🔍 Chicharrones 🥓 📍 Puriscal, San José, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 In Costa Rica, chicharrones aren’t the thin fried pork rinds you might picture — they’re chunks of pork belly fried until crispy outside and tender inside, usually piled high with tortillas, yuca, and pico…
🔍 Herb-Crusted Chicken with Roasted Vegetables & Linguine 🍗 📍 Connecticut, USA 🇺🇸 💬 This plate leans into rustic American comfort food — pan-seared chicken finished with a garlic-herb topping, a medley of roasted carrots, cipollini onions, and charred cauliflower, all pulled together with a…
🔍 Chinese-Style Fried Rice with Char Siu 🍚 📍 San José, San José, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Char siu fried rice began as a clever way to use up day-old rice in Cantonese kitchens — stir-frying it hot and fast with leftover barbecued pork turned…
🔍 Grilled Chicken Salad 🥗 📍 Lagunilla, Heredia, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Salads in Costa Rica often surprise first-timers — loaded with grilled protein, crumbled cheese, and fresh veggies, they’re anything but a side dish. This is a full meal, tico style.
🔍 Costa Rican Style Breakfast 🍳 📍 Puntarenas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Gallo Pinto is Costa Rica’s most beloved breakfast — a hearty mix of rice and black beans seasoned with Salsa Lizano that’s been fueling Ticos since the early 20th century. The name…
🔍 Pork Ramen Soup 🍜 📍 Desamparados, San José, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Ramen may be Japan’s most iconic comfort food, but it has traveled the world and earned devoted fans in every corner of it — including Costa Rica, where bold, steaming bowls of…
