I have been eating Costa Rican food for almost two months now. I have enjoyed it, but I do miss some of my own cooking. So I decided I wanted to make one of my favorite soups for my host family. The soup isn’t actually all that different from what I usually eat here in Costa Rica, but I enjoyed making it none the less.
This was a big occasion; they invited quite a few relatives over to join in the fun. They were all very excited to try the soup. Costa Ricans have many different nicknames for food that they like. One of them is “rico.” When the relatives tried the soup they called it, “Ricisimo!” So that means they absolutely loved it.
Costa Ricans almost always sit around or take a siesta after they eat. But because I made the meal they said they would go walking with me (because I love to walk after a meal). We walked for over two and a half hours through a ton of different towns. I had a wonderful day! I got to share a little bit of my culture while they ate some fabulous soup and walked it off afterwards. It was a win-win!
