Tag: San Jose

Chinese-Style Fried Rice with Char Siu

🔍 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…

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Muscovy Duck

🔍 Muscovy Duck | Cairina moschata 🦆 📍 San Sebastián, San José, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Despite being called “Muscovy,” this duck has no connection to Moscow — the name’s origin remains a mystery! Wild Muscovy Ducks are actually native to the Americas and are…

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Gran Área Metropolitana from Mirador La Ventolera

🔍 Gran Área Metropolitana from Mirador La Ventolera 🌃 📍 Mirador La Ventolera in Escazú, San José, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Perched high in the Zona Protectora Cerros de Escazú, this viewpoint turns the entire Central Valley into a sea of glittering lights — on…

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