Anyone who has been to Costa Rica will tell you that it is just one of the most wonderful places in the world you can visit.
The people were very friendly and welcoming, and the overall atmosphere was very relaxed, as summed up in the country's famous phrase: pura vida, meaning pure life.
In addition to enjoying the beautiful biodiversity that the country has to offer, there are some truly delicious Costa Rican dishes that you must try there.
Gallo Pinto
Gallo Pinto is a traditional breakfast served in Costa Rica, consisting of a mixture of rice and beans, which can be black or red, cooked with bell peppers, onions, garlic, coriander, and finally finished with the classic Lizano sauce.
The sauce is rich and made from vegetables and has been a staple of Costa Rica since 1920.
Gallo Pinto
Casado
Casado is a traditional meal that consists of many ingredients, including rice, plantain, black beans, salads, tortillas, and often protein added.
This can be chicken, pork, beef, fish, sausages or anything else.
Casado
Aura de Kahn
Olla de Carne is often served at lunch, especially during the colder months of the year.
Stews are made with bone-in beef and corn, sweet potatoes, regular potatoes, cassava, pumpkin, chayote squash and yam.
The rich stew is served with rice, and sometimes a little lemon juice is squeezed on top.
Aura de Kahn
Sopanegra
Sopa negra is a black bean soup that is rich and rich due to the mixing of some beans to make it more viscous.
It is made with bell peppers, celery, onions, garlic and flavored with coriander, salt and pepper.
The soup is usually served with rice and hard-boiled egg slices.
Sopanegra
Picadilos
Picadillos is a vegetable made with chopped vegetables and then sautéed in fat with onions, broth and vanilla.
Many can be just vegetables, but some protein is added, including beef and sausages.
Sometimes some fruit is also added to dishes and eaten with tortillas in order to eat them as gallos, Costa Rican tacos.
Picadilos
Coop
Copo is a delicious Costa Rican dessert made of shaved ice.
The ice is covered with a variety of toppings, which may include milk powder, syrups, fruits, and marshmallows.
There are many variations, the most famous being Churchill, which is supplied with red cola syrup and condensed milk.