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Find Out What Costa Rican Food is Like

June 11, 2021 By Sammi 86 Comments

If you’re curious as to what exactly Costa Rican food is like, check out this post. We eat local food whenever we are traveling around Costa Rica so we wrote this post to share our favorite Costa Rican dishes. Below you will learn about Costa Rican food and what we recommend you to try!

Traditional Costa Rican Food: Chifrijo

Chifrijos are the ultimate Costa Rican bar food. It’s basically a bowl of rice, beans, pico de gallo, chicharrones (fried pork) and guacamole. This is usually served at local bars and though it may not be on the menu (there are some patent laws regarding the name), you can ask the waiter.

Costa Rican food - chirfrijo
Chifrijo and Imperial beer

Pair the chifrijo with an Imperial beer (or a shot of chiliguaro) and you basically have Costa Rica in one meal!

To try a chifrijo, we recommend you to visit a local Costa Rican bar. Most touristic restaurants don’t have them, or they are very expensive.

Olla de Carne

Olla de carne (beef stew) is one of the few soup dishes in Costa Rica. It’s a very simple but hearty and healthy soup with beef, yucca, corn, green plantain, taro, yam, carrot and potato.

Costa Rica food - olla de carne
Olla de carne

Since this soup is known as “hangover food” and takes awhile to make, restaurants usually only have them on weekends.

You can try to make this at home with our Olla de carne recipe!

If you like to cook, consider taking a Costa Rica cooking class and farm tour!

Costa Rican Taco

Costa Rican tacos are not like Mexican tacos at all! They roll the tortilla with the filling and deep fry it.

Costa Rica food - taco
Costa Rican taco

They put shredded cabbage with ketchup and mayonnaise on top and it’s usually filled with beef or chicken. You can find this in some Costa Rican restaurants and it’s usually under the fast food/snacks section.

Patacones

Patacones are smashed fried plantains and they’re probably one of the best things to eat in Costa Rica. You can order them with guacamole, pico de gallo or beans.

Costa Rican dishes - patacones
Patacones with guacamole

We usually order this as an appetizer with guacamole or mashed beans. The patacones in Puerto Viejo are amazing and we also had really good ones at Soda Tipica Las Palmas in Montezuma and Soda Tiquicia in Santa Teresa.

Chorreadas

These are Costa Rican corn pancakes that are eaten as a snack or for breakfast. These are delicious paired with coffee as they are normally made sweet or you can eat it with natilla like the picture below, a type of sour cream.

costa rican dishes - chorreadas

Chorreadas is like a pancake but made with ground corn which you pan fry until it turns a crunchy golden brown. We’ve had good ones at Soda Sabor Tico in Monteverde.

Churchills

Churchills were invented in Puntarenas and this is a must if you love sweets. It’s a more intense variation of the Costa Rica copo withice cream with kola syrup, condensed milk, powdered milk and barquillos (the straw cookies). You can also try a copo or granizado which is the same thing without the ice cream.

Costa Rican Dishes churchills

You can find them in every beach town and most cities. It’s super popular in Caldera, the local beach about 45 minutes from San Jose. If you drive by there, you’ll see lots of copo and churchhill stands and a big chuchhill statue!

Rice and Beans

Rice and beans are from the Caribbean side of the country, making it completely different than the typical gallo pinto breakfast dish. The locals use coconut milk in the rice and beans, pair it with patacones and slow cooked chicken or fish. This is one of my personal favorite Costa Rican foods!

costa rican dishes - rice and beans
Rice and beans

Add a bit of the Caribbean hot sauce and you have the best Costa Rican food to eat on the Caribbean coast.

Crema de Pejibaye

If you love rich soups, then you must try crema de Pejibaye. Pejibaye, or peach palm is a type of fruit native to Central America. It kind of looks like a really small coconut but the inside is a soft, kind of grainy fruit that tastes a bit like sweet potato.

What to eat in Costa Rica - Crema de Pejibaye

They make this into a cream soup so it’s quite rich but full of nutrients as pejibaye is very healthy. We had this one at Sr y Sra ESE in San Jose.

