Arepitas de Maiz (Cornmeal Fritters) is a delectable side dish that can also be served as party food and is so easy and quick to make.

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Arepitas de Maiz (Cornmeal Flour Fritters) can often be found even in the most humble Dominican eatery as part of el plato del día --an inexpensive Dominican lunch meal-- and on the dining table of countless Dominican homes on any given day. To me, it has a strong sentimental significance.

The secret

It was one of my mom's favorite dishes.

You can imagine that I have eaten more than my lifetime allotment of Arepitas de Maíz. My mom could make them with her eyes closed, and so can I now. There is a secret to making The World's Best Cornmeal Fritters™. It's a little seed that packs a potent flavor...

Aniseed.





About our recipe

Arepitas de Maiz (Cornmeal Fritters) are popular throughout the country, and while there may be small differences in each family's corn fritter recipe, the differences are just that: small. They should taste very similar to each other.

Aside from the aniseed, I think the other key ingredient in this is the little bit of sugar in it. This does not produce sweet cornmeal fritters; the sweetness is very subtle, and it just works well.

This is my mom's recipe, it's so easy to make, and I love it, I hope you do too. But if you have a different way to make these, I'd love to hear about it too.

Buen provecho!

Aunt Clara