It is not just about the food we eat, but the connections that happen around it. The best way to describe Costa Rican cuisine is simple and fresh. Our diet relies highly on staples like fresh ...

was featured on the hit Food Network show “Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.” My final dish was “a casado,” the most traditional ...

My food and drink intake differs when in Costa Rica. Am I healthier down here ... little of the meat and marinate it in a bed of pineapple chunks and juice. Another dish I ate for the first time here ...

At Alberto José Salas Jiménez’s expansive farm in Orotina, in Costa Rica’s Alajuela region west of the capital San José, cattle are reared in the country’s lush natural landscape. Taking advantage of ...

Farther south, Santa Teresa has an intriguing mix of cultures and superb international cuisine. Venture inland and you’ll reach the Guanacaste pampas, with its sabaneros — Costa Rican cowboys ...

Costa Rica is working to transform agri-food systems through a project which promotes sustainable agricultural production practices, strengthen local markets, improve the marketing and ...