Chilera

This is the Costa Rican version of pickled vegetables. You can find this in nearly all sodas and if you don’t see one on your table, ask your waiter. Each soda makes their own so they’re always different but if you like the pickled/vineger flavor, you’ll love the chilera!

What to eat in Costa Rica - Chilera

They usually use onions, cucumbers, carrots, cauliflower and Panamanian peppers. Most local restaurants make their own chilera.

Gallo

A Costa Rican gallo is kind of a snack and it is very common in barbecue restaurants. It is basically a tortilla with a meat, either beef, pork or chicken but they also have them with beans and cheese.

Gallos

A very popular place for gallos is Betico Mata in Turrialba.

Ceviche de Banano Verde

Ceviche de banano verde is made with green banana, lettuce, onion, celery, sweet pepper and lime juice. It’s eaten as an appetizer and you can eat it with chips.

Costa Rican dishes - ceviche de banano verde
Ceviche de Banano Verde

This is an excellent dish for vegans as it’s made with green bananas, onions, celery and other veggies. We had this one at Danta Corcovado Lodge.

Rondon

Another Caribbean dish to try is rondon, a rich coconut milk soup with fish and veggies like corn, yuca, Panamanian pepper and potato. This is a hearty soup, perfect for rainy days in the Caribbean.

What to eat in Costa Rica - Rondon

You can find this at all the local restaurants in Puerto Viejo, the one at Selvin’s was really good.

Trits Ice Cream

Trits is a type of ice cream made from the Costa Rican company Dos Pinos who makes all sorts of dairy products. It’s originally an ice cream cookie and they just made an entire Trits flavor ice cream.

Trits ice cream
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You can get Trits ice cream at any supermarket or small grocery store. It’s so good! One of our favorite Costa Rican snacks for sure!

Empanada

Costa Rican empanadas are another one of our favorite fast food snacks. They fill the empanada with meat and stuff it with cabbage.

Costa Rican dishes - empanada
Costa Rican empanada

Rainforest Cafe in La Fortuna is one of our favorite places for empanadas, they are huge!

Spoon Chocolate Cake

This isn’t really a dish since it’s a dessert but I couldn’t leave this one out. Spoon also makes their own desserts and pastries. Their chocolate cake is one of my favorite cakes.

Costa Rican dishes - spoon chocolate cake
Spoon chocolate cake

I’m not a huge fan of frosting but I love theirs. It’s thick and gooey and their cakes are always good but the chocolate is the best! You can buy Spoon cakes at supermarkets like Auto Mercado or Mega Super.

Traditional Costa Rican Food

I certainly can’t talk about Costa Rican food without mentioning the three below. The casado, gallo pinto and rice with chicken are three of the most traditional Costa Rican dishes you can find in every local restaurant in the country.

Gallo Pinto

Gallo pinto, a mixture of rice, beans and chopped veggies is the signature breakfast food usually accompanied with eggs, toast, fried plantains, sausage and natilla (sour cream). Some Costa Ricans prefer tortillas instead of toast and they always pair it with a cup of coffee and juice.

Costa Rica food - gallo pinto

Nearly all hotels in Costa Rica include hot breakfast included in their rate will offer gallo pinto so you definitely have to try it! And if you want to make some back at home, you can get our Costa Rican gallo pinto recipe here.

Casado

The casado, translation “married” is a typical dish for lunch or dinner. It’s like a smorgasbord plate but typically comes with rice, beans, a meat, a salad and fried plantains/tortilla/cheese. The casado is one of the most traditional Costa Rican dishes eaten for lunch or dinner.

What to eat in Costa Rica - Casado

The reason why these two main dishes are quite heavy is because most of the Costa Ricans back in the day were farmers or coffee pickers so they needed a lot of energy to work.

Arroz Con Pollo (Or squid/seafood/shrimp)

This is a fairly popular Costa Rican dish and just as common as casados. You will find rice with chicken at every soda. Rice and chicken, mixed with vegetables normally accompanied with salad and fries.

