special preparations such as <em>reina pepiada<\/em>, <em>pel\u00faa<\/em> or <em>arepas de pabell\u00f3n<\/em> have become world famous.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Entonces, el origen de la arepa es ind\u00edgena mucho antes de que los espa\u00f1oles llegaran a estos territorios.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Therefore, the origin of the arepa is indigenous long before the Spaniards arrived in these territories.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pero a diferencia de Colombia, donde la arepa es vista como un pan m\u00e1s, en Venezuela la arepa es parte de nuestra identidad y de nuestra cultura gastron\u00f3mica.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But unlike in Colombia, where the arepa is seen as just another bread, in Venezuela the arepa is part of our identity and our gastronomic culture.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>En todo caso, la arepa es una muestra m\u00e1s de nuestra cercan\u00eda territorial, cultural e hist\u00f3rica entre ambos pueblos.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In any case, the arepa is one more sign of our territorial, cultural and historical closeness between both peoples.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>As\u00ed que no dejemos que una arepa y que nuestros gobiernos nos sigan dividiendo.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So let&#8217;s not let an arepa and our governments continue to divide us.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a1A comer arepa todo el mundo!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s eat arepa, everybody!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amigas y amigos les narr\u00f3 el profesor John Alex\u00e1nder L\u00f3pez Luces. Muchas gracias por su atenci\u00f3n.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My friends, Professor John Alex\u00e1nder L\u00f3pez Luces narrated to you. Thank you very much for your attention.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>No olviden suscribirse al canal y seguir las cuentas en redes sociales de su Conexi\u00f3n Hist\u00f3rica.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to subscribe to the channel and follow the social media accounts of your <em>Conexi\u00f3n Hist\u00f3rica<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Recuerden que para aprender la historia siempre es necesario separar el trigo de la maleza.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Remember that in order to learn history it is always necessary to separate the wheat from the weeds.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*\u201d<em>Separar el trigo de la maleza<\/em>\u201d is an expression used in Venezuela when discerning fact from fiction.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/arepa-3411967_960_720-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/arepa-3411967_960_720-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/arepa-3411967_960_720-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/arepa-3411967_960_720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Arepas are a staple in Venezuelan and Colombian homes, but it has grew in people\u2019s hearts throughout the American continent thanks to immigration. In 2014, Venezuelan arepas ranked first on the list of the 18 best breakfast around the world according to Thrillist. 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