Costa Rica Traditional cuisine

Costa Rica Costa Rican cuisine, or as it is called the locals - "komida tipika, like many Central American countries, based on a mixture of Spanish and Indian cuisine - the ubiquitous beans (basically - beans friholes), rice (arros) and meat (" Karni), plus a host of herbs, vegetables and spices - is the basis of all dishes. Moreover, unlike in neighboring countries, in themselves dishes spice is not so much - most often they are served separately in a sauce or green. To many dishes as a garnish are fried or baked bananas particular class ( "platanos"), "patakones - roasted stalks of plantain as well as" kasados "- a mixture of rice and vegetables supplied normally to the meat. Also popular variety of salads, rice with vegetables and meat "arros con polo, cooked in coconut milk, rice, meat in banana leaves and a variety of snacks" Bocas "meat, fish and vegetables.

Of the meat dishes deserve the attention of vegetable soup and beef "Olla de Carne", tripe soup, Sopa de Mondonge "indispensable" arros con Carne "- rice with beef, black bean soup with egg" Sopa Negro, stewed with vegetables, meat "Piccadilly", rice with chicken "arros con polo, pastry stuffed with beef, cheese or chicken" arreglados, "Rice Stuffing with meat in banana leaves, tamales, scrambled eggs" huevos-revueltos "etc.

The long ocean coast of the country causes the existence of the tables of Costa Ricans large quantities of fish and seafood. The typical local dishes are baked fish "a la plancha", boiled in lemon juice, sea fish (raw or marinated) SEVICHE "shells" konchas "with a variety of side dishes, a sort of pilaf rice with crabs" arros con Camarones " , roasted on hot coals "par" (red lyutianus), Corvina (sea bass), the traditional "paella" with fish or seafood, etc.

Special place in the local table is corn (maize). Because it makes a variety of cereals, bread baking, served as a garnish or as a separate dish. It is worth to try a small cake of maize flour, tortilas "pancakes from the young corn" chorreados, corn tortillas with meat, beans or cheese - galos or meat and vegetables - "tortas", fried tortillas with meat "is", boiled ( "kosinado") or fried (elotes "or" elote asado ") corn on the cob, puff pastries corn meal with meat, empanadas, corn bread" arreglados "etc.

Thanks to the great diversity of climate in Costa Rica grow a variety of varieties of vegetables and fruits, and together with the well-known mango, papaya, Passion Fruit, and others, you can try such exotic fruits as "mamones" (a kind of litchi), "Sugar Apple" (to taste like custard), or "maranon" (seeds resemble the taste cashews) and others. These same fruits here are doing a variety of cool drinks, including fruit juices original "refreskos, mixed with milk (treatment), water (aqua), and ice, instantly produced directly in the eyes of the buyer in the ordinary mixer. Also consumed a lot of cold drinks made from milk, flour and cereals - sebada "," pinolilo "," horchata "and other ...

Costa Rican coffee is considered one of the best in the world, and therefore consume it here in huge quantities, usually completing their meal. Served it on a table in a small jar with a necessary extension pitcher of hot milk, and poured into tiny cups. The best varieties are usually labeled as "export". Also, throughout the country popular tea from herbs, which is brewed according to old recipes (it is believed that he was especially good in Limón).

The most popular alcoholic beverage of the country - rum. The best sorts of local Roma ( "Centenario", "Abuelo", "Kachike" and "Platinum") well known in the international market. In addition to the numerous varieties of imported American beers, Costa Rica produces some local brands that have a good reputation. The most popular varieties - "Imperial" (American-style pale ale), "Bayern", "Rock Ice", "Steinbrau, as well as local varieties of the" Bavaria-Light "and" Tropical. " In Costa Rica, make good liqueurs "quarter", of which the best known is "Kachike and cream and coffee liqueur" Café Rica ". Have a certain popularity and domestic alcoholic beverages, gum, produced from sugar cane. Alcoholic beverages are sold in almost all magazinah.Osnovnoy alcoholic drink - rum. The best sorts of Roma - Centenario, Abuelo, Cacique and Platino. It is popular coffee liqueur Cafe Rica, as well as light beers Imperial, Bavaria, and Pilsen.

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