Costa Rica food - rice with chicken
Arroz con pollo from Arenal

This rice and chicken was one of the best I ever ate with heart of palms in the salad, one of our favorites. You can also find rice with shrimp, rice with squid, rice with seafood or veggie rice.

Costa Rican food - arroz con camarones
Rice with shrimp

You can get our Costa Rican rice with chicken recipe here if you want to try to make some at home! If you’re vegetarian, you can ask for a vegetarian casado or vegetarian rice.

You can read more tips on eating vegetarian in Costa Rica here.

Costa Rican Restaurants (Soda)

To try Costa Rican food, you must go to a local restaurant which is known as a “soda.” You will find them all throughout Costa Rica, wherever you go. Sodas are normally cheaper and only serve Costa Rican.

You can check out what going to a soda in Costa Rica is like in our video below!

Map

Here is an interactive map of some of our favorite Costa Rican restaurants. I’ll add more to the map as we eat at more places!

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Comments

  1. Jeanette Liberty-Duns says

    December 31, 2022

    I am allergic to beans seafood and corn. Are all the tacos made with corn or what might I order. I can ask for plain rice and is that usually available. I am also allergic to peanuts are they served very often?

    Reply
    • Sammi says

      January 1, 2023

      If you go to local restaurants, most are made of corn, sometimes flour but to be safe, I would just not get tortillas at all. Plain white rice is readily available. Peanuts are not very common in Costa Rica, most of the oil they use is sunflower but it’s hard to say for every restaurant…to be safe since food allergies can be tricky in Costa Rica, stick to only the tourist restaurants where waiters speak English, write down everything you’re allergic to in Spanish and English and carry it with you and always have your epi pen with you. Some restaurants may serve corn with their salad, their traditional lunch/dinner always has beans, so I definitely recommend having a list of your allergies with you at all times written in spanish and your epi pen

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  2. Michelle Armstrong says

    July 1, 2021

    I just returned from my 2 week honeymoon in Guanacaste and I used so much of your advise and recommendations. All of which was spot on. Items I packed, food I ate, you name it! Thanks a million, we had such an memorable and amazing honeymoon! I do need some help though, I am making a full Costa Rican dinner for friends and I have my menu all set. But while in CR I met some Ticos who introduced me to a popular Tico drink called a Miguelito. I love them and wanted to include them at my dinner party. I brought home the Casique and I know there is some type of coconut, cream, grenadine but not sure what exactly goes in it or what the measurements are. I can’t find anything on the web so I am reaching out to see if you might have an idea.

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    • Sammi says

      July 14, 2021

      Hi Michelle, I’m glad you had a good time.

      I found this on CR Hoy’s website (one of the main national newspapers here), you can Google Translate it:

      6 medidas de Coco Lopez
      6 medidas de leche evaporada
      6 medidas de guaro o vodka
      Hielo

      PreparaciΓ³n

      Coloque todos los ingredientes en la licuadora por unos segundos. Sirva en vasitos de β€œshots” y disfrute.

      Reply
  3. Heylin says

    September 23, 2020

    I’m from Costa Rica. You made my day see all the delicious food back home. I cook her often Costa Rica food but nothing like there. Thank you for all the tips and to help other people enjoy a little bit to my beautiful country.

    Reply
  4. Heather says

    February 3, 2020

    Me and my husband are vegan and we’re going to Costa Rica In april. Any suggestions on what we can eat?

    Reply
    • Sammi says

      February 3, 2020

      You can read our Tips for eating vegetarian/vegan in Costa Rica post for tips.

      Reply
  5. David says

    December 16, 2018

    All the food looks great put me in your back pocket and take me with you

    Reply
  6. irene says

    June 11, 2018

    who knew the same food eaten all over the world could be made to taste so differently and mouth watering. “Patacones” a delicacy in my country but known by another name and prepared differently..

    Reply
  7. Karen says

    February 10, 2018

    Wow!!!! Real Tica….

