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The best typical dishes of Costa Rica

By Adriana sanchez - 2020-12-01T08:57:26Z
The gastronomy of Costa Rica will take you on a journey to this wonderful country through your palate if you dare to try the best of its cuisine. Don't miss these incredible typical dishes of Costa Rica! Gallo Pinto Ticos really know how to make a good breakfast! If you don't believe us, you have to prepare this delicious gallo pinto, the tasty mixture of rice and beans, accompanied by a rich sauce with spices. It can also include eggs to taste, tropical fruits, and a classic plantain. Casado Casado is a traditional dish from Costa Rica that consists of meat, chicken, or pork, with white rice, beans, and ripe plantain. Many compare it to gallo pinto but for lunchtime. Are you craving it? Chifrijo Another classic of Tico cuisine is chifrijo, a type of pork crackling, rice, beans, and chimichurri served with plantain chips. It is a very common dish to enjoy at dinner time. Olla de carne In Costa Rica, it is customary to eat this typical soup, which consists of a meat broth accompanied by various vegetables such as carrot, potato, cassava, chayote, ñampí, corn, ayote, tiquizque, and sometimes even plantain. Prestiños Prestiños are typical sweets from Costa Rica, which are made with fried wheat flour, accompanied by honey. They are delicious! Churchill Another typical dessert from Costa Rica, which we can compare to Mexican raspados, is the churhill. This tasty dessert consists of some crushed ice drenched in syrup, dulce de leche, powdered milk, and served with ice cream. How many typical dishes from Costa Rica are you craving?