While corn flour products will often give instructions on how to make arepas on the package, they don't always give enough details for newcomers to truly understand what they should be looking for.

Can you use masa harina as a substitute for masarepa? No, I don't recommend it. If you use masa harina, your arepas will have a different texture and turn out more like tamales or pupusas.

And Doña Arepa, as her name suggests, knows how to stuff 'em. A storefront in a bustling strip mall just west of the Palmetto Expressway on Flagler Street, Don Toston y Doña Arepa is a cute ...