{"id":21671,"date":"2026-07-15T13:18:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T18:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/?p=21671"},"modified":"2026-07-15T20:46:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T01:46:23","slug":"chef-jose-aparicio-es-esencial-comprender-el-origen-de-nuestros-platos-para-transmitir-su-verdadera-esencia-y-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/2026\/07\/15\/chef-jose-aparicio-es-esencial-comprender-el-origen-de-nuestros-platos-para-transmitir-su-verdadera-esencia-y-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Chef Jos\u00e9 Aparicio: &#8220;Es esencial comprender el origen de nuestros platos para transmitir su verdadera esencia y significado dentro de nuestra cultura&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Entender&nbsp;la&nbsp;gastronom\u00eda&nbsp;de&nbsp;un&nbsp;pa\u00eds&nbsp;y&nbsp;todo&nbsp;su&nbsp;potencial&nbsp;requiere&nbsp;de&nbsp;profesionales&nbsp;que&nbsp;desde&nbsp;temprana&nbsp;edad&nbsp;empiecen&nbsp;a&nbsp;desarrollar&nbsp;un&nbsp;profundo&nbsp;conocimiento&nbsp;de&nbsp;los&nbsp;productos&nbsp;y&nbsp;especias&nbsp;que&nbsp;diferencian&nbsp;a&nbsp;Panam\u00e1&nbsp;en&nbsp;cada&nbsp;receta.&nbsp;&nbsp;Por&nbsp;esta&nbsp;raz\u00f3n&nbsp;nuestro&nbsp;Invitado&nbsp;para&nbsp;esta&nbsp;edici\u00f3n&nbsp;es&nbsp;un&nbsp;chef&nbsp;que&nbsp;desde&nbsp;ni\u00f1o&nbsp;ayudaba&nbsp;a&nbsp;su&nbsp;madre&nbsp;y&nbsp;t\u00edas&nbsp;en&nbsp;la&nbsp;cocina&nbsp;durante&nbsp;las&nbsp;reuniones&nbsp;familiares,&nbsp;paso&nbsp;por&nbsp;un&nbsp;restaurante&nbsp;de&nbsp;comida&nbsp;rapida&nbsp;y&nbsp;encontr\u00f3&nbsp;su&nbsp;camino&nbsp;junto&nbsp;a&nbsp;renombrados&nbsp;chefs&nbsp;como&nbsp;Fabien&nbsp;Mingy,&nbsp;Luis&nbsp;Mendizabal,&nbsp;Cuquita&nbsp;de&nbsp;Arias&nbsp;y&nbsp;Laurent&nbsp;Tourondel.&nbsp;Hoy&nbsp;en&nbsp;d\u00eda&nbsp;el&nbsp;Chef&nbsp;Jos\u00e9&nbsp;Aparicion&nbsp;lidera&nbsp;la&nbsp;cocina&nbsp;del&nbsp;renombrado&nbsp;restaurante&nbsp;Kaandela&nbsp;ubicado&nbsp;en&nbsp;el&nbsp;Casco&nbsp;Antiguo&nbsp;&nbsp;y&nbsp;comparte&nbsp;en&nbsp;exclusiva&nbsp;&nbsp;con&nbsp;The&nbsp;Visitor&nbsp;&nbsp;El&nbsp;Visitante&nbsp;su&nbsp;visi\u00f3n&nbsp;de&nbsp;la&nbsp;gastronom\u00eda&nbsp;paname\u00f1a&nbsp;y&nbsp;cuanto&nbsp;aporta&nbsp;al&nbsp;desarrollo&nbsp;del&nbsp;turismo&nbsp;nacional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1584\" height=\"2376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1000322815.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1000322815.jpg 1584w, https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1000322815-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1000322815-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1000322815-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1584px) 100vw, 1584px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chef Jorge Aparicio, Restaurante Kaandela<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>La&nbsp;comida&nbsp;paname\u00f1a&nbsp;tiene&nbsp;todo&nbsp;lo&nbsp;necesario&nbsp;para&nbsp;convertirse&nbsp;en&nbsp;un&nbsp;destino&nbsp;culinario&nbsp;internacional&nbsp;con&nbsp;identidad&nbsp;propia.