    Reply
  8. Wendy says

    February 7, 2018

    I’m a tica living in UK and I love our cusine!
    How about the tamales, empanadas, mondogo soup, mazamorra a delicious dessert made with purple corn or picadillo de Flor de Itabo, just to mention and Chicha a fermented drink made of corn and tapa de Dulce
    Wendy
    Pura Vida

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  9. Debbie says

    August 4, 2017

    I am a tica living in California. I just went back to Costa Rica for three weeks to visit family and friends. The food… my favorite. These recipes are great and there are so many more! Picadillo de plΓ‘tano verde, picadillo de chayote with corn. Mayonnaise from Costa Rica is the best, made by Lizano. Costa Rican pozol is outstanding. To me, it’s the best food. And when you go to the Caribbean… the food is soooo good! The rice and beans made with coconut milk, its delicious!

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  10. Mai Cua says

    March 29, 2017

    Those look so delicious. Arroz Con Pollo (Rice with Chicken) is my favorite meal. I love it. It’s look so amazing

    Reply
    • Sammi says

      March 31, 2017

      So good!

      Reply
  11. David Martinet says

    January 30, 2017

    Great article that shows that Costa Rica food is definitely not just rice and beans! I didn’t know about the Churchills, seem very yummy!!!

    Reply
    • Sammi says

      January 30, 2017

      They are pretty good, you can get the original churchhills in Puntarenas, the rest are usually copos πŸ™‚

      Reply
  12. Jannybee says

    January 8, 2017

    One of my favourite foods in Costa Rica is Sopa de Pollo. It is so hot (not spicy–just temperature), it is definitely hard to eat on a hot day. It was always served with a bowl of rice. I would take the solids out of my soup, put them on the pile of rice until they cooled off, eat them, and maybe when I was done that, I could handle drinking the still hot soup broth. I just loved all the cilantro in it–it tasted so fresh! Also, I am sure their soup broth must be made from free range chickens–isn’t that all they have in CR? I am recalling the roosters that kept waking me up all night in Brasilito…..they are beautiful to look at, but at night….I’d be strangling them and making soup too!
    My next favourite was pork kebabs made on BBQ’s on the street. Oh my goodness! If you could get me a recipe for those–I would be eternally grateful!

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  13. Christy says

    August 24, 2016

    This information really helps for my project!

    Reply
    • Tasu says

      December 14, 2016

      same!

      Reply
  14. Sean ORielly says

    June 8, 2016

    My son is studying in Costa Rica at the UNIBE, he loves that country including the food, I don’t think he is ever coming back to Canada…LOL
    All these dishes look delicious!

    Reply
    • yeison says

      June 9, 2016

      Hi, My brother is a Doctor and he graduated from the UNIBE. Thanks for reading our blog!

      Reply
      • Karla says

        April 27, 2017

        Hi, I’m from Costa Rica but living in North Carolina teaching Spanish…
        I miss all of my foodand these pictures reminded me how I love my country..I miss the beaches and of course the tacos ticos!!!!

        Reply
  15. Bernadette says

    June 7, 2016

    My step dad is Costa rica and he told me all about. I would love to go there some day. He taught me and my mom some of the spinach and some of the food it is amazing!!

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    • Sammi says

      June 7, 2016

      I hope you get to go one day! πŸ™‚

      Reply
  16. Eugenia says

    May 12, 2016

    Hello! Im tica but i live overseas, i miss the food i ate when i was little and this blog almost made me cry. Good job with the description! I would only add that churchills have ice too and yeah, ticos say that if you go to the Puerto (Puntarenas) and you don’t get a churchill from Paseo de los Turistas, you really didn’t go πŸ™‚

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    • yeison says

      May 12, 2016

      Saludos Eugenia! Si esos churchills son buenΓ­simos pero con uno ya es suficiente para un aΓ±o por la cantidad de azucar. Donde sea que estes te deseamos lo mejor. Pura vida!

