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Arroz con pollo tico7/30/2023 While predominantly a breakfast dish in the city, rural Costa Ricans eat gallo pinto three times daily, accompanied by home-made corn tortillas. Guanacaste, the northwestern province that once was part of Nicaragua, claims to have originated this dish. The classic Costa Rican dish of gallo pinto (literally, painted rooster) is rice and black or red beans mixed with seasonings including onion, cilantro (coriander), garlic, and finely chopped bell peppers. Most Costa Ricans do not like very spicy food, although Tabasco and chili sauce are always on the table in inexpensive restaurants. Jalapeño peppers, from the mountain towns of Zarcero and Cervantes, are very good, and not as hot as the Mexican varieties. So-called ‘English sauce,’ the native version of Worcestershire sauce, is also used, albeit sparingly, by most cooks. Most often these sauces contain cornflour, salt, garlic, black pepper, onion, cilantro, paprika, and a small amount of hot chili. There are many different brands of liquid sauces as well, the most famous being Salsa Lizano. Leftover picadillos, fried with rice, are served for breakfast, usually with hot tortillas this combination is called amanecido.Ĭosta Ricans season their food with a mixture of dry spices called condimentos mixtos, which are readily available at the markets. Picadillos are served in every Ticos home: diced potatoes, chayotes (water squash or vegetable pears) or string beans are mixed with finely chopped meat, tomatoes, onions, culantro (fresh coriander), bell peppers, and whatever the cook feels may add flavor to the pot. Fruit, fresh vegetables, rice and beans, naturally lean beef from Brahman cattle, and cabbage salads are the trademarks of Costa Rican cooking. Health is increasingly becoming an issue here, and organic markets are springing up around the country. The Ticos’ traditional diet is a simple, healthy one, low in fat, and rich in protein and carbohydrate. While it is perfectly possible in Costa Rica to order anything from sushi to tandoori chicken, part of the joy of traveling is sampling local cuisine.
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