&nbsp;\u00bfQu\u00e9&nbsp;nos&nbsp;faltar\u00eda&nbsp;para&nbsp;llevarla&nbsp;a&nbsp;ese&nbsp;nivel?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Lo&nbsp;primero,&nbsp;y&nbsp;para&nbsp;m\u00ed&nbsp;lo&nbsp;m\u00e1s&nbsp;importante,&nbsp;es&nbsp;tener&nbsp;un&nbsp;rubro&nbsp;unido&nbsp;y&nbsp;alineado&nbsp;hacia&nbsp;una&nbsp;misma&nbsp;visi\u00f3n.&nbsp;Panam\u00e1&nbsp;ya&nbsp;forma&nbsp;parte&nbsp;de&nbsp;la&nbsp;escena&nbsp;gastron\u00f3mica&nbsp;internacional&nbsp;y&nbsp;contamos&nbsp;con&nbsp;maravillosos&nbsp;colegas&nbsp;que&nbsp;representan&nbsp;dignamente&nbsp;nuestra&nbsp;cocina.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Necesitamos&nbsp;consolidar&nbsp;una&nbsp;estructura&nbsp;que&nbsp;nos&nbsp;posicione&nbsp;como&nbsp;un&nbsp;destino&nbsp;gastron\u00f3mico&nbsp;de&nbsp;primer&nbsp;nivel.&nbsp;Cuando&nbsp;trabajamos&nbsp;bajo&nbsp;una&nbsp;misma&nbsp;visi\u00f3n,&nbsp;todo&nbsp;lo&nbsp;dem\u00e1s&nbsp;llega&nbsp;como&nbsp;consecuencia.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u00bfCu\u00e1les&nbsp;son&nbsp;los&nbsp;platos&nbsp;paname\u00f1os&nbsp;que&nbsp;realmente&nbsp;representan&nbsp;la&nbsp;esencia&nbsp;cultural&nbsp;e&nbsp;hist\u00f3rica&nbsp;de&nbsp;Panam\u00e1&nbsp;y&nbsp;qu\u00e9&nbsp;podemos&nbsp;hacer&nbsp;para&nbsp;que&nbsp;trasciendan&nbsp;nuestras&nbsp;fronteras?<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Para&nbsp;m\u00ed&nbsp;son&nbsp;varios.&nbsp;Desde&nbsp;algo&nbsp;tan&nbsp;sencillo,&nbsp;pero&nbsp;lleno&nbsp;de&nbsp;historia,&nbsp;como&nbsp;una&nbsp;torrejita&nbsp;de&nbsp;bacalao,&nbsp;hasta&nbsp;algo&nbsp;tan&nbsp;representativo&nbsp;y&nbsp;aut\u00e9ntico&nbsp;como&nbsp;el&nbsp;sancocho.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Como&nbsp;profesionales&nbsp;tenemos&nbsp;la&nbsp;responsabilidad&nbsp;de&nbsp;conocer&nbsp;nuestra&nbsp;historia;&nbsp;el&nbsp;mercado&nbsp;hoy&nbsp;lo&nbsp;exige.&nbsp;Es&nbsp;esencial&nbsp;comprender&nbsp;el&nbsp;origen&nbsp;de&nbsp;nuestros&nbsp;platos&nbsp;para&nbsp;poder&nbsp;transmitir&nbsp;su&nbsp;verdadera&nbsp;esencia.&nbsp;No&nbsp;necesitamos&nbsp;elevar&nbsp;lo&nbsp;aut\u00f3ctono;&nbsp;necesitamos&nbsp;aprender&nbsp;a&nbsp;comunicar&nbsp;el&nbsp;significado&nbsp;que&nbsp;esos&nbsp;platos&nbsp;tienen&nbsp;dentro&nbsp;de&nbsp;nuestra&nbsp;cultura.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"908\" height=\"1361\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1000322817.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1000322817.jpg 908w, https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1000322817-768x1151.