Food in Costa Rica

In the past, I’ve had people ask what we eat when we go to other countries. We try to eat the local cuisine. Most of the food in other countries really doesn’t seem different from ours. This week we have had many typical Costa Rican meals. For breakfast the hotel has made scrambled eggs, gallo pinto (rice and beans), bread, fresh fruit, and fresh squeezed juice of all kinds. Today we had pancakes instead of beans. Lunch has been provided by the church and has been sandwiches, chips, and fruit. Dinner at the hotel has consisted of rice, beans, meat (pork, beef, chicken), bread, salad, and dessert. The meat is served either plain or in gravy with beans or potatoes or both. Dessert consists of flan (custard), ice cream, cake, and a type of pumpkin marinated in honey. (Yes, it was delicious!) Included are photos of the foods that we have eaten this week. The meal on banana leaves is what we ate at a local restaurant on Tuesday night. It sounds like we will go out for dinner again tomorrow night. ~Deb (or Mrs. Neff)