Arepas in Scotland. Yes It's True!
Hello Hello Food Lovers of the Hive.
Don't you just love going abroad to new countries and eating new cuisines, that is one of the most favourite parts of travelling for me.
One of the joys of Hive is that you meet and connect with so many wonderful people from all over the world.
One such amazing friend for me is @coquicoin who is from Venezuela. One food I had seen from the Venezuelan community was "Arepa". From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arepa (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈɾepa]) is a type of food made of ground maize dough stuffed with a filling, eaten in the northern region of South America since pre-Columbian times, and notable primarily in the cuisine of Colombia and Venezuela, but also present in the cuisines of Bolivia, Panama and other countries.
Main ingredients Corn flour (maize meal or flour)
As we had lived in Florida, @coquicoin was pretty sure we had seen the flour to make them.
One day on a whim, I decided to look for Arepas in Scotland where we live, and saw a restaurant serving them in Edinburgh.
Oh Edinburgh is not that far away, next time we are there we shall pop in and try some I told coqui.
Something caught my eye and it was a review for a restaurant here in Kirkcaldy where we live in Fife.
The plan was born and the visit booked!
Here then is the result, the review!
Restaurant: Roots & Seeds Cafe Bistro
73 High street, Kirkcaldy, Fife, KY1 1LN
01592 266182
The menu
When I saw the menu online, they had a choice of fillings and the one that appealed to me was Chicken and Chorizo. I do love my chorizo!
But like so many plans, reality sets in and they get thrown out the window!
Oh we are seasonal said the newly hired waitress. So we have cook what is in season. Chorizo is not in season in Scotland thought I!
The owner was originally from Caracas in Venezuela we found out.
No Chicken and Chorizo, oh no it was Roasred Beed now!
I had visions of eating in Paris and the French laughing at Les Rosbifs as they affectionately call us The Roast Beefs.
The Roasted Beef Arepa was ordered for me!
Mrs T was not having it, as we not deemed big enough for our meal of the day!
The drinks
Coffeeholics drink coffee right?
Right!
So a latte and a cappuccino was ordered!
Verdict: Very good!
Water, you always need water with your food!
It came in some fancy bottle.
Verdict: Very good though, as you would expect, Scotland has fantastic water!
The Main Courses
Ladies First! (Francesinha from Porto in Portugal!)
Oh this sounds nice said Mrs T and ordered a Portuguese sandwich that you eat with a knife and fork!
You really did need a knife and fork and the sandwich in question was a Francesinha from Porto in Portugal!
That looks great, but Tengo...?
Yes?
What the fluff is a Francesinha from Porto in Portugal!
A multi-tiered sandwich, it consists of three pieces of bread, filled with different meats, covered with cheese, and served on a bed of sauce.
The slices of bread are interspersed with ham, steak, and sausages. On the assembled sandwich are slices of melted cheddar cheese covering it completely.
Served on a deep plate filled with sauce, it’s garnished with a fried egg and lots of fries around it.
Yes I had googled this page before Mrs T ordered it.
And yes it was as described and did indeed have a the fried egg in it!
Verdict from Mrs T:
Wow it was not what I imagined but it was very tasty and so very filling. The fried egg was totally awesome!
I would have it again, yes please!
The dressing on the salad was out of this world!
The chips were good, but I think I preferred yours as that was a nice change!
All the foo was piping hot, so be careful not to burn your tongue!
Tengo and his Arepa (Roast Beef style)
BAM no messing around, there it is and you can clearly see the Roast Beef!
And trust me, when I say that it tastes as good as it looks!
Remember I said the salad had a wonderful tasting dressing ...
Mrs T had chips, I was spoilt as my chips were actually homemade crisps from sweet potatoes!
Was it fluffy?
Yes it was, the corn flour had a really nice fluffiness to it!
Verdict from me:
In Scotland we have baps or rolls which are great,but the Arepa brings a new twist to having a sandwich.
It was so light and fluffy and you could put anything in it!
Whilst writing this post I went online to see what flavours they had for the fillings...
First thing that I saw, is that the price had gone up!
THE OVERALL VERDICT?
FLUFFING AWESOME ... said Mrs T and I completely agree.
So thank you Super Eli @coquicoin for suggesting there were Arepas in Scotland, and thank you Tengo for always wanting to try something new!
Fine praise indeed. And that will do for me.
Thanks for visiting and have a fantastic rest of your week!
All images and ramblings are from me, the mad Scotsman TengoLoTodo and pictures taken with my Smartphone.
@tengolotodo January 26th 2023
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Esto sí que es un areping post, Super Ed!!!
I have to confess that I have never eaten a roast beef arepa, but I already have it on my to-do list as soon as possible after seeing this. I hope it was as good as it looked.
