Arepas arrive in London's hipster-haven Brick Lane



All text and photographs copyright Russell Maddicks
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It's only fitting that one of East London's trendiest hipster hangouts now has a food truck selling this year's hottest new street food: arepas.

In Venezuela and Colombia these fluffy corn-dough pockets are stuffed with tasty savoury fillings like beef, chicken and cheese to make snacks you can eat

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