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Get Blog Posts As EmailsFigured I’d follow up my last blog about beer with something for you health nuts….hehh hehh. Coconuts can be found all over Isla Palenque and no trip to any island is complete without tasting this delectable treat! Fortunately for us this treat also comes packed with health benefits. Coconut Water is more nutritious than whole [...]
The Island Treat
August 26th, 2010 by JoePanamanian Delight!
August 6th, 2010 by JoeSo eventually someone would have to blog about the cerveza! Behold the Panamanian lineup of cold brews! I was pleasantly surprised with the amount of beers available in Panama and I’m happy to say that the quality surpassed my expectations. For all of you who drink those ultra light beers Soberana is the beer for [...]
Recipe: A Savory Panamanian Salsa
May 19th, 2010 by FrancesWhenever I have great tomatoes from the garden I make a simple salsa. You know the kind: tomatoes, onion, peppers, cilantro…it’s ubiquitous. But it’s too early for good tomatoes this chilly May, and in my search for a salsa substitute I learned about Panamanian refrito. Refrito (or “rehash” or “refried” in English) is a Panamanian [...]
Carnavales en Panama
February 17th, 2010 by JerrodForget 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 [...]
Contemporary 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.” [...]
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 [...]
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 corn. [...]
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 [...]