![]() ![]() Gallo pinto was an ingenious way of using up the foods already in the home from the day before and creating something quick, delicious and to sustain one for the day of work ahead of them. Depending on who you talk to, they may even say gallo pinto is compulsory breakfast food. Rice is essential to every meal, almost as air is to breathing, it is just as much a staple to everyday living as beans. ![]() Considered by some as the national dish of Costa Rica gallo pinto is far from simplistic in taste, especially with the much loved and secret sauce of salsa Lizano. Most Costa Rican homes start their day with a simplistic combination of the well-loved rice and beans with their gallo pinto. One of the most recognized and popular ways you will find rice and beans is on your morning breakfast plate. Beans are incorporated into Costa Rican cuisine in a multitude of ingenious and delicious ways. Providing fiber and antioxidants with calcium, magnesium, and potassium they offer the vitamins and minerals that help to sustain good health.īut what do you do with all these beans? Surprisingly enough many just enjoy their beans the way they are, or slowly simmered with gluttonous chicharrons enhancing the flavor. Regardless of what your source of income is, many want to find a way to keep spending down and beans are a cost-effective way to do so. They are an economical and reliable food source helping to reduce the monthly food bills in a country that is still considered a developing nation. Whether they be red or black it usually comes down to people’s preferences. Or maybe you just start getting used to them! ![]() Many of us may not have been a fan of beans back home or found them on our plates but there is something a little different about the beans here. They are a staple of Costa Rican cuisine served pretty much three times a day in almost all of the country’s homes and restaurants. One thing you are sure to remember whether you want to or not is the never-ending rice and beans.īeans, beans, and more beans. Sprawling jungles of exotic wildlife, the paradise beaches of wondrous sunsets, and the friendliness of the people. After visiting Costa Rica you will be left with endless memories that you cherish and remember for months and years to come. ![]()
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