Costarican Cuisine

Everywere in Costa Rica is easy to find small typical restaurants called "Sodas". Here you can find all representatives dishes of the local cuisine.

The typical dish of Costa Rica is CASADO, as shown in the photo, is rice, beans, ripe fried plantain, beef, chicken or fish and salad.

Most tourist love CASADO and usually mention this is a very healthy and nutritive dish.

A wide range of cuisine's from French to Chinese and local dishes can be sampled in Costa Rica.

With two oceans serving as sources, seafood is a Costa Rican specialty, as are native dishes such as gallos (open faced tortillas), uniquely spiced and seasoned mashed black beans.

Other native specialties are heart or palm, tamales, guacamole and ceviche. Guaro is the national alcoholic drink.

Within the Afro-Caribbean tradition one must mention the famous dish, "Rice and Beans", a mixture of red beans and rice cooked in coconut milk and served with fish, chicken or beef.

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