Food That Roots Us

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El Colectivo 506 - November 16, 2022

Katherine Stanley Obando reads her story from our May 2022 edition, “Food that roots us,” focused on culinary traditions that are being lost in...

Food That Roots Us

It’s not easy being nine

Katherine Stanley Obando - May 23, 2022

It’s hard to be a picky kid. Your parents just don’t get that you’re a ninja: a fierce defender against the tastes and textures that...

Culture

Her Majesty, the Heart of Palm: a story of ups and downs in Sarapiquí

Alfonso Gatgens - May 20, 2022

María Luz Jiménez earned the title of “La Reina del Palmito,” or Queen of Heart of Palm, in Horquetas de Sarapiquí, because she prepares...

Culture

Rosquillas from Guanacaste: tradition and flavor

Directorio 506 - May 19, 2022

Felina Matarrita Gómez is the owner and founder of the Rancho y Fogón de Doña Celina, located in Del Flor de Nicoya, Guanacaste, where...

Food That Roots Us

Rhythm, diversity, collaboration: resilience in the garden

Santiago Moringa - May 17, 2022

Many people think that by starting a garden, they’ll produce lots of vegetables and fruits. They watch videos online or page through books with...

Food That Roots Us

The world made sourdough bread. Costa Rica: chiverre

Katherine Stanley Obando - May 15, 2022

The month: March 2020. The state of mind: shock, panicked boredom. Thousands started making sourdough bread. But not in this Costa Rican kitchen. There, a mother...

Culture

Smoked pork bone soup: flavor of yesteryear

Directorio 506 - May 12, 2022

Our recipe for today is shared by Lucída Hernández, a producer of coffee and organic vegetables from San Marcos de Tarrazú, Costa Rica. "I'm soup...

Food That Roots Us

Diversity strategies help agrotourism rebound from COVID closures in Costa Rica

Mary Little - May 10, 2022

Golden purple cacao pods hang from tree trunks as I wind my way toward the intense chocolate scent of roasting cacao at La Iguana...

Food That Roots Us

Reclaiming culture on a plate: the roots and producers of Costa Rica’s traditional cuisine

Katherine Stanley Obando - May 6, 2022

Do you think you’re pretty familiar with traditional Costa Rican food? If so, Pablo Bonilla has some questions for you. What does “traditional” really mean? What...

Culture

Fish ceviche from the Osa Peninsula

Directorio 506 - May 5, 2022

“Y, ¡a jartar se ha dicho!” Time to eat up! Today's recipe was shared with us by Rocío Vargas Gonzáles, an entrepreneur originally from Atenas,...

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