A Taste Of Venezuela

Our family loves eating empanadas. It is something that we were introduced to in Venezuela. There is one important ingredient however, that we had run out of. It is a white corn meal that you can't get in any of the stores around here. Therefore while we were in Chicago I made a point to go to a grocery store that carries a lot of South American food items. Although it was a different brand then what I was used to it did end up tasting the same. Since we were really feeling like a bit of home we also bought a drink called "Malta". It is something that is a common drink in Venezuela. It is kind of like a pop but not really. We should have put some Venezuelan music on, turned the heat way up, and we would have really felt like we were back in Venezuela.