SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Are arepas Venezuelan or Colombian? The origins of this pre-Columbian dish are not limited by borders. Instead, they're enriched by flavor.

Arepas' history dates back before Christopher Columbus, or Cristobal Colón in Spanish, arrived on the continent we now call home. They were a dish originated by indigenous people in the region of what we know today as Colombia, Panama and Venezuela—over the years, the dish underwent modifications from Spanish colonizers, which led to modern-day arepas.

Pre-Hispanic indigenous groups like the Cumanagotos, Muiscas and Taironas harvested and ground corn to create a flour-like powder that, when mixed with water, creates a yellow dough used to make arepas, called masarepas.

Today, there's no need to wait for corn harvest season. In

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