BREAKFAST:

Tortillas: In Panama tortilla” are 1/2" thick rounds of corn dough deep fried and normally served with a melted piece of cheese and eggs..

Hojaldras: Typical breakfast served with eggs Known as Panamanian donuts - they are eaten with sugar on top.


MAIN COURSES

Sancocho- Chicken Soup - Panama's most popular side dish.It consists of a root called namé and chicken pieces and is spiced with culandro - an herb similiar to cilantro

Seafood - As Panama means “abundance of fish” - Fresh seafood is in abundance in Panama. The country is located on bth the pacific ocean and the Caribbean sea - there is no shortage of seafood of various kinds in Panama!

Corvina - Known internationally as sea bass, corvina is a very mild flavoured fish served fried, backed or as ceviche.

Tamales- Panamanian tamales are made from a dough of ground corn filled with chicken or pork and various spices. They are then wrapped up in a banana leaf and boiled.

DESSERTS

Tropical fruits: Panama is rich in tropical fruits, and boasts some of the sweetest and tastiest fruits in Central America. Papayas, mangos, pineapples, melons, maracuyá (passion fruit), guanabana (sour sop).

Flans: Light egg custard in a carmelized sauce imakes this the most popular Panamanian dessert.

Pastel Tres Leches : “Three Milk Cake”- This is a rich cake made from three milks - regular, evaporated and condensed- very sweet and delicious.

Tropical fruit batidos: Similiar to a "smoothie" these shakes are made with Papaya, strawberry and pineapple with milk.

Raspados – Panamanian "snow cones". Perfect to cool off these cones are served everywhere from a friendly vendor with a mobile cart. They are available in a variety of flavours.

SNACKS AND SIDE DISHES


Carimañola- A flavourful roll made with dough from the yucca root and stuffed with a bit of meat and boiled eggs.

Patacones: Fried plantain which is still green - they are cut into rounds, pressed togather and deep-fried. Served as a snack or appetizer for lunch or at dinner as your starchy vegetable.

Platano Maduro- Sweet ripe plaintians cut in long slices and sauteed in oil. “Platanos tentación” is a popular way to prepare them in a carmelized sugar sauce seasoned with some cinnamon and nutmeg.

Fried yuca: Yuca is a starchy root that is eated everywhere in Panama. It is similiar to a potato.

Ceviche- Served as an appetizer, small pieces of corvina (sea bass) is marinated in lemon juice and spices. This dish is very popular with the tourists.

Arroz con guandu: Panama’s most popular side dish. It is a rice dish cooked with guandu, which is a bean originating in Africa. Often, this dish is cooked using coconut water.