The hen is the base of one of our emblematic typical dishes: the sancocho, a soup that is eaten at any time and on any occasion, it is cooked in firewood causing the soup to have smoky notes. It was with this idea that this dish was born, as I was curious about how to use the little parts of it, such as the neck, how the food ferments inside the gizzard and how through the use of one hundred per cent of the ingredients.
Enrique Fajardo
Panama
Panamanian cuisine is a fusion of indigenous, African, Spanish and Asian influences. The Afro-descendant cultures, especially in s...
Panamanian cuisine is a fusion of indigenous, African, Spanish and Asian influences. The Afro-descendant cultures, especially in seafood, and the indigenous heritage of the Guna, Ngäbe-Buglé, Emberá and others, are vital to our culinary identity. Through this dish, I would like to give you a taste of our ethnic heritage. From our indigenous groups to the African slaves, this dish represents a taste of our gastronomic mix.
Aranxa Troestch
Panama
Chiriqui's recognized for being the produce pantry of Panama, that’s why my dish's focused on the earth’s bounty with key ingredie...
Chiriqui's recognized for being the produce pantry of Panama, that’s why my dish's focused on the earth’s bounty with key ingredients of the region. Seren, is a corn soup endemic to the region, with sweet and delicate flavors. My grandmother use the whole corn, from the husk to the cob, because she always says that what the land produces must be used in its entirety. Ubaldina is a homage to her, her heritage, and a journey through my childhood.
Andrea Pinzòn Banfield
Panama
It’s a celebration of the plantain plant itself, all of it.
Plantain has always been the base of our nutrition. The most producti...
It’s a celebration of the plantain plant itself, all of it.
Plantain has always been the base of our nutrition. The most productive plant of the country and it’s never been seen as such.
After every ton of plantain consumed, 2 tons of waste are left, because of how little use its other parts. Due to the Chinese and afrocaribbean influence in our gastronomy (and in my heritage), plantain takes 3 forms in my dish: a bread (for the plantain was called bread for the poor) a a siumae, and a tamal.
Armando Bramwell
Panama
A fufu portrait is the story of the Riquelme’s, my family from my mother’s side. In all our gatherings we’ll come together around ...
A fufu portrait is the story of the Riquelme’s, my family from my mother’s side. In all our gatherings we’ll come together around this delicious soup made from fish head, coconut milk, curry, and root vegetables. Why just the head? Because the rest of the fish we pickled it in our family’s escobish.
As a kid, it was beautiful to see all my aunts having fun around those pots trying to feed a battalion. For me fufu and escobish represent the strong bond between my kin and the roots of my people.
