This greatly curtails the manly activity of farting. If I farted in David, in Boquete, she would know the brand of coffee I was drinking.
When I drag fish home from the fishmonger, Yella smells it through 2 or 3 plastic bags,
from a hundred yards.
When I trim the fish and cook it, I hear about it all evening. To the point that I limit my at home fish consumption.
Not a problem, I go out to eat fish. There is always more than one way to, well, skin the fish.
So I decided that I would eat my main meal today at 1 pm and have some fish!
I went to The Oasis, a bed and breakfast, with some of the best food at the best prices in town.
I had a red pepper and coriander cream soup that was out of this world. I have learned that coriander is the ground seed of cilantro. Why did I learn this? Because I couldn't find coriander because it is cleverly disguised as cilantro here. The soup was $4.50 which is pricey in Boquete.
The main dish was a large 12 0z. portion corvina (sea bass) with a garlic/olive oil sauce. There most of been 3 heaping table spoons of roasted garlic pieces over the fish. It included a large salad. One of those towering salads that had onions, tomatoes, shaved carrots and cucumbers over a head of lettuce with a balsamic vinegar dressing on the side. ($10)
I finished with a cup of coffee. With my 25% discount and a tip, the meal totaled $15. This is comparable to a $45 to $50 dinner in Colorado Springs.
It was fantastic!
I also saw a demonstration of the family oriented nature of the Panamanian culture in the Oasis.
An extended family arrived in the rain with grandchildren, mom and abuela (grandma). The abuela was very feeble. The grandson helped her out of the car, holding an umbrella over her head while gently walking her to her seat. Very touching. This is one of the parts of Panama that I find most endearing.
Got to go...it's raining and I feel a 2 hour nap coming on...after that meal!
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