Back In My Times,This Was Fast Food.

This are the snacks I used to eat when little! So different from today’s snack. Do you recognize any of those? Found this pic on Facebook, and brought back  good memories What was your favorite snack?       Sponsor: Now prepare yourself to renew your skin with my feature item Whipped Body Butter

Pifa! Pifa! who wants Pifa!

     Pifa Fruit The Pifa is a delicious fruit, those who know it, know why I say this. I couldn’t find much information on the internet about this fruit, as this varies the name, if I am not wrong, it is well known in Jamaica, but as you know I grew up in the Republic…

A Great Tree (Parota)

  The parota is one of the largest native trees of Mexico, has huge trunks and in only 2 years may be giving shade, excellent for pastures, parks, plazas and its fruit is edible. The fruit is a circular pod, 7-15 cm in diameter, flattened and twisted, woody, dark brown, bright, sweet taste, contains five (5) 10-15 (20)…

The Pollera

  The Pollera is the most beautiful and admired national costume of the Americas.  There are many tales related about its origin, but the popular opinion is that it was adapted from a gypsy dress worn in Spain at the time of the conquest of Peru and brought to Panama by the servants of the…

Have You Tried One Yet?

  Another unique crafts of Central America, are the colorful hammocks.  It’s part of the culture, the colorful crafts in popular annual fairs, and tourist sites. As a child we used to take our naps in hammocks under palm trees or under the fruit trees, enjoying the summer breeze, but also remember the falls when making…

Another Interesting Fruit: The Guaba Or Inga

The seeds are covered with sweet white powder. The pulp covering the seeds is lightly fibrous and sweet, and rich in minerals, it is edible in the raw state. Popular knowledge Indicates That the tree’s name Originates from the Tupi word in-gá meaning “soaked”, due to the fruit powder consistency. The tree usually we blossoms…

Molas, Beautiful Art

If one day you go on vacation to Panama, you can not forget about the molas. Colorful handicrafts of Guna culture.  Molas create beautiful decorations for your home, but let’s find out a little more about this beautiful piece:       The mola forms part of the traditional costume of a Guna woman, two mola panels being incorporated…

Ripe Plantain

If your plantains became very black (ripe), do not throw it away! This is a very delicious Caribbean side dish, with which you can enjoy your favorite foods . Easy Preparation A large ripe plantains, peeled and bias cut into 1-inch thick slices. Plantains must be very black skinned! The darker the sweeter will be. 2/3 cup…

Have You Heard About The Papaya?

The papaya delicious Caribbean fruit. When I go to the supermarket to buy papaya, there are always someone asking how you eat this? The papaya is a large, tree-like plant, with a single stem growing from 5 to 10 m (16 to 33 ft) tall, With spirally arranged leaves confined to the top of the…

Do You Know Maranion Fruit?

Guess, guess: What is the fruit that is red but is not an apple, fleshy and has the seeds outside?. Wonder where they get those delicious cashew you bought at the supermarket? Well, it is from a curious fruit, meaty and nutritious that is found in tropical countries. The tree is leafy, which produces the fruit in summer time in large…