Gallo Pinto
The spotted rooster: gallo pinto — rice and black (or red) beans stir-fried with onions, sweet peppers, coriander and Salsa Lizano, eaten at breakfast with eggs, natilla (sour cream), fried plantain and coffee — Costa Rica's morning flag.
What it is
The spotted rooster: gallo pinto — rice and black (or red) beans stir-fried with onions, sweet peppers, coriander and Salsa Lizano, eaten at breakfast with eggs, natilla (sour cream), fried plantain and coffee — Costa Rica's morning flag. Ingredients: cooked rice, black beans, onions, red peppers, coriander, Salsa Lizano, oil; eggs, natilla, plantains, tortillas. Recipe: 1) Fry onions and peppers. 2) Add beans with some liquor; then rice; fry until the grains toast slightly. 3) Add coriander and Lizano. 4) Serve with the full breakfast company. Serve: at sodas (small restaurants) everywhere, always with coffee. Flavor: savoury, tangy-sweet (Lizano), homey. History: gallo pinto is shared with Nicaragua (both claim it, warmly); Costa Rica's Lizano sauce and black beans are its badge. See also: Casado, Olla de Carne.
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