Elias Leiva Quiros High School Teacher Carla Borge Ramrez COSTA RICAN TYPICAL FOOD

Students name:______________________________ Group: 10 th -9 May, 2012

Match the following Costa Rican typical food pictures with the appropriate explanation of each one. 2. 3.

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It consists of rice mixed with black beans, served with natilla (sour cream), eggs (scrambled) and fried plantain. Costa Ricans usually drink a cup of coffee or fresh fruit juice with it.

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Casados (beans, rice) are served with some sort of meat or fish and a salad, fried plantains, white cheese and corn tortilla. The difference between Gallo Pinto and Casado is that in Casados, rice and the bean are served side by side and not mixed.

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Rice with chicken is very popular in parties and it is accompanied with a Russian Salad, a salad made with beets, potatoes, hard boiled eggs and mayonnaise.

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Tamale is a seasoned corn meal which is covered in plantains leaves. In the inside it has rice, beans, vegetables and meat.

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Corn pancakes Olla de carne which is a soup with beef, potatoes, carrots, chayote, plantains and yucca.

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Black bean soup. It is a simple soup made with black beans. It is a dessert; rice with milk, the rice is cooked in milk with sugar, cinnamon and other ingredients.

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Picadillos are meat and vegetable combinations where one or more vegetables are diced, mixed with beef and garnished with spices

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Ceviche, chopped raw fish, shrimp, or conch mixed with onions, tomatoes and cilantro, and marinated in lime juice. Served with fresh tortilla chips. Popular in every coastal region

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Empanadas. Are pockets of beans, potatoes and/or meat. In others words these are corn turnovers filled with beans, cheese, and potatoes and meat

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It is sweet and delicious when fried or baked, and will often accompany most meals.

Elias Leiva Quiros High School Teacher Carla Borge Ramrez

Students name:______________________________ Group: 10 th -9 May, 2012

Answer the following question with general information about Costa Rican food. Then interview a classmate, ask the same questions.

1.What are the most popular dishes in your community? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 2.What do you eat for breakfast?______________________________________________ 3.What do you eat for lunch? ________________________________________________ 4.What do you eat for dinner? ________________________________________________ 5.What is your favorite food? Or what food do you like?____________________________ 6.What is your favorite fruit? _________________________________________________ 7.What food you do not like?________________________________________________ 8.What fruit you do not like? _________________________________________________ 9.What vegetable you do not like? ____________________________________________ 10.What kind of meat you do not like? _________________________________________

Elias Leiva Quiros High School Teacher Carla Borge Ramrez

Students name:______________________________ Group: 10th -9 May, 2012

Answer the following question with general information about Costa Rican food. Then interview a classmate, ask the same questions.

1.What are the most popular dishes in your community? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 2.What do you eat for breakfast?______________________________________________ 3.What do you eat for lunch? ________________________________________________ 4.What do you eat for dinner? ________________________________________________ 5.What is your favorite food? Or what food do you like?____________________________ 6.What is your favorite fruit? _________________________________________________ 7.What food you do not like?________________________________________________ 8.What fruit you do not like? _________________________________________________ 9.What vegetable you do not like? ____________________________________________ 10.What kind of meat you do not like? _________________________________________

Elias Leiva Quiros High School Teacher Carla Borge Ramrez COSTA RICAN TYPICAL FOOD

Students name:______________________________ Group: 10 th -9 May, 2012

Read the text carefully, then answers the corresponding questions.

Kitchenware
Kitchenware includes items like plates, silverware, pots and pans, salt and peppers shakers, cups, and glasses. Kitchenware is used to prepare and serve food and drinks. It is a popular gift at bridal showers and weddings.

Table Settings

Table settings include plates, spoons, forks, knives, and glasses. Each person eating a meal gets their own setting.

Formal Table Setting

Formal settings include more silverware and glasses than informal settings. Formal settings are used at expensive restaurants.

Costa Rican eating habits

In Costa Rican tradition, we eat breakfast early in the morning, lunch is around noon and supper is in the early evening. However, there is an extra meal in the middle of the afternoon known as 'coffee time.' Coffee is a big part of Costa Rican culture and taking a break in the afternoon is a way to relax and chat with friends and family. Also, people frequently eat snacks. These include gallos (filled tortillas), with meat and vegetables. The staple dish is rice and beans which is eaten for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Costa Ricans eat a lot of meat - beef, chicken, pork. Eating fish is considered a luxury although fish marinated in lemon juice and spices is a cheap delicacy. Vegetables and fruits are also popular and cheap. Imported apples and grapes are considered a special treat. Lunches are usually the largest meal of the day but that doesn't mean that other meals are tiny in comparison. Mealtimes are considered an occasion for lively conversation and enthusiastic interaction with friends and family but table etiquette is important. If you are offered food, or someone orders for you, it's important to accept the food and eat it. It's considered rude to refuse food from friends and hosts and expect to cause offense if you wave away a dish for any reason less than severe allergies.

Both hands should be kept above the table, not in the lap. Eating with your hands is acceptable, depending on the formality of the dinner and the meal. Usually, you would be using a knife and fork. Making noises while you eat is impolite and despite the conversations going on around you, talking with a full mouth are very bad manners. The drinking age in Costa Rica is 18 years old and beer is the most popular drink in the country. Having drinks with dinner or while socializing is common but getting drunk is seen as impolite. If you do get obviously drunk, you run the risk of being considered untrustworthy and lacking control. There are restaurants in all the major towns serving a variety of cuisines. Local food can be found in small 'sodas'. Popular restaurant dishes include: olla de carne (soup of beef, plantain, yuca, nampi and chayote), sopa negra (black beans and poached egg); and picadillo (meat and vegetable stew). According to the reading answer the following questions. Mark with a X the appropriate answer. 1. Kithenware includes: a) Tables and chairs b) Plates, silverware, pots, and pans c) Fruits and vegetables 2. Formal table setting includes: a) More vegetables and fruits b) More silverware and glasses c) More tables and chairs 3. How many daily meals do Costa Ricans? a) Three times: breakfast ,lunch, and dinner. b) Only frequent snacks c) Three coffee times in all the day. 4. Costa Ricans eat a lot of: a) Sushi and Salmon fish b) Meat - beef, chicken, pork c) Tacos and sandwiches 5. Mealtimes are considered an occasion for: a) An occasion to plan how to earn money. b) An occasion to tell bad words and profanities. c) An occasion for lively conversation and enthusiastic interaction with friends and family 6. Making noises while you eat, talking with a full mouth, eating with your hands in a formal dinner. All these are considered: a) Polite b) Impolite c) These are examples of good table etiquette

Cooking Dialogue
Student 1 Student 2 Do you want to go out to eat tonight? No, I am going to cook dinner at my house. Would you like to come over to eat?

Student 1 Student 2

Yes, thank you for inviting me. What are you going to fix for dinner? I am going to make rice and chicken, salad, and fruit juice.

Student 1 Student 2

That sounds good. How are you going to cook everything? I am going to boil the rice, chop the chicken, and slice the fruits

Student 1 Student 2

What kind of salad are you going to make? I am going to make potato salad.

Student 1 Student 2

Everything sounds great. Do you need any help making dinner or do you want me to bring something? No, just come to my house at 6:00 pm.

Student 1

Okay, I'll see you tonight.