La Comida de Costa Rica

I have discretely been taking photos of things that I eat at home. I LOVE Costa Rican food, which is 90% rice and beans. I thought that after a summer of eating pounds of dried beans, I would be sick of them. But, no, mixed with rice, they are perfect mix of quick burning carbs and protein that keeps you full all day long. 

Lets start with dessert. This is arroz con leche, and I would eat it every single day for all meals if I could. Recipe: Rice, milk, cream, butter, butter, butter.

Every single morning my host mom has breakfast and lunch waiting on the stove. I then can  eat breakfast, fill a container with rice and beans, and I am good to go for the rest of the day.

 Mangoes! When I fist got here, we had a mango tree in the back. This was the result.

 This is the fruit basket and my lifeline.  It is conveniently right next to my room, and therefore always empty.

 Because I need more fruit, here are some pictures of strange things at the fruit market. These are wonderful, but I forget what they are called.

 Homemade tortillas! Besides rice and beans, these are by far my favorite. I put sliced up banana on them, and my whole family looks at me like I am a weirdo.

 Rice and beans in the morning! Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Plus some fried cheese which very popular here. I think this is because these cheese here is not creamy, it is very bouncy, and only softens when fried.

 Well, now I am hungry and going to go eat some tortilla outside of library so that I do not get yelled at by the librarian. She has it out for me, and I get in trouble for one thing or another every week.
                                                                       Pura Vida!!!