Tamarindo Costa Rica Food
The main Costa Rican dish is rice and beans which can be eaten for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Costa Ricans enjoy a lot of meat, mostly beef, chicken, and pork. Costa Rica is not known for an exotic cuisine, just very stable, satisfying fare.
At breakfast, a “typical” Costa Rican meal you will find at a restaurant will include eggs prepared to your liking, rice and beans, plantains, perhaps bread and/or fruit, and coffee.
The coffee is delicious and very high-octane, so be careful if you are sensitive to caffeine. If you find that you have trouble falling asleep at night, cut back on your coffee consumption during the day. If you adjust to the coffee in Costa Rica, be ready for a little caffeine withdrawal when you return home.
At lunch or dinner, a “casado” is a typical meal. Casado means “married” and the name implies the entree is “married” to the rest of the dish. You can have casados with beef, pork, chicken, fish, seafood, etc, etc. The other parts of this plate include rice, beans, salad, plantains or another vegetable.
Of course, as a major international travel destination, Costa Rica’s larger cities and resorts have many restaurants serving a variety of cuisines. San Jose, in particular, has evolved great restaurants in its more fashionable areas like Escazu and the emerging areas around Santa Ana. Ask at your accommodation for recommendations in whatever area you visit. There is good sushi in San Jose. Email us and we will tell you where...
