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Panama?s Coffee Cup ? Cafe Sitton

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While strolling around the grounds of the International Flower and Coffee Fair in Boquete, I came upon the most lovely display of local coffee, Cafe Sitton. The striking blue and white booth, blazing with signs, shelves of coffee bags and cups,[...]

Life's A Beach So Go To Panama City

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Ok, it's summer right.. it's finally here! You can't deny that if you're like me that you might be craving a beach somewhere! I have to tell you that I'm still craving from my first trip to Panama City last winter, where I wasn't expecting[...]

Panama - First Stop on the Culinary Tour

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Our friend Joan at Foodalogue has already completed 2 annual culinary tours. A labour of love, Joan has worked and researched and travelled tirelessly to find the countries for her tours that would give our culinary knowledge an eye opener. It's[...]

Crack Open an Ice-Cold Can of... Whisky?

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Scottish Spirits' can of Scotch Whisky Not sure why anyone would think whisky in a can would be a good idea, but apparently someone does ? and that someone did it. Panama-based, Scottish Spirits , is releasing their canned[...]

My New French Press

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It’s about time I have a real French Press, especially since I’m tasting all the fine coffees grown in Panama. I took a seminar about the many varieties of coffee grown in Boquete and the instructor said that she thought the best way[...]

Murals of Boquete #4

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The San Bartolo religious murals were painted in northern Guatemala about 300BC and they are the earliest known murals in Central America. You can see one of them on Wikipedia. There were no records of this form of artwork in Panama until[...]

Murals of Boquete #5

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During the past three years of being involved in Boquete?s biggest charity event, “Bid 4 Boquete”, I have met some very talented and caring people. I?ve been able to get acquainted with people, properties and businesses otherwise not[...]

Jamon Serrano Calzone

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A reader sent me a comment that Price Smart in David, Panama sold the Jamon Serrano and that he thought it was very expensive. The price was $125 for a whole ham, probably including the stand. At the “Museum of Ham” in Madrid,[...]

Coffee Recipe Roundup

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Boquete Gourmet is writing and compiling recipes for the first “BOQUETE GOURMET COMMUNITY COOKBOOK”, to be available this June. The developing and collecting of interesting, useful, local recipes has begun. I’m[...]

Boquete?s Sushi Madness

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The nori was flying in my kitchen the last three days, as students patted sticky rice, sliced raw salmon and julienned perfect avocados. It was “Sushi Madness” time in Boquete, Panama, an unlikely place for sushi artists to gather.[...]