Casado literally means “married man” and describes what men in traditional marriages eat (when their wife cooks as opposed to bachelors eating a sandwich over the sink). A multi-course meal on a single plate with rice, beans, ensalada russo or repollo (a cousin of cole slaw that usually...
3. FRESH COSTA RICAN TROPICAL FRUITS Fresh tropical fruitsis very usualy for breakfast in Costa Rica, for dessert and easily for a light meal. There are different fruits in Costa Rica from banana, pineapple, papaya, coconut which are perfect for those warm days in the beach. ...
As we mentioned before, Costa Rican dishes are very diverse, and according to different regions the typical dish may vary a little bit. But,we can say that the very traditional lunch of all theticosis a complete meal named“casado”.This dish consists in, basically, rice, beans, meat –i...
Instead we had a delicious Costa Rican meal and views of cows grazing in an alpine field across from us. The menu is only in Spanish and some of the dishes were not familiar, but we enjoyed a huge full breakfast of pork chop, gallo pinto and...
Price was great - the meal included a fruit juice drink (we had pina con arroz - pineapple juice with rice blended in - a traditional beverage.)Looking forward to returning on this trip to try a Gallo Pinto breakfast, another traditional Costa ...
Typically paired with tostones, fried plantain chips, and prepared with a fish like mero (grouper), ceviche is a wonderfully bright and refreshing appetizer or light main meal, perfect for sharing. We certainly ate our share of it in the San Juan and Fajardo areas. Where: We loved the ...