Guacho de mariscos

A hearty dish made with rice, and a mixture of vegetables, calamari, shrimp, crab, mussels and octopus, this seafood stew, Guacho de Mariscos, is a traditional recipe from Panama that can be enjoyed throughout the year.

You can find this dish in almost any Panamanian restaurant in town and it is preparation home cooked  in the family. It’s basically a kind of thick rice soup with yams, yucca, mixed vegetables and mixed seafood. It can also be served with beef instead of seafood, but the seafood is the most popular.