the food became part of festivities celebrating the immaculate conception and Christmas. Unlike Mexican tamales, served year-round in corn husks, the Costa Rican variety, wrapped and steamed in banana ...

In the days before Christmas, a favorite pastime is the ... Outside of someone’s home, sodas are the place to eat traditional Costa Rican food. These unpretentious, independent restaurants ...

Over time the northern Christmas traditions have made their way here. The traditional Costa Rican house decoration used to be the ... But for me it is a lot of work for a little food: Unwrap the ...

The Mercado’s role in Costa Rican society is vast and nebulous; this is where home remedies, staple recipes, local crafts, and traditions have lived on for more than a hundred years. The ...