For all of those people who have never tried sushi because they don’t like the taste of raw fish, you’re in luck. Veneto’s Sushi Lounge, known as one of Panama City’s top sushi bars has a new special, with a local taste, no seafood included! The Sushi Lounge is proud to announce 3 new Panamanian style sushi rolls, with a twist of local flavors! Imagine having chicken and plantain, skirt steak, or chorizo and chopped pork all with local herbs and spices, mixed and rolled for your delight.
Panamanian Roll – Shredded Chicken & Plantain
Parillero Roll – Skirt Steak & Onion topped with Chimichurri Sauce
De Interior Roll – Chopped Pork & Chorizo Sausage
These three new rolls can be found exclusively at Veneto’s Sushi Lounge Open from 10:00 AM – 1:00 AM, so don’t to pass on this opportunity to sample these creative and delicious sushi rolls. Below is a video of these sushi rolls being presented on the Travel Panama television program on Channel 45.
With the start of Lent, Panamanians are stocking up on their supplies of fish and seafood. From very early in the morning, many shoppers will head out to buy Sea Bass and Corvina, the favorite fish in the Panamanian diet. Prices have remained relatively stable, thanks to monitoring that is in place by the Consumer Protection Authority since 12 February 2010. Medium sized Red Snapper can be had for $2.00 per pound. Small Corvina are about $1.75 per pound. In addition, Sierra and Cojinua are at $1.25 per pound. In the case of other seafood, a pound of shrimp can cost up to $4.50, red shrimp are at about $4.00 per pound. Shrimp prices are inflated thanks to a fishing ban that will remain in place until 11 April 2010. It is expected that the price of seafood could increase with the approach of Easter. (Source: Telemetro)
The sale of the traditional meat and sausages on a stick - always a favorite of street vendors during Carnival - is causing a controversy in Chitre and Penonomé after government authorities in those cities announced restrictions against those to engage in this business. In Chitre, the Carnival Board decided to ban the sale of these products, because they think the sticks might be used as stabbing weapons by criminals. Meanwhile, health authorities in Coclé announced they will be vigilant of these vendors, because there have been cases where sticks that have been discarded by customers have been reused by the vendors, putting the public health at risk. Those who are caught in this unhealthy practice will be shut down and assigned fines and penalties of between $5,000 to $10,000 dollars, officials warned. (Source: El Siglo)
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