      Reply
  17. Jeff Lore says

    March 19, 2016

    Costa Rican ceviche. I was accustomed to Mexican ceviche from the Pacific coast (differs somewhat by region from north to far south) and Peruvian ceviche. In 7 years living in Costa Rica I’ve tried a lot of ceviche. There is an unusual twist to it unlike what I was previously accustomed to. Often made my own from super fresh Pacific ocean fish, or a variety of fresh mariscos (non fin fish seafoods). Took a couple of years to learn what the difference is (as I learned Spanish). Ginger ale, or sometimes Fresca or some similar citrus soda pop in addition to jugo de limΓ³n (lime juice). As a former chef, this first struck me as strange, but I have to hand it to them……….. They’ve nailed it!

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    • Sammi says

      March 20, 2016

      I love their ceviche here but I haven’t tried it in other countries so I can’t compare. Glad to hear from a former chef that the CR version holds up well πŸ™‚

      Reply
  18. Sammi says

    July 1, 2015

    You can check our guide for a list of restaurants here: Playa Hermosa

    I recommend Marios or Gingers but there are quite a few good ones in Hermosa.

    Reply
  19. Casimiro says

    July 1, 2015

    Where would you eat in Playa Hermosa?

    Reply
    • Sammi says

      July 1, 2015

      Which one?

      Reply
      • Casimiro says

        July 1, 2015

        In Guanacaste πŸ™‚

        Reply
  20. Tricia (@AdventureList) says

    May 6, 2015

    Those corn pancake/tortilla things look really yummy.

    Reply
    • Sammi says

      May 6, 2015

      They are really delicious when they’re well done!

      Reply
  21. Andreia says

    October 7, 2014

    I would gladly try one of each, eheheh! I just have to get to Costa Rica first (it is one of my longed-for long destinations).

    Thanks for sharing, and for the great photos!

    Reply
    • Sammi says

      October 11, 2014

      Hope you visit soon!

      Reply
  22. Veronika @ travelgeekery.com says

    October 7, 2014

    Those dishes look amazing..! I’d love to have Patacones and Chorreadas right now..! Seems I’ll have to wait for a trip to Costa Rica πŸ™‚ Thanks for the appetite πŸ™‚

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    • Sammi says

      October 11, 2014

      Haha no problem!

      Reply
  23. Emily says

    October 6, 2014

    Most of these dishes remind me of Colombian food, which is very similar, I suppose due to the close proximity of the countries! The deserts are definitely more appealing in my opinion πŸ™‚ We had to carry a bottle of chilli sauce with us, as the flavours are not very apparent in a lot of the food!

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    • Sammi says

      October 6, 2014

      Yeah for sure! Latin American countries I feel like have similar foods, though Panama was completely different. Haha I started doing that too except I brought Siracha!

      Reply
  24. Jameela Deen says

    October 6, 2014

    uhhhmmmm the tacos got me all hungry. I just love wraps and fried stuff in general AND i’m a muncher… perfect for me. Reminds me a little of what the Tunisians called Brik, a wrap of all kind of things, deep fried and served with a sprinkle of lemon or lime on top.

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    • Sammi says

      October 6, 2014

      Ooh that sounds good! A sprinkle of lemon would be a nice kick

      Reply
  25. Bente Vold Klausen says

    October 5, 2014

    The Patacones con Guacamole looks great and I know I like the Mexican variation. So I would love to taste the Costa Rica variation as well. So do the Costa Ricans not use much spices in their food?

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    • Sammi says

      October 6, 2014

      Definitely! Patacones are one of my favorites! No not really, they use basic condiments and a few sauces like their signature Salsa Lizano and some others but compared to other cuisines, it is not as flavorful.

      Reply
  26. Maria says

    October 5, 2014

    Never tried Costa Rican food but I’m curious to taste those dishes. The churchills looks great, and the corn pankaces too! Ohhh I’m hungry now πŸ˜€

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    • Sammi says

      October 6, 2014

      Haha the churchills are pretty yummy until you get halfway through and get a major sugar rush πŸ˜€

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  27. Chris says

    October 5, 2014

    Huge mistake reading this whilst hungry! They all look so good, I would try them all.

    Reply
    • Sammi says

      October 6, 2014

      Haha sorry about that!

