This pork chop casserole is very tasty and tender.

I (not so) fondly recall Chicken-a-la-Death and the Tuna Casserole, my leaast favorite were the dehydrated beef/pork patties (supposedly reconstituable with water... not). The "gorilla cookie", likened by some as hard-packed sawdust covered in chocolate, was the favorite desert. But what they're doing now is a little different.

In Panamanian cuisine, Tamal de Olla (pronounced "t'mall de Oya") which is Spanish for "Tamale of the Pot/Pan," is best described as Panamanian-style tamale that fills the baking pan in which it is cooked, and is not wrapped in a banana or plantain leaf. The ingredients include pork or chicken cooked with corn-stuffed cornmeal (with "maiz nuevo"), vegetables (onion, tomato, and bell pepper), olives, and raisins.Example Recipe Example Recipe Example Recipe Example Recipe