Cuisine

Costa Rican cuisine is recognized for being mild and using a lot of fruits and vegetables. Most typical Costa Rican meals include rice and black beans, which are frequently eaten three times a day. Costa Rican cuisine is nutrient-dense and almost usually made from scratch with fresh ingredients.

Tropical fruits and vegetables are widely available due to the country's location, and are used in the native cuisine. Because of the difference between Costa Rica's massive tourism industry and the country's numerous rural villages, the cuisines offered, particularly in the more metropolitan regions, have evolved to encompass practically every sort of cuisine in addition to traditional Costa Rican specialties.

Cities such as San José, the capital, and tourist-friendly beach locations provide a diverse selection of ethnic cuisines, from Peruvian to Japanese. Ticos (the local word for anyone Costa Rican, Tica is also often used for females) love Chinese and Italian food, which can be found all around the nation at varied degrees of quality. Food is an essential part of Costa Rican culture, and meals are frequently the focal point of family gatherings and festivities.