Panama Recipe has a strong influence of the Spanish and American cuisines. As Panama is a coastal region, recipes of Panama include a lot of sea food. Recipes in Panama accommodate a lot of fresh and healthy vegetables as well as fruits. Even a lot of herbs and varieties of spices are used in Panama Cuisine for the aroma.
Important Panama Recipes
- Carimanola
- Patacones
- Empanadas
- Tamales
- Tajadas
- Tortillas
Carimañola is basically a roll, which is made from ground and boiled yucca and stuffed with minced meat and boiled eggs and then fried. Patacones are green fried plantains that are cut cross-ways into pieces and served after frying. Empanadas are like Cornish pastries prepared from flour or other forms of corn pastries. They are generally filled with cheese, chicken or even meat.
Tamales is a popular local delicacy of Panama. It is made from boiled and ground corn with spices, chicken or pork being stuffed inside and is boiled after wrapping it in a banana leaf. Tajadas is basically a ripe plantain cut in slices length-ways and baked with cinnamon. Tortillas are made with ground maize and then fried like pancake.
Popular Panama Recipes
- Ceviche de pollo
- Escabeche of corvina
- Ceviche de corvina al curry
- Ceviche de corvina
- Ceviche de garbanzos
- Arroz con pollo
- Carimañolas
- Tamales panameños
- Tres leches
- Flan de caramelo
- Delicia de coco
- Pie de limon
The exotic
Panama Recipes are enjoyed by tourists in Panama.
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