Stuffed! Arepas, Gorditas and Pupusas
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Stuffed! Arepas, Gorditas and Pupusas
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What do arepas, gorditas, and pupusas have in common? Each is a golden pocket of corn masa — crisp on the outside, tender within — stuffed with everything from beans and cheese to meats and vegetables. In this episode, Eva and Maite explore the histories behind the Venezuelan and Colombian arepa, the Mexican gordita, and the Salvadoran pupusa, and ask a bigger question: why do stuffed foods taste so good?
Along the way, they talk migration, identity, and how corn-based foods carry memory across borders.
They also tap into a timely conversation: California recently passed a law requiring folic acid to be added to corn masa products like tortillas — a move intended to improve public health, but one that has sparked debate about tradition, nutrition, and how food policy intersects with culture.
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