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 908px) 100vw, 908px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>La<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>gastronom\u00eda<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>paname\u00f1a<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>requiere<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>mirar<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>hacia<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>adentro<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>para<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>encontrar<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>ingredientes<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>que<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>diferencien<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>nuestra<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>propuesta.<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>\u00bfCu\u00e1l<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>considera<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>que<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>es<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>el<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>principal<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>desaf\u00edo<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>de<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>la<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>industria<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>culinaria<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>para<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>lograrlo<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>y<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>hablar<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>de<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Panam\u00e1<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>desde<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>una<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>perspectiva<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>diferente?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Necesitamos&nbsp;dar&nbsp;mayor&nbsp;visibilidad&nbsp;a&nbsp;esos&nbsp;productos.&nbsp;Puede&nbsp;ser&nbsp;un&nbsp;camino&nbsp;complejo,&nbsp;pero&nbsp;precisamente&nbsp;ah\u00ed&nbsp;radica&nbsp;su&nbsp;valor.&nbsp;Es&nbsp;un&nbsp;reto&nbsp;que&nbsp;vale&nbsp;la&nbsp;pena&nbsp;asumir&nbsp;porque&nbsp;no&nbsp;solo&nbsp;aprendemos&nbsp;como&nbsp;cocineros,&nbsp;sino&nbsp;que&nbsp;tambi\u00e9n&nbsp;contribuimos&nbsp;a&nbsp;rescatar&nbsp;ingredientes&nbsp;que&nbsp;han&nbsp;sido&nbsp;olvidados&nbsp;y,&nbsp;en&nbsp;algunos&nbsp;casos,&nbsp;que&nbsp;nunca&nbsp;llegaron&nbsp;a&nbsp;conocerse&nbsp;de&nbsp;forma&nbsp;popular.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Muchos&nbsp;de&nbsp;esos&nbsp;productos&nbsp;jam\u00e1s&nbsp;fueron&nbsp;vistos&nbsp;como&nbsp;una&nbsp;posibilidad&nbsp;para&nbsp;crear&nbsp;nuevas&nbsp;recetas.