Arracacha is a South American root vegetable that resembles a stout parsnip with off-white skin. It hasn’t yet made its fame outside South America, as potatoes and sweet potatoes have. It’s a member of the “umbellifer” family of plants that includes carrot, celeriac, parsnip, parsley, and even Queen Anne’s Lace. There are yellow, orange and…
Costa Rica Food
Gallo Pinto
Gallo Pinto © Leclaire & Schenk Gallo Pinto is a Costa Rican and Nicaraguan dish. It consists of rice and beans, fried and seasoned. The seasoning is moderate; it is not spicy hot. In Nicaragua, small red beans are used; in Costa Rica, black beans are used. During the cooking process, some of the coloration…
Lizano Sauce
Lizano Sauce (aka Salsa Lizano) © Leclaire & Schenk Salsa Lizano is a commercial bottled condiment sauce made in Costa Rica. It is a thin but slightly-viscous, smooth, pale coffee-coloured, vegetable-based sauce. It pours like a thin gravy. It can be used as a flavouring in cooking, or as a condiment at the table. The…