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Canton: Alma Cocina Latina

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Since Alma Cocina Latina opened in Canton I have been dying to try it out. The images I’ve seen of the food look amazing and everyone raves about their arepas (rightfully so). Due to a variety of factors I never quite made it over to Alma Cocina Latina until last weekend. Fortunately the wait was worth it because this was one of the best meals I’ve had in a while. All of the food was delicious and incredibly different than other restaurants in Baltimore.

Alma Cocina Latina

Alma Cocina Latina

We sat at the arepa bar which provided us with a great view of the Venezuelan sandwiches being made.

When we looked over the menu, everything looked absolutely wonderful so we decided to split a few different plates which is one of my favorite things to do.

Plates at Alma Cocina Latina

Plates at Alma Cocina Latina

The first dish we shared was an appetizer of the Cassava Bread which was similar to chips and dip. The cassava was crispy and served with three dips, guasacaca (avocado salsa), cilantro mojo, and black bean butter. Of the three dips, my favorite was the guasacaca when I topped with the cilantro mojo. But my friend and I both really loved all three dips.
Cassava Bread

Cassava Bread

We also shared an Empanada Horneada which was baked and filled with spinach, mushrooms, and queso blanco. This was very good and I appreciated that it was baked because then it wasn’t greasy. However, I wish there was a little more cheese inside the empanada.
Empanada Horneada

Empanada Horneada

Also from the appetizer portion of the menu, we got the Alitas De Pollo. They were crispy chicken wings in a sweet and tangy pineapple-guava BBQ sauce with a hint of heat. These are officially my favorite wings in the area. The sauce was delicious and the wings weren’t drenched in sauce.
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Alitas De Pollo

I also ordered the Crema De Aguacate which isn’t something I would typically order but someone I follow on instagram posted a photo of the soup and took the caption space to rave about it so I decided to try it. The creamy avocado soup had butternut squash confit and roasted corn kernels. There was also a slight heat to this soup and a touch of lime, it may have been my favorite part of the meal.
Crema De Aguacate

Crema De Aguacate

The real reason I had been dying to try Alma Cocina Latina was for the arepas.

Arepas

Arepas

I ordered the La Nacional Arepa which was tender shredded beef, ripe plantains, slow cooked black beans, and fresh cilantro. I loved this, but it was messy because the shredded beef had a ton of sauce on it.

La Nacional Arepa

La Nacional Arepa

My friend ordered the Asado Negro Arepa which she loved. It was slow roasted eye-round roast in a dark caramel sauce, sweet plantains, cucumber pickles, and fresh cilantro. I found it to be a little too sweet and I was happier with my messy arepa.

Asado Negro Arepa

Asado Negro Arepa

All in all, we loved everything that we ordered and I can’t wait to go back to Alma Cocina Latina and try some of their other Venezuelan offerings. It’s abundantly clear to me why they’ve been nominated for so many different awards for their delicious food.

Alma Cocina Latina is located at 2400 Boston St in Canton.

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