# Panama's tastiest dishes

Panamanian Creole, Caribbean and countryside cooking, according to Recetas de Panamá and guides to typical Panamanian dishes.

- 25 votes · 13 items
- Aug 27, 2025 · Beto O.
- https://even.best/en/l/862/panama-s-tastiest-dishes

## Top 10

1. **Bollos** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Corn masa wrapped in husk and boiled, savoury or sweet.
2. **Panamanian ceviche** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Corvina in lime with onion, ají chombo and culantro, in tartlets or cups.
3. **Tamal de olla** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Corn masa cooked in a pot with chicken, olives and capers.
4. **Hojaldras** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Puffy fried dough, the breakfast partner for steak or cheese.
5. **Sancocho panameño** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Hen broth with yam, culantro and oregano; the dish that represents Panama.
6. **Carimañolas** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Fried cassava croquettes stuffed with meat; a popular breakfast.
7. **Patacones** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Green plantain fried twice and flattened.
8. **Arroz con pollo** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Yellow rice with chicken and vegetables, the party dish.
9. **Panamanian ropa vieja** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Shredded beef in Creole sauce with rice and plantain.
10. **Corn tortillas with white cheese** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The countryside breakfast.
11. **Rice with pigeon peas and coconut** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The rice of Christmas and New Year.
12. **Rondón** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Caribbean fish and coconut soup from Bocas del Toro and Colón.
13. **Saus** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Pickled pork legs with cucumber and lemon, typical of Colón.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.