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Arepas
Colored by the Coloring Together artists. See gallery.

There is one little round corn bread that two whole countries, Venezuela and Colombia, both proudly call their own: the arepa. It has been on the tables of the Americas for centuries and, best of all, everyone fills it and enjoys it their own way. That is exactly what won me over when I sat down to color this batch.

Think of an arepa as an edible blank page: smooth, round and ready for whatever you want to put on top. The same goes for these arepas coloring pages, except your toppings are pencils and markers: you decide the golden tone of the dough, the orange of the filling, the yellow of the melted cheese.

Here at Coloring Together we put together a full tour of the arepa world: the classic toasted round one, a tall stack, the arepa split open and stuffed to the brim, and even one with a smiling face for the little ones. Plenty to pick from and color again.

When yours is done, show it off: add it to our gallery and pull up a chair, because an arepa always tastes better when it is shared.

Arepas coloring pages

Why color arepas pictures?

Behind something as simple as an arepa hides a very long story. The first peoples of these lands were already grinding corn to make them long before the Europeans arrived, so every time you color one you are drawing a little piece of the history of the Americas.

And there is some of that same old calm in the act of coloring. As you decide whether the dough looks more toasted or more pale, your hand loosens up on its own and your mind stops racing: it is just you and the drawing. The same quiet little moment as someone kneading dough without a rush.

Below we left you a handful of fun facts about arepas so that, as you color, you also walk away with a couple of new things to share. Shall we start?

Learn while coloring Arepas

  1. The arepa is one of the oldest breads in the Americas: the native peoples of Venezuela and Colombia were already making it long before the Europeans arrived.
  2. It is made from a dough of corn, water and salt, which makes it naturally gluten-free.
  3. The traditional way to cook it is on a budare, a round clay or metal griddle.
  4. In Venezuela, stuffed arepas have their own names, like the famous reina pepiada (chicken and avocado) or the dominó (black beans and white cheese).
  5. In Colombia there are dozens of versions, from the coastal arepa de huevo to the thin arepa paisa.
  6. World Arepa Day is celebrated on the second Saturday of September.

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