People are well informed about the plants they grow and how the leaves, nuts, fruits, and other parts of the plant can be used for healthy purposes. In rural areas of Costa Rica, as in many places where food is grown at home, play a key role in the daily diet.
Nicoya is an 80-mile peninsula north of the border with Nicaragua. It is not far from the U.S. but the people there are twice as likely to live to be 90 years old as Americans.
Therefore, it makes a lot of sense to take a closer look at some of the foods they use for healthy purposes to learn more about the nutrients they contain and the potential benefits of adding them to your diet.
Below are 2 healthy dishes that are incorporated into the diet of Costa Ricans from the Nicoya population and are a regular part of their diet that you may want to try.
Gallo pinto (black beans and rice) is the national dish of Costa Rica, eaten with almost everything and at every meal, even for breakfast.
You should also try homemade nixtamalized corn tortillas. These tortillas can easily be made at home. All you need is lime-treated corn flour, which is called masa harina, baking soda, and water.