&nbsp;Recuperarlos&nbsp;y&nbsp;ponerlos&nbsp;en&nbsp;valor&nbsp;tambi\u00e9n&nbsp;es&nbsp;una&nbsp;manera&nbsp;de&nbsp;hablar&nbsp;de&nbsp;Panam\u00e1,&nbsp;de&nbsp;enaltecer&nbsp;nuestra&nbsp;esencia&nbsp;y&nbsp;de&nbsp;contar&nbsp;nuestra&nbsp;historia&nbsp;a&nbsp;trav\u00e9s&nbsp;de&nbsp;la&nbsp;gastronom\u00eda.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>El&nbsp;restaurante&nbsp;Kaandela&nbsp;se&nbsp;encuentra&nbsp;en&nbsp;el&nbsp;Casco&nbsp;Antiguo.&nbsp;\u00bfC\u00f3mo&nbsp;este&nbsp;importante&nbsp;sector&nbsp;hist\u00f3rico&nbsp;contribuye&nbsp;a&nbsp;crear&nbsp;una&nbsp;experiencia&nbsp;gastron\u00f3mica&nbsp;inmersiva&nbsp;y&nbsp;diversa?&nbsp;\u00bfQu\u00e9&nbsp;hace&nbsp;falta&nbsp;desarrollar?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;El&nbsp;Casco&nbsp;Antiguo&nbsp;ofrece&nbsp;una&nbsp;combinaci\u00f3n&nbsp;\u00fanica&nbsp;de&nbsp;historia,&nbsp;arquitectura,&nbsp;cultura&nbsp;y&nbsp;gastronom\u00eda.&nbsp;Hoy&nbsp;en&nbsp;d\u00eda,&nbsp;el&nbsp;apoyo&nbsp;de&nbsp;la&nbsp;Alcald\u00eda&nbsp;de&nbsp;la&nbsp;Ciudad&nbsp;de&nbsp;Panam\u00e1&nbsp;ha&nbsp;sido&nbsp;muy&nbsp;importante&nbsp;para&nbsp;revitalizar&nbsp;este&nbsp;espacio,&nbsp;y&nbsp;creo&nbsp;que&nbsp;han&nbsp;realizado&nbsp;un&nbsp;gran&nbsp;trabajo&nbsp;en&nbsp;ese&nbsp;sentido.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Es&nbsp;un&nbsp;lugar&nbsp;diverso,&nbsp;donde&nbsp;conviven&nbsp;diferentes&nbsp;conceptos&nbsp;y&nbsp;propuestas&nbsp;culinarias&nbsp;que&nbsp;enriquecen&nbsp;la&nbsp;experiencia&nbsp;de&nbsp;quienes&nbsp;nos&nbsp;visitan.&nbsp;El&nbsp;siguiente&nbsp;paso&nbsp;es&nbsp;continuar&nbsp;proyectando&nbsp;todo&nbsp;ese&nbsp;potencial,&nbsp;tanto&nbsp;a&nbsp;nivel&nbsp;local&nbsp;como&nbsp;internacional,&nbsp;para&nbsp;que&nbsp;cada&nbsp;vez&nbsp;m\u00e1s&nbsp;personas&nbsp;descubran&nbsp;la&nbsp;riqueza&nbsp;gastron\u00f3mica&nbsp;que&nbsp;ofrece&nbsp;Panam\u00e1.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure 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\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u00bfCu\u00e1l&nbsp;es&nbsp;el&nbsp;concepto&nbsp;gastron\u00f3mico&nbsp;de&nbsp;Kaandela&nbsp;y&nbsp;qu\u00e9&nbsp;experiencia&nbsp;busca&nbsp;generar&nbsp;en&nbsp;el&nbsp;comensal&nbsp;local&nbsp;e&nbsp;internacional?<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Kaandela&nbsp;es&nbsp;un&nbsp;restaurante&nbsp;que&nbsp;explora&nbsp;el&nbsp;territorio&nbsp;paname\u00f1o.&nbsp;Realizamos&nbsp;expediciones&nbsp;a&nbsp;distintas&nbsp;regiones&nbsp;del&nbsp;pa\u00eds&nbsp;en&nbsp;busca&nbsp;de&nbsp;ingredientes&nbsp;no&nbsp;convencionales.&nbsp;En&nbsp;cada&nbsp;viaje&nbsp;aprendemos&nbsp;sobre&nbsp;la&nbsp;cultura,&nbsp;la&nbsp;gastronom\u00eda&nbsp;y&nbsp;las&nbsp;t\u00e9cnicas&nbsp;que&nbsp;las&nbsp;comunidades&nbsp;han&nbsp;preservado&nbsp;durante&nbsp;generaciones.