Arroz con Camarones is rice and shrimp.

Arroz con Mariscos is rice, vegetables, and seafood.

Bizcochos are baked cheese and cornmeal dough rings.

Caribbean Pan Bom is a dry chocolate bread cake.

Caribbean Pati are spicy beef empanadas.

Caribbean Rice and Beans are cooked with coconut milk and spices.

Caribbean Ron Dom is sopa de mariscos (seafood soup) prepared with coconut milk.

Carnitas are grilled chunks of beef on a stick, similar to shish-kabobs.

Casado, or Comida Tipica, is the most common dish in Costa Rica. It consists of beans, rice with red bell peppers and onions, fried plantains, a cabbage salad, tomatoes, carrots, and a choice of meat.

Ceviche is a popular appetizer made of fresh raw fish marinated in citrus juices with herbs and veggies.

Chicharones are chunks of juicy fried pork.

Empanadas are fried or baked dough filled with cheese, beans, potatoes, or chicken.

Gallo Pinto is the typical breakfast in Costa Rica. It is rice and beans mixed together, fried or scrambled eggs, chopped beef, fried plantains, and tortillas.

Olla de Carne is a stew made with big chunks of beef, potatoes, carrots, chayotes, plantains, yuccas, sweet potatoes, green plantains, and camotes.

Pan = bread. Costa Ricans make a lot of delicious bread. Eat the bread with natilla (sour cream) while having your coffee break.

Pejibaye is the boiled and seasoned Peach Palm fruit sold in roadside fruit stands.

Sopa de Mariscos is a tomato-based soup with clams, mussels, shrimp, squid, fish, and vegetables.

Tamales are plantain leaves stuffed with corn meal, rice, pork, and a variety of beans and vegetables.

Coffee!!!

Horchata is a popular cold drink made from milk, rice flour, a lot of cinnamon, and sugar.

Pipa fria is fresh chilled coconut water.

Refrescos are natural, fresh squeezed fruit juices mixed with water or milk, with sugar added.