Esencias Panameñas

Esencias Panameñas Authentic Panamanian cuisine by Chef Yadira. Full-Service + Drop-Off Catering & Nationwide Shipping

Esencias Panameñas, LLC, unlike a typical Latin cuisine restaurant, will provide a unique combination of authentic Panamanian food at value pricing with a fun and entertaining atmosphere. Chef Yadira is a native from Panama and she pays tribute to her place of birth through traditional dishes made with staple food products, such as corn, coconut, culantro (not cilantro) and rice.

09/30/2025

This episode of The Circle of Hope podcast takes you inside an extraordinary life journey with Chef Yadira Stamp, Ph.D. She's a culinary entrepreneur, author...

September 29th is National Coffee Day!How do you take your coffee? Black? Cream? Sugar? Cream & Sugar? Coffee is one of ...
09/29/2025

September 29th is National Coffee Day!

How do you take your coffee? Black? Cream? Sugar? Cream & Sugar?

Coffee is one of the most popular drinks in the world. My favorite coffee is Café Duran from Panama – which I sell on EsenciasPanamenas.

Coffee is very versatile. Besides drinking a cup of coffee, it can be incorporated in cooking and baking for flavoring dishes and desserts. And the leftover grounds can be used for gardening, for cleaning, or for beauty (i.e., hair & skin).

Today is all about the coffee, so I made Bombón style coffee with Panamanian Café Duran coffee and sweetened condensed milk, accompanied by some Panamanian corn tortillas and a side of Spanish white cheese (aka cuajada). For dinner, I will enjoy a Café Duran rubbed steak with roasted broccoli, and for dessert, I will have Café Duran coffee brownies and Café Duran coffee ice cream.

Currently, Panama holds the world record price per pound for Boquete Geisha coffee and produces some of the most sought-after high-altitude coffees in the world. In August 2025, a lot of Hacienda La Esmeralda Geisha set a new record, selling for $30,204 per kilogram at the Best of Panama auction.

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Desayuno de Domingo - hojalda con salchichitas guisadas
09/29/2025

Desayuno de Domingo - hojalda con salchichitas guisadas

Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month - September 15th to October 15thThe observance first began in 1968, as Hisp...
09/16/2025

Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month - September 15th to October 15th

The observance first began in 1968, as Hispanic Heritage Week, under President Lyndon Johnson. On August 17, 1988, President Ronald Reagan officially extended this celebration into a month-long event starting on September 15th through October 15th

Haciendo ceviche de CorvinaIngredientes: corvina, cebolla blanca y roja, sal, jugo de raspadura con naranja y limon, lim...
09/07/2025

Haciendo ceviche de Corvina
Ingredientes: corvina, cebolla blanca y roja, sal, jugo de raspadura con naranja y limon, limones, aji chombo, y ajies dulce verde y rojo. Servido con platanitos

Making Corvina fish ceviche
Ingredients: corvina fish (may substitute corvina with seabass or snapper), white and red onions, salt, orange juice, fresh lime juice, bird or scotch bonnet pepper, red and green sweet peppers

Recipe in my Panama On A Plate cookbook

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Papaya is a tropical fruit like a large berry. It is ripe when it feels soft (like a ripe avocado), and its skin has att...
09/03/2025

Papaya is a tropical fruit like a large berry. It is ripe when it feels soft (like a ripe avocado), and its skin has attained an amber to orange hue. Along the walls of the large central cavity are attached numerous black seeds.

It is commonly enjoyed when it is ripe and sweet – eaten as-is. You can also use the ripe papaya to make fresh fruit juice or add milk and spices to make papaya milkshake or ice cream. In Panama, we use the green/unripe papaya to make a delicious dessert called "Cabanga," which is originally from the province of Cocle. The unripe fruit is grated along with coconut, candied, and then wrapped in a corn husk.

In commemoration of National Flan Day, I decided to do something different and outside the box. I made a "chicheme" flan...
08/21/2025

In commemoration of National Flan Day, I decided to do something different and outside the box. I made a "chicheme" flan or hominy corn flan.... don't knock it 'till you try it. It actually taste like a spiced custard 😀

En conmemoración del Día Nacional del Flan, decidí hacer algo diferente y fuera de lo común. Hice un flan de chicheme o flan de maíz trillado... no lo juzgues antes de probarlo. Sabe a postre de maiz con especias 😀




Making my Dulce De Ron Abuelo (Ron Abuelo Rum Cake) on today's National Rum Cake. Purchase a signed copy of my Panama On...
08/17/2025

Making my Dulce De Ron Abuelo (Ron Abuelo Rum Cake) on today's National Rum Cake.

Purchase a signed copy of my Panama On A Plate cookbook for the recipe.

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Making my "Dulce de Ron Abuelo" (Ron Abuelo Rum Cake) on this National Rum Day (August 16th)..... recipe is in my Panama...
08/17/2025

Making my "Dulce de Ron Abuelo" (Ron Abuelo Rum Cake) on this National Rum Day (August 16th)..... recipe is in my Panama On A Plate Cookbook. Get your signed copy from Esencias Panamenas :-)

Today is National Rice Day..... this art made of rice by Edgar Artis
08/10/2025

Today is National Rice Day..... this art made of rice by Edgar Artis

July 29th - National Chicken Wings Day!How do you like your wings - naked or sauced? Fried or baked?Today, I made Mango ...
07/30/2025

July 29th - National Chicken Wings Day!

How do you like your wings - naked or sauced? Fried or baked?

Today, I made Mango BBQ wings. This is a fan favorite at Esencias Panameñas. They are baked instead of fried and perfectly crispy on the outside. Not to mention, they are sweet and full of mango flavor, taking it to another level!

Purchase our 'Panama On A Plate' cookbook for the recipe or order these delicious wings already cooked on












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The results of Washington City Paper’s Best of DC 2025 competition have been revealed, and it’s official: Washington Cit...
07/28/2025

The results of Washington City Paper’s Best of DC 2025 competition have been revealed, and it’s official: Washington City Paper's readers named us as the second best empanadas in the District of Columbia!

We want to say thank you to all our customers for voting us as Best Empanada. Your support means so much to us! 🤤

You can order our empanadas and try the best for yourself here: https://esenciaspanamenas.com
— in Washington, DC.

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Washington D.C., DC
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