      Reply
  28. Harvey (H-Bomb's Worldwide Karaoke) says

    October 5, 2014

    Thanks for a very mouth-watering post! It’s interesting seeing the differences from Mexican food. I like Costa Rica’s take on the taco!

    Reply
    • Sammi says

      October 6, 2014

      I love their tacos! I was pretty surprised when I first ate one too on how different it was than a Mexican taco

      Reply
  29. Karla says

    February 1, 2014

    Madre mia!

    All this food just made me hungry and I am almost drooling πŸ˜‰

    Love Costa Rican food & Latin American food in general.

    We Salvadorans eat almost the same Ticos do, except that the meals have different names!

    Love arroz con pollo, olla de carne etc. Rice with beans is called casamiento and we add tortillas to everything πŸ˜‰

    Ah those patacones and guacamole look so good!

    Now i’ve to go get a snack lol!

    Thanks for sharing y buen provecho πŸ˜‰

    TTYL

    Karla

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    • Sammi says

      February 7, 2014

      hehe me too! Mmm the only thing I’ve had from El Slavador is pupusas which I love! And they’re not super common here in Costa Rica but so interesting how every country although so close all variations of the same dish. Always something new to try! Love food hehe. Gracias Karla πŸ™‚

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  30. Mary {The World Is A Book} says

    January 31, 2014

    Yum! These all look so delicious! Great t know there’s some variety of food there. Interesting what comes with their tacos. We call those taquitos here in SoCal. The patacones con guacamole looks so good. I don’t think I’ve ever had plantains with guac before.

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    • Sammi says

      February 7, 2014

      It’s so funny, I had taquitos before in the States but always associated it as Mexican food so when I saw it and Costa Ricans call it their taco, well it’s essentially like little taco! But delicious nonetheless. You’ll have to try plantains with guac, the combination is delicious! I never had plantains before either until I moved down, it’s not very common in WA!

      Reply
  31. Conversant Traveller says

    January 28, 2014

    You’ve officially made me hungry reading all that! We had some amazing food in Guatemala that was pretty similar, just fell in love with their pancakes, and yes even the rice and beans (also on the Caribbean side in Livingston) were delicious. Hmmmm, now I’ve got the munchies….:-)

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    • Sammi says

      January 30, 2014

      Oh I haven’t tried pancakes their pancakes! That’ll be something to look forward to when we go to Guatemala. haha I would send you some but don’t think they’ll make it all the way other there!

      Reply
  32. Mrs. Chasing the Donkey says

    January 27, 2014

    I’ll take that chicken and rice first..and then slowly make my way around that table.

    Reply
    • Sammi says

      January 28, 2014

      Sounds good to me! πŸ™‚

      Reply
  33. noel says

    January 27, 2014

    well that was a fun foodie tour..wish I could sample or even do a scratch and sniff, will have to go visit there someday…thanks for joining #tpMondays

    Reply
    • Sammi says

      January 27, 2014

      That should be the next invention, scratch and sniff computers πŸ™‚ Thanks Noel!

      Reply
  34. Jess says

    January 27, 2014

    Ooh, I want a churchill! And I love arroz con pollo. It’s hard to imagine getting bored with Costa Rican food!

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    • Sammi says

      January 27, 2014

      I agree! But there are plenty of people who say it. Each to their own eh? πŸ˜›

      Reply
  35. Marisol@TravelingSolemates says

    January 26, 2014

    Hi Sammi, when I was in CR I had a lot of rice and beans but I didn’t mind because they were delicious that I didn’t get sick of it. I don’t eat meat so I didn’t much option anyway. That chorreadas looks yummy. I would like to try it next time I visit which I hope will be soon. My husband who’s more food adventurous would love to try all the dishes you featured here. He hasn’t been to CR but is now inspired to visit soon.

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    • Sammi says

      January 27, 2014

      They’re all pretty delicious! And a good variety. I hope you guys come, you’ll have lots of fun! πŸ™‚ Thanks Marisol!

