Picadillo is a common Costa Rican boca or snack. It means finely chopped—picar is to chop. The diminutive ending, “illo”, makes it finely chopped. Photo by Jack Donnelly Picadillo is made mostly of a starch—potatoes, chayote squash, etc.—and assorted olores—aromatic flavorings like onions, sweet chiles, garlic, and such. It usually […]
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QCOSTARICA — Very soon many forested parts of Costa Rica will be alive with the song of chicharras, cicadas. They are also known as cigarras in Spanish, but chicharra is more commonly used in Costa Rica. Despite the overwhelming noise, the cicadas generally remain well hidden in the trees—they are […]