Panama

🇵🇦Panama

Raspadura

A Panamanian unrefined cane sugar block, used in desserts and drinks

🇵🇦Panama

Resbaladera

A Panamanian rice and barley drink with milk, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg, a colonial and daily classic

🇵🇦Panama

Ron Abuelo

A Panamanian aged rum from Varela Hermanos

🇨🇷Limón, Costa Rica

Rondón

Caribbean coconut stew with fish, seafood, root vegetables, and Scotch bonnet peppers, a Limón province Afro-Caribbean specialty.

🇨🇺Cuba

Ropa Vieja

Cuba's dish: shredded beef stewed in tomato sauce with peppers and onions, a daily and national classic

🇨🇴Colombia

Sancocho

Colombia's Sunday stew: hen or other meat simmered with plantain, yuca, corn, potato and cilantro until the broth thickens. Every region keeps its own pot — valluno with three meats, costeño with fish — and Cali claims the gallina version as its own.

🇵🇦Panama

Saril (Sorrel Drink)

Saril

A Panamanian hibiscus (sorrel) drink with ginger, sugar, and cinnamon, a Christmas and festive classic

🇵🇦Panama

Seco con Vaca

A Panamanian cocktail of seco with milk or coconut milk over ice

🇵🇦Western Panama, Panama

Seco Herrerano

Panama's national spirit, a clear sugarcane liquor from Pesé

🇵🇦Panama

Sopa Borracha (Drunken Soup)

Sopa borracha

A Panamanian dessert of sponge cake soaked in plum, raisin, rum, and brandy syrup with cinnamon and cloves, a festive and wedding classic

🇵🇦Panama

Sopa de Pata

A Salvadoran hearty soup of cow's feet, tripe, yuca, cabbage, corn, plantains, and green beans, a daily and regional classic

🇵🇦Panama

Suspiros Panameños

Panamanian meringue cookies, light and crisp, made from whipped egg whites and sugar.

🇵🇦Panama

Tamal de Olla

A Panamanian tamal cooked in a pot rather than wrapped: a thick corn stew with chicken, pork, and vegetables.

🇵🇦Panama

Tamales Panameños

Tamales

A Panamanian tamale of seasoned corn dough filled with chicken or pork, olives, and vegetables, wrapped in banana leaves and steamed, a festive classic

🇵🇦Panama

Torrejitas de Maíz

Panamanian corn fritters of fresh corn kernels bound with egg and flour, fried until golden.

🇵🇦Panama

Tortilla Changa

A Panamanian street snack of a hot dog wrapped in a tortilla with cheese and sauce, griddled until crisp.

🇵🇦Panama

Tortillas (Panamanian)

Tortillas

A Panamanian thick corn tortilla, fried until crispy, served with cheese, eggs, or meat, a breakfast and street classic

🇨🇴Colombia

Tostones

Patacones

A Cuban fried green plantain slices, flattened and double-fried, a daily and essential side In Antioquia the thick-cut rounds are served as "tostadas" alongside bandeja paisa.

🇨🇴Colombia

Yuca (Cassava)

Yuca

A Panamanian cassava root, boiled, fried, or in soups; the base of carimañolas and countless coastal sides in Colombia.

🇨🇴Colombia

Ñame (Yam)

Ñame

A Panamanian Caribbean yam, boiled or added to soups; a staple side with fried fish on the Colombian coast too.