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Culinary Tourism in Panama: For the Love of Farmers´ Markets

There is an almost romantic relationship between a cook and the food markets. It is an idyllic, prolific desire to find the veggies, fish, seafood, meats and other ingredients in their most natural environment. We want to talk to them.

Since having a vegetable garden, or raising a few cows in our backyard is not always a choice, we chose to visit the farmers markets, dairy farms so we can have the freshest produce, milk and meats from animals which have been grass feed and raised humanely.

Farmers markets are a traditional method used by farmers worldwide to sell their produce directly to consumers. By avoiding the increasingly industrialized food production, and the broker fees involved in the process of selling those products in supermarkets, the consumer gets the freshest ingredients at excellent prices.

This time we are sharing some photos we took a few weeks ago, while taking a group of visitors in a tour of Panama City’s markets. We had so much fun!

From San Felipe Neri Public Market in Panama City, Panama:

From The Fish Market (Mercado del Marisco) in Panama City, built by the Japanese Government:

by Chef Melissa
May 17, 2011
5:48 am

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Turismo Gastronómico en Panamá: El Renovado Mercado del Marisco (EN/ES)

Hace poco visitamos el recien renovado Mercado del Marisco en la Ciudad de Panamá, y aquí compartimos unas vistas para que se animen a visitarlo. Esta es una de las paradas obligatorias en los tours culinarios en la ciudad, ya que es maravilloso ver la interacción de la naturaleza-pescadores-restaurantes que preparan la comida fresquita para la venta. Igualmente fresca es la oferta de pescados y mariscos recien pescados, y a buen precio para llevarse a casa.
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Gastronomic Tours - Culinary Tours in Panama City: Today we are sharing a pictorial tour of the Fish Market in Panama City. I am happy to inform that changes have been done to the surrounding area, and now there are plenty parking space and half a dozen more places selling fresh ceviche to the public! This is fantastic, nothing freshest than that…For more information on Tour de Chefs and our Culinary Tours, Team Building Events please .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)!

Fresh Oysters $2.50 US per 8 oz jar - Ostras Frescas $2.50 frasco de 8 onzas!

by Chef Melissa
May 22, 2011
4:01 pm

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Turismo Gastronomico en Panama: Mercado San Felipe Neri

Uno de mis lugares favoritos para comprar vegetales frescos en la Ciudad de Panamá! Los precios son justos y la variedad de frutas y vegetales de temporada, al igual que carnes frescas, hierbas aromáticas y productos secos es muy amplia.

La Alcaldía de Panamá inaugura el 25 de Enero de 2006, el nuevo mercado público, la obra, realizada a un costo de un millón 800 mil balboas (u$s 1.800.000), beneficiará a miles de ciudadanos de la capital de país que podrán adquirir productos de excelente calidad, en óptimas condiciones de higiene y salud, en el centro de la ciudad y a los mejores precios del mercado...Wikimapia.org