Panamanian cuisine is a mix of African, Spanish, and Native American techniques, dishes, and ingredients, reflecting its diverse population. Since Panama is a land bridge between two continents, it has a large variety of tropical fruits, vegetables and herbs that are used in native cooking.
Common ingredients in Panamanian food are maize, rice, wheat flour, plantains, yuca (cassava), beef, chicken, pork and seafood.

Characteristic parts
Arepa
type of food made of ground maize dough
Arroz con coco
coconut-flavoured rice
Bienmesabe
Spanish or Latin American tapas or dessert
Bollo
Latin American food
Carimañola
South American meat-pie in a torpedo-shaped yuca fritter,
Ceviche
dish of marinated raw fish
Chicha
fermented (alcoholic) or non-fermented beverage of Latin America, emerging from the Andes and Amazonia regions
Chicharrón
Spanish and Latin American dish of pork belly or pork rind
Dumboy
pounded swallow made from fresh or fermented cassava roots and often eaten alongside various soups
Fufu
pounded swallow made from fresh or fermented cassava roots and often eaten alongside various soups
Hibiscus tea
Drink made from sepals of Hibiscus sabdariffa
Hojaldres
Spanish term for puff pastry, and Panamanian fried bread
Jamaican patty
Jamaican savory pastry
Leche de tigre
dish of marinated raw fish
Milanesa
South American technique of pounded, breaded, pan-fried meats
Pasteles
Carribean and Latin American guineo/cornmeal/rice/cassava dumpling
Run down
Typical Caribbean dish made with coconut milk and seafood
Sancocho
Traditional soup in several Latin American cuisines
Sopa borracha
Panamanian rum cake
Sopa de mondongo
Latin American and Caribbean soup with tripe and vegetables
Tamal de olla
Panamanian style of tamale
Tostones
double fried plantain slices
Has characteristic parts: Arepa Arroz con coco Bienmesabe Bollo Carimañola Cevichees Chichaes Chicharrón Dumboy Fufu Hibiscus tea Hojaldreses Jamaican patty Leche de tigre Milanesaes Pasteles Run down Sancochoes Sopa borrachaes-pa Sopa de mondongoes Tamal de ollaes Tostoneses
Categories: Cuisine
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Wikidata ID: Q7129977
Wikipedia title: Panamanian cuisine
References:
Wikipedia article: Panamanian cuisine
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Tamal de olla

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