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July 02, 2022

Maize & Wheat Offers Some of the Best Colombian Food in St. Louis [PHOTOS]

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Maize & Wheat has you covered on empanadas, arepas and more.

Read Cheryl Baehr's review: "Maize & Wheat Brings Revelatory Colombian Cuisine to St. Louis County"
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Arepas are available with a variety of fillings, such as a Colombian arepa with sausage, corn, yellow plantain and mozzarella.
Mabel Suen
Arepas are available with a variety of fillings, such as a Colombian arepa with sausage, corn, yellow plantain and mozzarella.
Arepa especial with chicken, mushrooms and cheese.
Mabel Suen
Arepa especial with chicken, mushrooms and cheese.
Juices are available in flavors such as guava, coconut lemonade and passionfruit.
Mabel Suen
Juices are available in flavors such as guava, coconut lemonade and passionfruit.
Empanadas come with fillings such as shredded chicken.
Mabel Suen
Empanadas come with fillings such as shredded chicken.
Beef, chicken, cheese and veggies are among the options for empanada fillings.
Mabel Suen
Beef, chicken, cheese and veggies are among the options for empanada fillings.
Sancocho, a stew with chicken, beef, potato, yuca, green plantain and corn.
Mabel Suen
Sancocho, a stew with chicken, beef, potato, yuca, green plantain and corn.
Bandeja paisa with red beans, fried pork belly, ground beef, fried egg, sweet plantain, Colombian sausage, arepa and avocado.
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Bandeja paisa with red beans, fried pork belly, ground beef, fried egg, sweet plantain, Colombian sausage, arepa and avocado.
Steak arepa with grilled beef and mozzarella.
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Steak arepa with grilled beef and mozzarella.
Egg arepa, featuring yellow corn with a fried egg.
Mabel Suen
Egg arepa, featuring yellow corn with a fried egg.
A selection of dishes from Maize & Wheat (clockwise from top left): bandeja paisa, coconut lemonade, empanadas, mango juice, sancocho, arepas, stuffed potato, guava juice.
Mabel Suen
A selection of dishes from Maize & Wheat (clockwise from top left): bandeja paisa, coconut lemonade, empanadas, mango juice, sancocho, arepas, stuffed potato, guava juice.

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