The GM of Panama office took the courtesy to bring us (visitors) for a dinner before the Project Manager flew out to another office in the Caribbean region. He recommended one of his regular place, which is Maito Restaurante located at Coco del Mar. It is rated as top 50 best restaurants in Latin America.
We each ordered a cocktail, can't remember what's this called but it was not in the menu. It is specially requested by the GM who knows the owner very well.
The 'boss' GM who treated us dinner. He is a reputable lawyer who specializes in corporate and commercial law.
This restaurant serves very weird dishes....sort of fusion and modernized Panamanian cuisine....
[Below] I don't know what this is called coz the menu is in Spanish, but this a dessert with strawberry & cream at the bottom. You need to break the piece of 'deep fried corn sheet' and dip it with cream.
Another dessert of 'coconut & tiramisu' ice-cream and 'lemony citrusy with coconut' ice-cream.
All these 3 desserts have distinct flavor.
if u r into dessert, these would be your favs.
Now, back to the mains.
We ordered a few dishes for sharing.
We had squid ink rice with some squid and prawns topping.
Grilled prawns
Smoked duck
[left] plantain chips and [right] squid with some kind of dressing.
He also ordered a ribeye steak. The waiter then cut it into pieces for us.
Duck 'chow mein' - fusion of Chinese and Panama style.
A table of us from different continents - Latin America, Caribbean, Europe and Asia.
Here's the restaurant website if you wanna know more about their unique fusion cuisine.
6 comments:
Wow! You are an international foodie now, eating all sorts of cuisines and mingling with all nationalities! Bravo! So syiok la your life. 💕
Beautiful cocktail. A lovely and delightful treat. Ink squid rice?? Never had that before. Bao, yes but not in rice
LOL at description of "very weird" dishes. Nobody who would be happy to explain them?
The Maito @ Coco del Mar restaurant in Panama City sounds like a foodie’s paradise. The fusion and modernized Panamanian cuisine must have been an explosion of flavors! 🌮🍤🍽️ And those desserts…the strawberry and cream one with the deep-fried corn sheet sounds so unique and tempting. 🍓🌽 The coconut and tiramisu ice cream and the lemony citrusy ice cream must have been a refreshing treat. 🥥🍨
I can totally relate to your excitement about trying out new cuisines and mingling with people from different continents. It’s such a fantastic way to broaden our horizons and create beautiful memories. 🌍💫
By the way, that cocktail you mentioned, even though it wasn’t on the menu, sounds like a special and exclusive treat. Cheers to the GM who knows how to make dining experiences even more memorable! 🍹🥂
Mun: just a short term job assignment. Am back in KL for good.
Rose world: I don't think i have seen ink squid bao before.
Stacy: Yes, the waiter did explained the food/dishes when they were served, but I don't understand a word of Spanish. The other colleague did a translation, but it wouldn't be as descriptive anymore.
Tekkaus: The GM is an excellent host and a great foodie too.
Yums! Yums! I can live in Panama. I love all your dessert photos and dishes. I think I got this western appetite after going to US and England.
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