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Costa Rica Cuisine

Costa Rica has several international cuisine restaurants for those travelers who don’t like trying new food, but Costa Rica has also a very rich local cuisine that complements its natural and cultural attractions. If you like to enjoy new and delicious dishes Costa Rica will meet your expectations. We promise you’ll love at least one of our typical dishes. Are you a breakfast person? We have “Gallo Pinto”. Are you a lunch person? We have “Casado” and “Tamale”. Do you love desserts? We have “Arroz con Leche”. And of course there’s always the world famous Costa Rican coffee. Sea food in Costa Rica is also delicious and fresh due to its two coasts.

Gallo Pinto

Consists of rice and beans mixed seasoned with onions, red pepper and spices. The dish is normally served with eggs, natilla and bread.

Casado

Chicken, meat or fish dish next to rice, beans, fried ripe plantain, mashed potatoes and salad. Sometimes avocados and eggs are added.

Tamale

Seasoned corn meal mixed with mash potatoes, rice, green beans, ckickpeas, plums, olives and meat. All covered with plantain leaves and cooked in boiling water.

Arroz con Leche

Rice cooked in milk with sugar, cloves, condensed milk and a little lime peel to give a distinctive touch. You can add cinnamon as shown in the picture.

Costa Rican Coffee

Coffee lovers around the world know Costa Rican Coffee to be one of the best quality coffees in the world. Enjoy a mug or two with your meals.

Costa Rica Language

During the colonial period Costa Rica was a part of the Spanish Empire, which explains why our official and most spoken language in the country is Spanish.  However, there are still a lot of very small indigenous tribes who have its own native languages like bribri, maleku and cabecar.

In Puerto de Viejo, Limon on the Caribbean Coast most inhabitants are from Jamaican origin thus speaking some kind English dialect.

You don’t have to worry about communication problems though, because most people in Costa Rica speak or at least understand English. Every hotel, car rental and souvenir shop will for sure speak English.

Valle Dorado offers perfect English speaking travel agents, drivers and tour guides. We can also offer tour guides who speak other common languages like German.

Here are some useful Spanish words and costarican sayings for you:

• Buenos dias – good morning

• Buenas tardes – good evening

• Buenas noches – good night

• Gracias – thank you

• Por favor -  please

• Pura Vida – costarican saying meaning “pure life”. Everything is going to be all right. Just relax and be pura vida!!