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luego&nbsp;de&nbsp;cada&nbsp;expedici\u00f3n&nbsp;investigamos&nbsp;esos&nbsp;ingredientes,&nbsp;comprendemos&nbsp;su&nbsp;historia&nbsp;y&nbsp;exploramos&nbsp;nuevas&nbsp;formas&nbsp;de&nbsp;interpretarlos&nbsp;mediante&nbsp;t\u00e9cnicas&nbsp;contempor\u00e1neas.&nbsp;Es&nbsp;un&nbsp;reto&nbsp;que&nbsp;nos&nbsp;mantiene&nbsp;en&nbsp;constante&nbsp;aprendizaje&nbsp;y&nbsp;desarrollo&nbsp;creativo.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nuestro&nbsp;objetivo&nbsp;es&nbsp;que&nbsp;el&nbsp;comensal&nbsp;viva&nbsp;parte&nbsp;de&nbsp;esas&nbsp;experiencias,&nbsp;que&nbsp;descubra&nbsp;nuevos&nbsp;sabores&nbsp;y&nbsp;conozca&nbsp;las&nbsp;historias&nbsp;de&nbsp;las&nbsp;comunidades&nbsp;que&nbsp;visitamos.&nbsp;Es&nbsp;nuestra&nbsp;forma&nbsp;de&nbsp;hablar&nbsp;de&nbsp;Panam\u00e1&nbsp;con&nbsp;pasi\u00f3n&nbsp;y&nbsp;autenticidad.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Descr\u00edbanos&nbsp;los&nbsp;tres&nbsp;platos&nbsp;m\u00e1s&nbsp;apreciados&nbsp;del&nbsp;restaurante&nbsp;y&nbsp;por&nbsp;qu\u00e9&nbsp;conectan&nbsp;tanto&nbsp;con&nbsp;los&nbsp;comensales.<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Tenemos&nbsp;muy&nbsp;claro&nbsp;cu\u00e1les&nbsp;son&nbsp;los&nbsp;platos&nbsp;que&nbsp;m\u00e1s&nbsp;conectan&nbsp;con&nbsp;nuestros&nbsp;comensales.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Buscando&nbsp;Guayaba:&nbsp;Es,&nbsp;sin&nbsp;duda,&nbsp;nuestro&nbsp;postre&nbsp;estrella.&nbsp;Representa&nbsp;perfectamente&nbsp;el&nbsp;concepto&nbsp;de&nbsp;Kaandela,&nbsp;ya&nbsp;que&nbsp;combina&nbsp;identidad,&nbsp;territorio,&nbsp;creatividad&nbsp;y&nbsp;memoria&nbsp;en&nbsp;un&nbsp;solo&nbsp;plato.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Crudito&nbsp;de&nbsp;pescado:&nbsp;Su&nbsp;equilibrio&nbsp;entre&nbsp;sabores&nbsp;\u00e1cidos,&nbsp;notas&nbsp;picantes&nbsp;y&nbsp;texturas&nbsp;crocantes&nbsp;lo&nbsp;convierte&nbsp;en&nbsp;un&nbsp;plato&nbsp;muy&nbsp;fresco,&nbsp;ligero&nbsp;y&nbsp;lleno&nbsp;de&nbsp;personalidad.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zapato&nbsp;de&nbsp;langosta:&nbsp;Gran&nbsp;parte&nbsp;de&nbsp;nuestro&nbsp;men\u00fa&nbsp;est\u00e1&nbsp;dise\u00f1ado&nbsp;alrededor&nbsp;de&nbsp;productos&nbsp;poco&nbsp;tradicionales,&nbsp;y&nbsp;este&nbsp;plato&nbsp;tiene&nbsp;como&nbsp;protagonista&nbsp;el&nbsp;arroz&nbsp;rojo&nbsp;colorado,&nbsp;que&nbsp;obtenemos&nbsp;gracias&nbsp;al&nbsp;trabajo&nbsp;de&nbsp;la&nbsp;Fundaci\u00f3n&nbsp;Toabr\u00e9,&nbsp;en&nbsp;El&nbsp;Cop\u00e9.&nbsp;Es&nbsp;un&nbsp;ingrediente&nbsp;extraordinario&nbsp;que&nbsp;refleja&nbsp;nuestro&nbsp;compromiso&nbsp;con&nbsp;la&nbsp;investigaci\u00f3n&nbsp;y&nbsp;el&nbsp;rescate&nbsp;del&nbsp;patrimonio&nbsp;gastron\u00f3mico&nbsp;paname\u00f1o.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure 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La&nbsp;comida&nbsp;paname\u00f1a&nbsp;tiene&nbsp;todo&nbsp;lo&nbsp;necesario&nbsp;para&nbsp;convertirse&nbsp;en&nbsp;un&nbsp;destino&nbsp;culinario&nbsp;internacional&nbsp;con&nbsp;identidad&nbsp;propia.