{"id":3686,"date":"2016-05-18T19:25:16","date_gmt":"2016-05-18T19:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elementonatural.com\/?p=3686"},"modified":"2016-05-18T19:25:16","modified_gmt":"2016-05-18T19:25:16","slug":"11-foods-you-must-try-when-you-visit-costa-rica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elementonatural.com\/fr\/11-foods-you-must-try-when-you-visit-costa-rica\/","title":{"rendered":"11 aliments \u00e0 essayer absolument lors de votre visite au Costa Rica"},"content":{"rendered":"

Costarican cuisine<\/b> is delicious and varied<\/b>; visitors and tourists will love it. In Costa Rica<\/a> you will find from appetizing traditional dishes to the famous \u201cbocas\u201d<\/i> (small dish to pair with your drink), but also delicious tropical fruits that you will love!<\/p>\n

Precisely the fruits are the tourist\u00b4s favorites since many of them like: mountain-apple (manzana de agua), lychee (mam\u00f3n chino), costarican guava (cas), tamarind, etc.; they don\u00b4t exist in other part of the world, so the many travelers in our country don\u00b4t waste the opportunity to try them.<\/p>\n

If you ask, any \u00ab tico \u00bb<\/em> will tell you there is a huge number of foods that are a costarican trademark, so in Elemento Natural<\/b> we are recommending eleven of them that you must try during your trip to Costa Rica:<\/p>\n

1. Fruits<\/b>: start your day with a flavorful plate of costarican fruits! As we were saying, Costa Rica<\/b> is known for its tropical and nutritious fruits that both locals and tourists love to try and taste. You can enjoy them in plate, in a drink or a smoothie or even as a dessert after lunch.<\/p>\n

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Costarican fruits.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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2. Gallo Pinto<\/b>: having \u201cgallo pinto\u201d<\/em> for breakfast is the tradition in any costarican home or restaurant.\u00a0 It\u00b4s a simple but tasty dish, simply made of rice and beans, seasoned with onion, peppers and cilantro. You can pair Gallo Pinto<\/b> with a number of foods according to your taste, but it usually goes with eggs, white fresh cheese, sour cream and some slices of fresh bread or homemade tortillas. The true costarican twist is adding a few dashes of Salsa Inglesa!<\/p>\n

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Gallo Pinto, Costa Rica.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

3. \u201cCasado\u201d:<\/b> What is it? Translated literally,\u00a0casado<\/b>\u00a0means \u201cmarried.\u201d<\/em> The \u201ccasado\u201d<\/em> is the typical costarican lunch and you can have it anywhere in the country.\u00a0 It usually has: white rice, beans, some type of salad and vegetables, plantains and meat of your choice (beef, pork, chicken of fish).<\/p>\n

4. \u201cOlla de carne\u201d soup<\/b>: \u201colla de carne\u201d<\/em> is pretty famous in \u201cTiquicia\u201d<\/em>. There are still many costaricans that cook on wood ovens. This is a soup with many fresh vegetables like: potatoes, green plantains, corn, squash, chayote, yucca, tiquizque (starchy corm), sweet potatoes, among others and of course tasteful meat chunks, accompanied with rice.\u00a0 You will be drawn by the delicious smell!<\/p>\n

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Olla de Carne,\u00a0Costa Rica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

5. Picadillos<\/b>: costarican cuisine offers a wide variety of picadillos. This is a savory meal that you can pair with corn tortillas or you can find it in the typical \u201ccasado\u201d<\/em>. Some of the options are potato, green plantain, chayote, arracache (starchy root) and even papaya.<\/p>\n

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Picadillos, “Arracache”, Costa Rica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

6. Pejibaye<\/b>: pejibaye is a fruit coming from the peach palm, good source of vitamins A and C, and carbohydrates. Ticos often eat them cut in half, with mayonnaise or as soups or creams.<\/p>\n

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Pejibaye, Costa Rica.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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7. Tamales<\/b>: in Costa Rica<\/b> you can find tamales any day of the year and at any time, but traditionally all families prepare tamales in December for Christmas and New Year\u00b4s eve<\/b>.\u00a0 The most common one is pork-tamale, but you can also find bean-tamale, chicken or even sweet ones.<\/p>\n

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Tamal, Costa Rica.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

8. Chifrijo<\/b>: this is one of the most famous \u201cbocas\u201d<\/em> in Costa Rica<\/b>. It was created at a small bar owned by the Cordero<\/b> family in San Jos\u00e9; but today you can find it virtually in any bar or restaurant in the country. It is a combination of fried pork chops, beans, rice and pico de gallo<\/i>, avocado and chips.\u00a0 It\u00b4s an excellent choice that you can\u00b4t miss in Costa Rica<\/b>.<\/p>\n

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Chifrijo,\u00a0Costa Rica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

9. Vigor\u00f3n<\/b>: this is another \u201cboca\u201d<\/em> that many costaricans like, even though it is originally from Nicaragua<\/strong>.\u00a0 It has a special meaning for the people of Puntarenas\u00b4 province. It consists of fried pork chops and pork rinds (the crunchy meatless type), boiled cassava and green cabbage salad with chopped tomatoes in lemon.<\/p>\n

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Vigor\u00f3n, Costa Rica.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

10. Rice & Beans<\/b>: it\u00b4s definitely the most emblematic dish from our Caribbean coast<\/strong><\/a>. As the name suggests it is a combination of rice and beans but it is cooked specially with coconut milk that gives it a particular flavor. It is usually paired with Caribbean chicken, salad and ripe plantains.<\/p>\n

11. Churchill<\/b>: as dessert you can\u00b4t miss the famous \u201cChurchill<\/b>\u201d, shaved ice with syrup, very emblematic from the Puntarenas \u201cPuerto<\/b>\u201d. Be sure you try it with sweetened condensed milk or even with powdered milk, wafers or ice cream.<\/p>\n

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Churchill, Costa Rica.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When you travel to Costa Rica<\/b> you will have the chance to try the tasty foods of our country, so you can make a very unique trip. Come and be a \u00ab tico \u00bb<\/i><\/b>!\u00a0 We invite you to buy local and enjoy the typical costarican cuisine.<\/p>\n

Photo Credits: Jose Tenorio Photography\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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