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Old 11-29-2006   #1 (permalink)
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Panamanian Cuisine
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I would like to know more about Panamanian Cuisine. Please share your favorite panamanian dishes and if you know about great panamanian restaurants, please tell to!

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Old 11-30-2006   #2 (permalink)
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Hi Coco! (I love your user name! )

My favorite dish is Sancocho, which is a chicken soup I can't get enough of!

There is also a great website I found that offers all kinds of Panama recipes.

http://www.cookbookwiki.com/Panama

I hope you like it!

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Old 12-12-2006   #3 (permalink)
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Thanks for the link Sofia! The food in Panama is delicious, although I never tried to cook any (only in restaurants), but I will now with the recipes you provided. As for my current favorite food: I love patacones (fried plantains). My favorite dish changes at least every week!

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Old 12-12-2006   #4 (permalink)
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Here is a pic of patacones that I found on google:




This pic is from toomanychefs.com

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Old 12-28-2006   #5 (permalink)
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Hi! I hope you all had a Merry Christmas!!

I found a blog by a panamanian cooking diva! You can check it out at:

The Cooking Diva Blog: Original Tropical Creations by Chef Melissa De Leon and the website is Panama Gourmet | Original Tropical Creations by Chef Melissa DeLeon

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Old 01-13-2007   #6 (permalink)
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Hi Sofia! Love the website, thanks for sharing!!
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Old 01-17-2007   #7 (permalink)
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Why is it good to choose Panama as vacation destination? There are many reasons but for filipinos who love to eat (and other nationality for that matter), one siginificant reason could be the rich variety of tasty dishes, fruits and vegetables. My personal favorite is the Panamanian tortilla usually served as breakfast dish. Of course, how can anyone resist sea food and tamales?
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Old 01-17-2007   #8 (permalink)
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Do they really have seafoods? I really love eating seafoods especially shrimps or prawn and crabs. Dishes made of fish are really good too but still depends on the dish and how it is flavored. I am very choosy when it comes to other country's foods because all I know is eating filipino foods. That picture was very appetizing, Laura. It's like having french fries I think because it's made of potatoes too, am I right?
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Old 01-18-2007   #9 (permalink)
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Do they really have seafoods? I really love eating seafoods especially shrimps or prawn and crabs. Dishes made of fish are really good too but still depends on the dish and how it is flavored.
Yes. In fact eating seafood in Panama is more popular than catching them. I think, seafood is the most important staple in this country. Most of the restaurants and hotels in the country offer a variety of seafood dishes.
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Old 01-18-2007   #10 (permalink)
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Thank you, Oopsie. I hope I could find some dishes that tastes like Filipino dishes too. I already ated on some asian cuisines and I might find some restaurants that serves Panamian dishes too to experience it while I haven't visited the place. No one knows if when I'll be able to visit Panama.
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Old 01-23-2007   #11 (permalink)
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Thank you guys for sharing all the links. It would be very exciting to try and cook these dishes at home. I hope I would be able to make it as tasty as the one made in restaurants.
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I would also like to try making Panamanian cuisine at home. I will try a few recipes out.
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Old 07-02-2007   #13 (permalink)
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I am fairly sure that if I had to avoid seafood, I could live on carimaņolas. They are very similar to the steamed version of potsticker dumpling that one finds in Chinese-American restaurants, with a yucca-based dough instead of wheat. They are silly tasty and amazing for breakfast. Arepas, which I think are originally Ecuadorean (could be wrong!) are small, thick, pillowy pancakes made from masa (corn) meal and layered with queso blanco and served piping hot. Eat them immediately with lime and hot sauce!! Fantastico!
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Old 07-27-2007   #14 (permalink)
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I do not think I have ever had carimaņolas. They sound very good. I hope to try them out soon.
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That picture was very appetizing, Laura. It's like having french fries I think because it's made of potatoes too, am I right?
They are not from potatoes but from plantains. Plantains look like bananas but they are not as mushy and not sweet. Here is a pic:


And another pic of fried plantains (patacones):


And while I'm at it, and you guys mentioned it... here is a pic of Carimaņolas:

I found all pics on flickr.
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I found that in the interior of Panama that rice and cooked lentils is a very popular base and if you are near the ocean the seafood is absolutely fresh and awesome. Chicken is also very popular. What is great is that since there is so much fresh produce your are limited by your imagination.
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Old 12-06-2007   #17 (permalink)
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Ok I am the newbie here
I am looking at relocating to Panama and trying to find out as much info as possible ahead of time. Although I do look forward to sampling Panamanian cuisine, I do have some favorite "canuck food". I haven't found anything about the availability of steak in Panama. If it is available is it something I would recognize? I was told Puerto Vallarta had steak before I went, but it wasn't even close.

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...I haven't found anything about the availability of steak in Panama. If it is available is it something I would recognize? I was told Puerto Vallarta had steak before I went, but it wasn't even close.
Thanks.

Yes, you will find steak, all kinds of steak. Just a lot cheaper! They have supermarkets there, with meat sections very similar to the ones you find at home. For dining out, check out the Argentine restaurants--which are totally beef-centric and have massive cuts hot from the grill (asado) ready to cut at your table.

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You are making me hungry already. I've read about a number of cattle ranches in the Boquete area. Stupid question, but is this where the steak comes from, and are there dairy cows there as well. I do love my milk!

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Old 12-13-2007   #20 (permalink)
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thanks sofia, the link was quite helpful. I heard a lot about sea food there in Panama. Didn't get much time on my last visit but this time, hope to enjoy both Panama women and cuisine ....
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Old 12-14-2007   #21 (permalink)
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yeah zhinghur, maybe you can share it with me to?
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