&nbsp;\u00bfQu\u00e9&nbsp;nos&nbsp;faltar\u00eda&nbsp;para&nbsp;llevarla&nbsp;a&nbsp;ese&nbsp;nivel?&nbsp; &#8220;Lo&nbsp;primero,&nbsp;y&nbsp;para&nbsp;m\u00ed&nbsp;lo&nbsp;m\u00e1s&nbsp;importante,&nbsp;es&nbsp;tener&nbsp;un&nbsp;rubro&nbsp;unido&nbsp;y&nbsp;alineado&nbsp;hacia&nbsp;una&nbsp;misma&nbsp;visi\u00f3n.&nbsp;Panam\u00e1&nbsp;ya&nbsp;forma&nbsp;parte&nbsp;de&nbsp;la&nbsp;escena&nbsp;gastron\u00f3mica&nbsp;internacional&nbsp;y&nbsp;contamos&nbsp;con&nbsp;maravillosos&nbsp;colegas&nbsp;que&nbsp;representan&nbsp;dignamente&nbsp;nuestra&nbsp;cocina.&nbsp; Necesitamos&nbsp;consolidar&nbsp;una&nbsp;estructura&nbsp;que&nbsp;nos&nbsp;posicione&nbsp;como&nbsp;un&nbsp;destino&nbsp;gastron\u00f3mico&nbsp;de&nbsp;primer&nbsp;nivel.&nbsp;Cuando&nbsp;trabajamos&nbsp;bajo&nbsp;una&nbsp;misma&nbsp;visi\u00f3n,&nbsp;todo&nbsp;lo&nbsp;dem\u00e1s&nbsp;llega&nbsp;como&nbsp;consecuencia.&#8221;&nbsp; \u00bfCu\u00e1les&nbsp;son&nbsp;los&nbsp;platos&nbsp;paname\u00f1os&nbsp;que&nbsp;realmente&nbsp;representan&nbsp;la&nbsp;esencia&nbsp;cultural&nbsp;e&nbsp;hist\u00f3rica&nbsp;de&nbsp;Panam\u00e1&nbsp;y&nbsp;qu\u00e9&nbsp;podemos&nbsp;hacer&nbsp;para&nbsp;que&nbsp;trasciendan&nbsp;nuestras&nbsp;fronteras?&nbsp; &#8220;Para&nbsp;m\u00ed&nbsp;son&nbsp;varios.&nbsp;Desde&nbsp;algo&nbsp;tan&nbsp;sencillo,&nbsp;pero&nbsp;lleno&nbsp;de&nbsp;historia,&nbsp;como&nbsp;una&nbsp;torrejita&nbsp;de&nbsp;bacalao,&nbsp;hasta&nbsp;algo&nbsp;tan&nbsp;representativo&nbsp;y&nbsp;aut\u00e9ntico&nbsp;como&nbsp;el&nbsp;sancocho.&nbsp; Como&nbsp;profesionales&nbsp;tenemos&nbsp;la&nbsp;responsabilidad&nbsp;de&nbsp;conocer&nbsp;nuestra&nbsp;historia;&nbsp;el&nbsp;mercado&nbsp;hoy&nbsp;lo&nbsp;exige.&nbsp;Es&nbsp;esencial&nbsp;comprender&nbsp;el&nbsp;origen&nbsp;de&nbsp;nuestros&nbsp;platos&nbsp;para&nbsp;poder&nbsp;transmitir&nbsp;su&nbsp;verdadera&nbsp;esencia.&nbsp;No&nbsp;necesitamos&nbsp;elevar&nbsp;lo&nbsp;aut\u00f3ctono;&nbsp;necesitamos&nbsp;aprender&nbsp;a&nbsp;comunicar&nbsp;el&nbsp;significado&nbsp;que&nbsp;esos&nbsp;platos&nbsp;tienen&nbsp;dentro&nbsp;de&nbsp;nuestra&nbsp;cultura.&#8221; La&nbsp;gastronom\u00eda&nbsp;paname\u00f1a&nbsp;requiere&nbsp;mirar&nbsp;hacia&nbsp;adentro&nbsp;para&nbsp;encontrar&nbsp;ingredientes&nbsp;que&nbsp;diferencien&nbsp;nuestra&nbsp;propuesta.&nbsp;\u00bfCu\u00e1l&nbsp;considera&nbsp;que&nbsp;es&nbsp;el&nbsp;principal&nbsp;desaf\u00edo&nbsp;de&nbsp;la&nbsp;industria&nbsp;culinaria&nbsp;para&nbsp;lograrlo&nbsp;y&nbsp;hablar&nbsp;de&nbsp;Panam\u00e1&nbsp;desde&nbsp;una&nbsp;perspectiva&nbsp;diferente?&nbsp; &#8220;Necesitamos&nbsp;dar&nbsp;mayor&nbsp;visibilidad&nbsp;a&nbsp;esos&nbsp;productos.&nbsp;Puede&nbsp;ser&nbsp;un&nbsp;camino&nbsp;complejo,&nbsp;pero&nbsp;precisamente&nbsp;ah\u00ed&nbsp;radica&nbsp;su&nbsp;valor.