Mrs. T's sandwich looked good, although I wouldn't have ordered it, too much sauce for something with bread for my taste;)
You are now a certified arepa eater, Super Ed 🌀💙
Finalmente hago mi areping post, Super Eli🤣
Yes I know you have never had a roast beef arepa, but it was delicious as was the arepa on its own!
So I looked at the menu and it has turkey however I imagine that will not be there. I was tempted to take Mrs T there tomorrow well today as we are going into town to look for glasses.
Yes she is the same with sauce, but enjoyed it!
A certified areping arepa eater who wants more!
Have a wonderful night and a wonderful weekend Super Eli 🌀💙
Hola hola, Super Ed!!
How was your Friday in town? Did you get the glasses? And eat some arepas, hehe?
I'm late today at Hive and trying to catch up while having a coffee ☕️ and craving chocolate. Do you have some? 😆🍫
Happy evening Super Ed 🌀💙
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Your food photos have teased my taste bud Tito Ed the I'm now feeling so famished, lol! Mrs T has an empty plate so it says a lot about what she had not that I have doubts on you, haha! Yours look delicious too of course!
One day, I would have to find if we have Arepa too in the country and tease you with it😂
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oh you tease me na with many of your photos CJ!
Pero oo it was delicious so see if you have it there!
Hehe! They do serve Arepa somewhere in Manila. Someday, will have to try that dish 😋
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Both your sandwiches look awesome! Hmm, I do have half a bag of corn flour... maybe I should tell Mr I-do-the-baking-in-this-house about arepas?!!
Oh I think you should, the arepa was so light and fluffy and I was impressed!
OMG! Foods! I like to travel and try different foods too, but it's just a dream for now. I am just happy watching them like this and get hungry with thr sight of it. These is surely looks mouthwatering. I want to try it someday 🤤
Oh I hope you can try it one day Ruffa, it was mouthwatering and watered my mouth :)
Your food sounds fancy and looks yummy hehe .
hehe simple food but really was yummy :)
La arepa es buena con todo y ahora es mundial, dónde usted vaya consigue la harina y consigue la arepa ya rellena con todo son deliciosas el pan diario del venezolano
estaba delicioso y necesito encontrar la harina!
Si me imagino , pero en las tiendas hispanas se consigue aún en las groserías mexicanas también salen buenas esas arepas gracias por compartir tu receta
Woow wounderfull .thanks for sharing these food pictures .I liked it very much. I hope you post more like this.
Thank you vinay I hope so too!
Yuuupiiiii, I'm glad you were able to eat that arepa, I'm glad you liked it. here we eat it with everything and at all times, especially at breakfast with coffee.
Oh I loved it Carolina!
Yum yum 😋
Yes! Repeatedly, and often. I lift my coffee mug to you, sir!
That does look like a pretty tasty meal, moreso as I sit here after 8:00 and not having eaten yet. Mmmmm.
Ah yes we do love our coffee!
Very interesting! In the absence of the chicken and chorizo, I probably would have went with the roast beef too. Either that or the cheddar and onion chutney those both sound pretty amazing. How is chorizo not in season? It's a cured meat isn't it? It should be in season all the time! :) Looks like a pretty cool place! Thanks for sharing!
hehe that is what I thought!
Actually I think anything would have been good in it!
I guess it isn't always cured. The stuff they sell at my local shop is ground and seasoned fresh. The stuff that is more like salami probably takes longer ...
Looks really delicious! 😋🤤
oo they were as good as they looked 😁
I love this one...
oo I did too 😁
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Arepa is one of our most versatile dishes, you can eat it with everything, you must try one here in our country :), it is nice to see that our gastronomy is present there, greetings from Venezuela.
Yes I have friends from Veenzuela, so I know you eat it with everything and now I can say I have had one too!
That's great , welcome to our gastronomic culture 😁.
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My mouth is absolutely watering after that!! It looks so unbelievably tasty!
If you ever see one when you are out and about I would try it! Very tasty😁
Nice one Ed, I'll definitely keep an eye out for it 👍
La alegría que me da saber que la arepa venezolana es buscada por todo el mundo, tenemos una arepa internacional jejeje Es bueno saber que te gusta! acá es una tradición, toda comida lleva arepa, también es desayuno y cena, y no exagero! Cuando gustes puedes visitar, la tendrás VIP!
Sé que la arepa se come a cualquier hora. Estaba delicioso, y ahora quiero hacerlos!
Manos a la obra! Que lo disfrutes! y no olvides subirlo a la plataforma! Saludos!
wow, thats look so yummy. So delicious.
Fluffing awesome?!!! It certainly looks it. I drooled all over my keyboard. What a fabulous meal. My favourite eat out is sampling foreign cuisine. These dishes certainly ticked the boxes. Now why didn't I know about this place when I lived in Scotland way back when 😏