      Reply
    • Rancho Leona says

      January 30, 2014

      you can ask for the taco to be made with cheese not meat. I am form Costa Rica and just love eating tacos. the chorreadas are not that hard to make but they do taste better in CR

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      • Sammi says

        January 30, 2014

        I would but I actually don’t like cheese πŸ˜€ so meat is good for me! Thanks for commenting!

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  36. clayton says

    January 26, 2014

    great pics, making me hungry!!! i think taco is my favourite of all these but i did love costa rican food – even gallo pinto!!

    Reply
    • Sammi says

      January 26, 2014

      I love the taco too, one of my favs! Thanks for commenting Clayton!

      Reply
  37. Lunaguava says

    January 26, 2014

    Right, I’m definitely down for some patacones with guacamole and a few chorreadas. I think I may have become a diabetic just by looking at those churchills though… Good luck!

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    • Sammi says

      January 26, 2014

      Yep I think my blood sugar level spiked exponentially after I ate one and stayed that high for a few days after too. Definitely not something you want to be eating everyday! Or even every month haha

      Reply
  38. frankaboutcroatia says

    January 26, 2014

    Would have a plate of patacones con guacamole right now. Or just any day of the week. And then I would have some chorreadas. And then some more patacones. I love food.

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    • Sammi says

      January 26, 2014

      hehe me too! I wish I ate patacones a lot more or knew how to make them correctly! chorreadas too, I don’t have the patience to grind my own corn haha

      Reply
  39. A Southern Gypsy says

    January 26, 2014

    I don’t like beans anyway so I’d have no problem trying something besides rice and beans haha…these look delicious. Thanks for linking up to the #SundayTraveler this week guys! πŸ™‚

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    • Sammi says

      January 26, 2014

      Whattt! haha well to be fair I didn’t have a taste for that either until I got here. Now I can’t imagine not eating them! perhaps it is an acquired taste πŸ™‚

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      • A Southern Gypsy says

        January 27, 2014

        Yep, I’m a weirdo. I was really really picky growing up. I’m a lot more adventurous in my eating these days, but I still don’t like beans haha

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        • Sammi says

          January 28, 2014

          haha you’re going to be in quiet a foodie shock when you make it over to Asia πŸ˜› It’s all sorts of weird stuff over there hehe

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  40. Dave says

    January 26, 2014

    Starting each day with a heap of patacones was one of my favorite memories of Panama – glad to see the Ticos use the same word! Also, thanks for the tip on the distinction in Nicaragua.

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    • Sammi says

      January 26, 2014

      No problem! I personally was in this awkward situation where the Nicaraguans thought I was asking for ticks but they know the distinction so we just laughed it off haha.

      Reply
  41. Sammi says

    January 24, 2014

    Aw I can’t imagine not eating guacamole or avocados now, it’s a staple part of my diet! I’d miss it a ton too!

    Reply
  42. The GypsyNesters says

    January 23, 2014

    They all look good but the Olla de carne is right up my alley.

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    • Sammi says

      January 24, 2014

      Same, it’s my favorite!

      Reply
  43. Rob @ Hungry Escapades says

    January 23, 2014

    This looks delicious, especially the taco. Really looking forward t heading down to Costa Rica (eventually), will be trying some of these beauties!

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    • Sammi says

      January 23, 2014

      The taco is one of my favorites but I try not to eat it too often haha. They’re all really good! Thanks for reading Rob πŸ™‚

      Reply
  44. Natalia says

    January 23, 2014

    Nice post. I’m a Tica and I’ve been reading your blog for a while now, it’s pretty good read. I know ceviche is not a Costa Rican dish per se, but it’s as common as ordering arroz con pollo for lunch. Just thought I’d mention it. Costa Rican tamales as well. Aguadulce is another pretty common beverage.
    Keep up the good work!
    Pura vida! πŸ™‚

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    • Sammi says

      January 23, 2014

      I love the ceviche here! And tamales too. I had to cut this list down quite a bit or else it’d be “every single food you should not miss in Costa Rica” haha. Thanks for reading Natalia!! pura vida πŸ™‚

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