&nbsp;Es&nbsp;un&nbsp;reto&nbsp;que&nbsp;vale&nbsp;la&nbsp;pena&nbsp;asumir&nbsp;porque&nbsp;no&nbsp;solo&nbsp;aprendemos&nbsp;como&nbsp;cocineros,&nbsp;sino&nbsp;que&nbsp;tambi\u00e9n&nbsp;contribuimos&nbsp;a&nbsp;rescatar&nbsp;ingredientes&nbsp;que&nbsp;han&nbsp;sido&nbsp;olvidados&nbsp;y,&nbsp;en&nbsp;algunos&nbsp;casos,&nbsp;que&nbsp;nunca&nbsp;llegaron&nbsp;a&nbsp;conocerse&nbsp;de&nbsp;forma&nbsp;popular.&nbsp; Muchos&nbsp;de&nbsp;esos&nbsp;productos&nbsp;jam\u00e1s&nbsp;fueron&nbsp;vistos&nbsp;como&nbsp;una&nbsp;posibilidad&nbsp;para&nbsp;crear&nbsp;nuevas&nbsp;recetas.&nbsp;Recuperarlos&nbsp;y&nbsp;ponerlos&nbsp;en&nbsp;valor&nbsp;tambi\u00e9n&nbsp;es&nbsp;una&nbsp;manera&nbsp;de&nbsp;hablar&nbsp;de&nbsp;Panam\u00e1,&nbsp;de&nbsp;enaltecer&nbsp;nuestra&nbsp;esencia&nbsp;y&nbsp;de&nbsp;contar&nbsp;nuestra&nbsp;historia&nbsp;a&nbsp;trav\u00e9s&nbsp;de&nbsp;la&nbsp;gastronom\u00eda.&#8221;&nbsp; El&nbsp;restaurante&nbsp;Kaandela&nbsp;se&nbsp;encuentra&nbsp;en&nbsp;el&nbsp;Casco&nbsp;Antiguo.&nbsp;\u00bfC\u00f3mo&nbsp;este&nbsp;importante&nbsp;sector&nbsp;hist\u00f3rico&nbsp;contribuye&nbsp;a&nbsp;crear&nbsp;una&nbsp;experiencia&nbsp;gastron\u00f3mica&nbsp;inmersiva&nbsp;y&nbsp;diversa?&nbsp;\u00bfQu\u00e9&nbsp;hace&nbsp;falta&nbsp;desarrollar?&nbsp; &#8220;El&nbsp;Casco&nbsp;Antiguo&nbsp;ofrece&nbsp;una&nbsp;combinaci\u00f3n&nbsp;\u00fanica&nbsp;de&nbsp;historia,&nbsp;arquitectura,&nbsp;cultura&nbsp;y&nbsp;gastronom\u00eda.&nbsp;Hoy&nbsp;en&nbsp;d\u00eda,&nbsp;el&nbsp;apoyo&nbsp;de&nbsp;la&nbsp;Alcald\u00eda&nbsp;de&nbsp;la&nbsp;Ciudad&nbsp;de&nbsp;Panam\u00e1&nbsp;ha&nbsp;sido&nbsp;muy&nbsp;importante&nbsp;para&nbsp;revitalizar&nbsp;este&nbsp;espacio,&nbsp;y&nbsp;creo&nbsp;que&nbsp;han&nbsp;realizado&nbsp;un&nbsp;gran&nbsp;trabajo&nbsp;en&nbsp;ese&nbsp;sentido.&nbsp; Es&nbsp;un&nbsp;lugar&nbsp;diverso,&nbsp;donde&nbsp;conviven&nbsp;diferentes&nbsp;conceptos&nbsp;y&nbsp;propuestas&nbsp;culinarias&nbsp;que&nbsp;enriquecen&nbsp;la&nbsp;experiencia&nbsp;de&nbsp;quienes&nbsp;nos&nbsp;visitan.&nbsp;El&nbsp;siguiente&nbsp;paso&nbsp;es&nbsp;continuar&nbsp;proyectando&nbsp;todo&nbsp;ese&nbsp;potencial,&nbsp;tanto&nbsp;a&nbsp;nivel&nbsp;local&nbsp;como&nbsp;internacional,&nbsp;para&nbsp;que&nbsp;cada&nbsp;vez&nbsp;m\u00e1s&nbsp;personas&nbsp;descubran&nbsp;la&nbsp;riqueza&nbsp;gastron\u00f3mica&nbsp;que&nbsp;ofrece&nbsp;Panam\u00e1.&#8221; \u00bfCu\u00e1l&nbsp;es&nbsp;el&nbsp;concepto&nbsp;gastron\u00f3mico&nbsp;de&nbsp;Kaandela&nbsp;y&nbsp;qu\u00e9&nbsp;experiencia&nbsp;busca&nbsp;generar&nbsp;en&nbsp;el&nbsp;comensal&nbsp;local&nbsp;e&nbsp;internacional?&nbsp; &#8220;Kaandela&nbsp;es&nbsp;un&nbsp;restaurante&nbsp;que&nbsp;explora&nbsp;el&nbsp;territorio&nbsp;paname\u00f1o.&nbsp;Realizamos&nbsp;expediciones&nbsp;a&nbsp;distintas&nbsp;regiones&nbsp;del&nbsp;pa\u00eds&nbsp;en&nbsp;busca&nbsp;de&nbsp;ingredientes&nbsp;no&nbsp;convencionales.&nbsp;En&nbsp;cada&nbsp;viaje&nbsp;aprendemos&nbsp;sobre&nbsp;la&nbsp;cultura,&nbsp;la&nbsp;gastronom\u00eda&nbsp;y&nbsp;las&nbsp;t\u00e9cnicas&nbsp;que&nbsp;las&nbsp;comunidades&nbsp;han&nbsp;preservado&nbsp;durante&nbsp;generaciones.