The coastal beach towns of Costa Rica all enjoy the freshest sea food and everyone has their favorite local fish stand. In the Dominical area it depends if you want whole fish or already cut filets. Fish Shack at Playa Dominicalito For whole fish you can go down to the beach in Dominicalito from the La Parcela Restaurant entrance and then drive to the right once you hit the beach. There you will...
Costa Rican Food
This past weekend in Silencio, a small local town where my in-laws live, it was a beautiful clear sunny morning on Saturday so we decided to take the kids to splash around in the river. There happened to be an excavator digging a trench to re-direct the river because it was beginning to erode one of the banks near the road. We went for a swim with the kids and watched as the huge machine did its...
The Costa Rica specialty, “Chorreada” is basically a corn pancake and a very tasty for breakfast, lunch, or mid afternoon snack with coffee on a rainy day. Corn is a staple in the Costa Rican diet and eaten daily by most locals in one form or another such as; tortillas, tamales, corn on the cob, and many other forms. If you are like me over 7 years ago, you probably have only seen corn in the...
About 40 minutes South of Dominical in San Buenas, Cortes there is a huge Mamones farm we like to visit to pick fresh Mamones. It is lots of fun to bring the whole family and get as much as you can eat to last a week, not to mention filling up while you are picking them right off the tree. The Mamone is a golf ball sized fruit with red peal and soft spikes also called Lechies in Asia. Inside is a grape...
The local soda has great taste and the best prices around. Not a soda beverage, but rather the local small restaurant they call “Sodas” around here. They are typically family owned and many times operating right out of their home kitchen. Talk about good ole’ home cooking. As with most Costa Rica restaurants they are open air and there will surely be a dog sleeping in the corner, but do not...
Now you have a home and property or even a lot ready to build, and want to plant some flowers and fruit trees. This is one of the best aspects of living in such a tropical environment, you can usually literally cut off a branch and stick it in the ground and it will grow. You will notice driving down the road though out the country, some of the fence posts have started growing branches and become trees...
The local farmer’s market is a weekly event that most residents and locals alike look forward to. Every Thursday and Friday in San Isidro and every Saturday in Uvita, one can stock up of fresh fruits and vegetables from an assortment of local area farmers. There is everything imaginable and even an organic fruit section; which is very popular and best to go on Thursday morning for more selection. ...
Restaurant Suggestions Dominical and the surrounding areas have some really great places to eat from beachfront casual to fine dining (still casually dressed). There are restaurants for the entire family with kids favorites like pizza, burgers, and tacos to options for international cuisine by chefs from all over the world. Café Delicious – The café bakery in the front of Dominical. They have...