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yuca

🥗Healthier: cauliflower

💰Cheaper: potatoes

Cauliflower is lower in carbs and calories.

chicken

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Turkey is leaner, while chicken thighs are often more affordable.

cilantro

🥗Healthier: parsley

💰Cheaper: parsley

Parsley provides a similar fresh flavor.

corn

🥗Healthier: zucchini

💰Cheaper: frozen corn

Zucchini is lower in calories, while frozen corn is often less expensive.

Welcome to a culinary crossroads exploring Panamanian food.

Panamanian cuisine is distinguished by its hearty dishes and deep soups.

The main dish is a meat stew prepared with various vegetables and tubers like corn and carrots.

This preparation is common throughout Latin America but has a particular flavor in Panama.

Another popular soup is made with the offal of cow or pig, originating from the time of colonizers and slaves.

A thick stew with seafood is distinctive to the region, including shrimp, pork, chicken, or a type of bean called wandu, always served with rice.

Corn is a main ingredient used to make a small fried or roasted cake that serves as a side dish, ideal for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

Yuca is another essential tuber, consumed as fried sticks served like potatoes, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, often accompanied by various sauces.

Yuca is also used to make a type of cake filled with different meats, part of traditional cuisine.

There is also a corn-based dough filled with various products depending on the region and cooked wrapped in leaves, a common dish throughout the region.

Seafood influences are undeniable, with a popular lunch consisting of rice with shredded flank steak, cooked in a sauce that enhances its true flavor.

Grains are fundamental to the diet, combined with rice in a simple but traditional way, maintaining the special flavor of the country.

Finally, foreign influence is seen in fish or seafood, cut into pieces and cooked with a citrus seasoning and red onion.

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