Panamanian queques or coconut cookies

When I was little I remember eating many of these cookies after school or when I accompanied my mother to do some "mandados" to Calidonia or to Ave. Central. You could usually find them at street stalls or at the tiendas in our neighborhoods.I don't know if they continue to be sold in the same …

Prawns with recao verde cream

Today's recipe tastes like Panama. I'm quite sure that if you are Panamanian, when you try it, you'll give me the reason. When I was a child and living in Panama, the recao verde was bought at "Sr. Santos", in the vegetable stall on the corner of my street. Many years later, the stall is still there, …

Rice with chicken

This dish is one of the most typical recipes in Panama, I don’t think there’s a Panamanian that hasn't eaten rice with chicken in a party or in any family gathering. If one has to choose the three most popular dishes in Panama the thing would be complicated because the Panamanians have so good appetite …