&nbsp; Luego&nbsp;de&nbsp;cada&nbsp;expedici\u00f3n&nbsp;investigamos&nbsp;esos&nbsp;ingredientes,&nbsp;comprendemos&nbsp;su&nbsp;historia&nbsp;y&nbsp;exploramos&nbsp;nuevas&nbsp;formas&nbsp;de&nbsp;interpretarlos&nbsp;mediante&nbsp;t\u00e9cnicas&nbsp;contempor\u00e1neas.&nbsp;Es&nbsp;un&nbsp;reto&nbsp;que&nbsp;nos&nbsp;mantiene&nbsp;en&nbsp;constante&nbsp;aprendizaje&nbsp;y&nbsp;desarrollo&nbsp;creativo.&nbsp; Nuestro&nbsp;objetivo&nbsp;es&nbsp;que&nbsp;el&nbsp;comensal&nbsp;viva&nbsp;parte&nbsp;de&nbsp;esas&nbsp;experiencias,&nbsp;que&nbsp;descubra&nbsp;nuevos&nbsp;sabores&nbsp;y&nbsp;conozca&nbsp;las&nbsp;historias&nbsp;de&nbsp;las&nbsp;comunidades&nbsp;que&nbsp;visitamos.&nbsp;Es&nbsp;nuestra&nbsp;forma&nbsp;de&nbsp;hablar&nbsp;de&nbsp;Panam\u00e1&nbsp;con&nbsp;pasi\u00f3n&nbsp;y&nbsp;autenticidad.&#8221;&nbsp; Descr\u00edbanos&nbsp;los&nbsp;tres&nbsp;platos&nbsp;m\u00e1s&nbsp;apreciados&nbsp;del&nbsp;restaurante&nbsp;y&nbsp;por&nbsp;qu\u00e9&nbsp;conectan&nbsp;tanto&nbsp;con&nbsp;los&nbsp;comensales.&nbsp; &#8220;Tenemos&nbsp;muy&nbsp;claro&nbsp;cu\u00e1les&nbsp;son&nbsp;los&nbsp;platos&nbsp;que&nbsp;m\u00e1s&nbsp;conectan&nbsp;con&nbsp;nuestros&nbsp;comensales.&nbsp; Buscando&nbsp;Guayaba:&nbsp;Es,&nbsp;sin&nbsp;duda,&nbsp;nuestro&nbsp;postre&nbsp;estrella.&nbsp;Representa&nbsp;perfectamente&nbsp;el&nbsp;concepto&nbsp;de&nbsp;Kaandela,&nbsp;ya&nbsp;que&nbsp;combina&nbsp;identidad,&nbsp;territorio,&nbsp;creatividad&nbsp;y&nbsp;memoria&nbsp;en&nbsp;un&nbsp;solo&nbsp;plato.&nbsp; Crudito&nbsp;de&nbsp;pescado:&nbsp;Su&nbsp;equilibrio&nbsp;entre&nbsp;sabores&nbsp;\u00e1cidos,&nbsp;notas&nbsp;picantes&nbsp;y&nbsp;texturas&nbsp;crocantes&nbsp;lo&nbsp;convierte&nbsp;en&nbsp;un&nbsp;plato&nbsp;muy&nbsp;fresco,&nbsp;ligero&nbsp;y&nbsp;lleno&nbsp;de&nbsp;personalidad.&nbsp; Zapato&nbsp;de&nbsp;langosta:&nbsp;Gran&nbsp;parte&nbsp;de&nbsp;nuestro&nbsp;men\u00fa&nbsp;est\u00e1&nbsp;dise\u00f1ado&nbsp;alrededor&nbsp;de&nbsp;productos&nbsp;poco&nbsp;tradicionales,&nbsp;y&nbsp;este&nbsp;plato&nbsp;tiene&nbsp;como&nbsp;protagonista&nbsp;el&nbsp;arroz&nbsp;rojo&nbsp;colorado,&nbsp;que&nbsp;obtenemos&nbsp;gracias&nbsp;al&nbsp;trabajo&nbsp;de&nbsp;la&nbsp;Fundaci\u00f3n&nbsp;Toabr\u00e9,&nbsp;en&nbsp;El&nbsp;Cop\u00e9.&nbsp;Es&nbsp;un&nbsp;ingrediente&nbsp;extraordinario&nbsp;que&nbsp;refleja&nbsp;nuestro&nbsp;compromiso&nbsp;con&nbsp;la&nbsp;investigaci\u00f3n&nbsp;y&nbsp;el&nbsp;rescate&nbsp;del&nbsp;patrimonio&nbsp;gastron\u00f3mico&nbsp;paname\u00f1o.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21673,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[32],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21671"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21671"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21671\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21824,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21671\/revisions\/21824"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}