Panama Food

This soup is a very popular Panamanian dish and it’s super delicious! You have to try it.

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This fried red snapper with patacones is a traditional Panamanian dish that is very satisfying. Patacones are made of green plantains. You can very easily get addicted to them as they taste just super good! And of course, it’s complimented with Balboa beer.

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The Manolo Caracol in Casco Viejo is a very popular restaurant with family style servings… they serve you several courses! There is no menu, the food just keeps coming. You simply enjoy yourself and eat! They also have the best Spanish wines. Their website is: http://www.manolocaracol.net

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This English muffin burger with blue cheese looks very tasty and delicious. You can get it at Bistro Boquete. Boquete is the famous highland town in Chiriqui.

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In Panama they use bijao leaves to wrap the filling before boiling. You can get different fillings, most  consist of a savory cornmeal masa and a meat filling of pork or chicken as well as olives, raisins and other goodies. These ones are with chicken.

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Traditional chicken curry at Indian Restaurant Masala in Panama City. This dish is very tasty.

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These small plates are filled with beef stew and potato salad. The potato salad has beets in it which is why it is pink. Cost per plate: $0.50.

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In Panama, a poor man’s breakfast is rice with a fried egg.

Panfried rice cake, sweet and sour peppers, bacon and a fried egg.

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