Conflict Kitchen is a take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from countries with which the United States government is in conflict. Each Conflict Kitchen iteration is augmented by events, performances and discussions about the culture, politics and issues within each country upon which we focus. The restaurant rotates identities in response to current geopolitical events. The current Iranian version of our restaurant serves traditional Persian dishes and beverages.
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3rd Iteration: La Cocina Arepas
Our Venezuelan takeout kitchen, called La Cocina Arepas serves homemade arepas, which are grilled corn cakes filled with either Queso (cheese), Reina Pepiada (chicken and avocado salad), or Caraotas (Venezuelan black bean mixture). a variety of ingredients. Arepas are common to restaurants and kitchens throughout Venezuela and Colombia. A recipe will be posted shortly. Here is a download of our recipes that we developed with our Venezuelan collaborators in Pittsburgh and Venezuela: Arepa Recipe PDF
What an amazing enterprise and exquisite arepas! Hat’s off to Conflict Kitchen staff & volunteers – hope many try and relish the succulent cuisine.
Cathy
[...] to highlight the cuisine and culture of countries with which the United State is in conflict. La Cocina Arepas is the third installment of the kitchen’s mission, following Kubideh Kitchen [Iran] and [...]
The arepas were okay. Very small for the price.
this is a great idea, we love arepas. any chance you’ll be adding arepas versions featuring beef, chorizo or pork ingredients down the line? and maybe late night dining hours on the weekend as well?
This place has fantastic venezuelan food and the staff is super friendly. I love what you are doing guys keep it up!
pittsburger venezuelan
Nice job with the arepas. They are really delicious.
Great suggestion from Dave. In Venezuela we actually eat a lot of meat-based arepas in these kind of places, unlike the ones we eat at home. Many people go for “carne mechada” or “cochino frito” at very late dining hours (even past midnight)