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Add some Costa Rican love to your Thanksgiving Table

How would one serve a traditional Thanksgiving meal with a few Costa Rican twists? Tico Times columnist and culture editor Katherine Stanley and her husband, chef Adrián Obando, explore a few possibilities.

Buckwheat: A Versatile Costa Rica Superfood

Gardening columnist Ed Bernhardt was surprised to find that buckwheat, a superfood popular in northern climes, grows well in Costa Rica, too.

What Are Some Foods Guatemala Expats Miss Most?

Expats are a special breed. But sometimes, longings for food from back home are too hard to ignore.

Coffee Cupping in Costa Rica: This is how it’s done

Ever wondered how the experts know good coffee when they taste it? Experts use a process called cupping to find the best beans.

How to make homemade ginger beer in Costa Rica

Over the last seven years of testing out tropical food species at Costa Rica's Rancho Mastatal, we found that some plants that grow well...

Pejibayes in Costa Rica – The Ultimate Rainy Season Fruit

Visitors to Costa Rica during the rainy season will come across the pejibaye harvest in local markets. This unusual fruit comes from a tropical palm, often called peach palm in English, and has a starchy, orange mesocarp or midsection that is edible when cooked.

Costa Rica Food Culture: Canard à l’Orange or Gallo Pinto?

I’ve been cooking gourmet meals for the whole household, but, you know, I think they would just as soon eat gallo pinto. I’m not...

6 Popular Tropical Foods of Costa Rica you thought you knew

Here are six tropical foods and spices that grow in Costa Rica that you definitely know but probably have never seen au naturel.

Costa Rica Plants: What is Pico de Pájaro and How is it Used?

Welcome to our exploration of a fascinating and versatile plant known as Pico de pájaro, or Cassia occidentalis. This pantropical plant is a common...

Applebee’s closes operations in Costa Rica

Citing profitability problems, U.S. restaurant chain Applebee's has closed its operations in Costa Rica.

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