Lets fact the fact, cooking bananas (plantains) is Spanish. There are various ways to cook plantains and in Costa Rica they are served with just about every meal. As for me, I love plantains, but to have them fried is not really my cup of tea. But to almost all my Tico amigos, it is something they grew up with. Cooked plantains are very simple to make and great tasting - perfect with … [Read more...]
Costa Rica Tilapia Recipes – BBQ, Fried, and Baked
01/28/2012 by 1 Comment
Tilapia inhabits a wide range of fresh water habitats, including shallow streams, ponds, rivers and lakes. Word-wide, Tilapia is the fifth most important fish in fish farming and to farm one needs warm water as Costa Rica has because of its tropical environment. So, it is understandable, why, just about every eatery in Costa Rica you will find Tilapia on the menu. Tilapia is a mild-tasting … [Read more...]
Costa Rica Sashimi – You Can Not Get It Fresher Than This
11/03/2011 by 2 Comments
One of the bad things about growing up in a beach community and fishing since you can remember, you know what fresh fish is. So when a friend invited me to this new trendy sushi place in San Diego that boasted it had the freshest fish in town, I balked. She continued saying, “The Ahi (or Yellowfin) is flown in daily, and the sashimi is out of this world!” FRESH! - I chuckled. She and the … [Read more...]
Costa Rica Coffee and Produce Get Trademark Protection
09/23/2011 by Leave a Comment
Coffee has always played a major role in Costa Rica's history and economy. Up until a few years ago it was Costa Rica's #1 exported and very commercialized product. The largest growing areas are in the provinces of San José, Alajuela, Heredia, Puntarenas, and Cartago. It is grown just about everywhere in Costa Rica. Even if I like all the commercial brands like Cafe Milagro and Britt, I really … [Read more...]
Chifrijo – A Costa Rican Meal or Snack
09/15/2011 by 1 Comment
Last week we got two interesting emails; one "What is Chifrijo?" and the other, "I had this dish [Chifrijo] at a Sunday la feria (farmers market) it was fantastic - I had never seen it before - is this something new in Costa Rica? Surprisingly, a few days later, I read a friend’s Costa Rica Blog where he rant and raved about Chifrijo he had at some local event. It got me thinking, when did … [Read more...]
Ceviche – Fish and Shellfish – Basic and Tropical Recipes
09/05/2011 by 4 Comments
Every country has it own special recipes for Ceviche and as for it originality, many boast the invention of the dish, from the Pacific coastal of the Polynesian, to the Mediterranean to the Central and South Americans. Contrary to some belief, Ceviche is not really a Costa Rica dish but its popularity has grown with the tourist trade. The first time I had [great] Ceviche was in a little town in … [Read more...]
Costa Rica Fish Recipes – Tuna, Dorado, Snapper, Amberjack, Mackeral
09/01/2011 by Leave a Comment
I love to fish, and have been doing it since I was about five years old. I also love to eat fish, but I'm very picky because I grew up eating nothing but fresh fish! The problem is most of the fish one buys in the U.S, is not considered fresh in by book, but in Costa Rica, that's another story. Beside going out catching in, if you have the craving for fish there are two good ways of how to … [Read more...]
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