In this video, the creator attempts to recreate the famous arepa with cheese from a Disney movie. They explain the differences between arepas and tortillas, highlighting that arepas are made with a specific type of corn flour that is nixtamalized and fortified with vitamins and minerals. The creator then proceeds to make the arepa, adding mozzarella and double cream cheese to the dough. After cooking the arepa, they try it and are delighted with the result, describing it as tasting like a mattress and not like a tortilla. They conclude that the arepa is a delicious and unique food that is worth trying.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The speaker is trying to recreate a traditional Colombian-Venezuelan dessert called an arepa.
2. An arepa is a type of flatbread made from corn flour, water, and salt.
3. The speaker uses fortified precooked white corn flour, also known as nixtamalized corn flour, to make the arepa.
4. The flour is mixed with butter, salt, and hot water to create the dough.
5. The dough is then kneaded and shaped into a ball.
6. The arepa is filled with mozzarella cheese and double cream cheese.
7. The arepa is then cooked on a pan with medium heat for five minutes on each side.
8. The speaker notes that the arepa should be eaten warm and that it tastes different from a tortilla.
9. Colombians told the speaker that a traditional arepa is thinner than the one depicted in the movie.
10. The speaker successfully recreates the arepa and finds it delicious.
11. The arepa is made with a special type of flour that is different from the flour used to make tortillas.
12. The speaker notes that the arepa tastes like vanilla.
13. The speaker encourages viewers to suggest other traditional foods or dishes from movies that they would like to recreate.