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Find Us On FacebookForget New Orleans or Rio De Janero, Panama has its own party for Carnival. Although I don’t practice the 40 days of fasting known as Lent, I jumped at the opportunity to celebrate the binge that takes place beforehand. The largest celebration in the country takes place over four days in a small town on [...]
Carnavales en Panama
February 17th, 2010 by JerrodContemporary Interpretations of Panama Cuisine Classics
January 7th, 2010 by JerrodPanama City has a lot of great restaurants and a lot of terrible restaurants. And, although it can be delicious, traditional Panamanian cuisine can also be pretty uninspiring in the wrong hands. Last night, we were in some very good hands when we were treated to a wonderful combination of traditional Panamanian staples prepared with [...]
Recipe: Give the Holidays a Panamanian Flavor with Mango Pudding
December 17th, 2009 by FrancesI’m working away in the Amble corporate office in frigid Chicago. The wind literally whistles through the window panes and it’s already getting dark at 3:30 pm! I love the holidays, but the short, dry, cold winter days I could do without.
My remedy: the tropical taste of exotic mangoes in a sweet, warm “pudding.”
Ingredients:
4 cups [...]
Ceviche
November 18th, 2009 by DavidI’m going to steal a blog tactic from Frances’ affinity for recipes and contribute one of my own, ceviche (say-vee-chey). Ceviche is a popular Spanish-world seafood dish. It is often sold as an appetizer or a snack. It can be composed of most fin fish, generally delicate white fish like seabass or red snapper. It [...]
Chorizo Dip with Two Kinds of Bananas
November 5th, 2009 by FrancesNew Panamanian recipe from Cooking Diva. Thanks to the Diva and to Google Translate. I’m sure plantains would work in place of the bananas as well. If you try it, let me know!
Ingredients
2 chorizos raw (tableño or similar)
1 green banana without the peel boiled for 10 minutes, chopped
1 ripe banana, boiled in [...]
Torrejas de Maiz (Fried Corn Dough)
September 17th, 2009 by FrancesIn researching this Panamanian recipe I discovered that the word “torrejas” means different things in the many Latin American cultures. In Argentina, torrejas are french toast. In Honduras, torrejas is a baked dish of lady fingers soaked in syrup. But in Panama torrejas are a sweet dessert of fried dough made mostly from fresh [...]
UPDATE: The Cove
September 11th, 2009 by MarkI posted a few days ago about a place known as The Cove in Japan, and how a documentary seemingly ended the towns annual slaughter of dolphins. In a bit of bad news those dolphin hunts have started again. It has been reported that a few days ago 50 pilot whales and 100 bottle-nose dolphins were rounded up. The [...]
Summery Beverage: The Emerald Cocktail
July 29th, 2009 by FrancesIn the course of my internet research on all things Panamanian, I stumbled across Chef Melissa de Leon, The Panama Gourmet. Born in Panama, she now travels all over the world and cooks all kinds of cuisine, but this website seems to put the focus on Panamanian ingredients and recipes.
Here’s her recipe for an avocado [...]
Arroz con Pollo
July 22nd, 2009 by FrancesKnowing I’m a bit of a foodie, my friends often ask me to describe the traditional cuisine of Panama. After my first visit to Panama City I found that hard to do. It’s easy to find great sushi, Italian and French all over town – Panama City has a smorgasborg of international offerings – but [...]
Casco Comes to Life
July 22nd, 2009 by JerrodI hadn’t been to Casco Viejo in about a month and it’s amazing how quickly it transforms. It is slowly coming back to life, as old buildings are being restored and new restaurants and stores are opening. If you are unfamiliar, Casco Viejo is the historic part of Panama City. Buildings with balconies from previous [...]