ICosta Rica yenye yezona zizwe ezidumileyo kwiMbindi yaseMelika, ngokuyininzi phakathi kwezilwanyana kunye nabathandi be-adventures. Oku kubangelwa kukuba kunesiphakamiso samapaki kazwelonke kunye nezibonelelo ezizimeleyo ezifihla malunga ne-25% yommandla wayo. Kwakhona kufumaneke kwingingqi enelungelo eliye lavumela ukuba libe neengxube ezinkulu zezilwanyana ezizalwe kwamanye amazwe enyakatho yeMelika eMelika kunye nabanye baseMzantsi Melika.
Enye into enomdla kuyo yinto yokutya. Yisiphumo seminyaka neminyaka yeenkcubeko ezahlukeneyo ezidibeneyo. Kuyo, ufumana umkhondo kwizinto ezazisetyenziswa ngabantu baseColombia ngaphambili. Zonke ezo zithako zamukelwa ngabaSpanish abazisele zabo kunye neendlela ezintsha zokupheka. Njengoko iikholoni zaqhubeka, amaSpeyin azisa izigqila ezivela kwimvelaphi yaseAfrika kunye nezinye ezivela kwizizwe zaseCaribbean ezazikholisa eminyaka embalwa ngaphambili.
Njengoko unokucinga ukuba oku kwakha isitayela sekhethelo sokutya. Ingxenye yaloo gastronomy eyenza iKosta Rica iyingqayizivele kukuba kukho iintlobo ezahlukeneyo zokusela eziza kukushiya ufuna ezinye.
Iziphuzo zaseCosta Rica
Ngenxa yeziqhamo ezininzi zeziqhamo ezikhulayo ngaphakathi kwintsimi yabo, ziye zafumana iitoni zamaxesha ukuba zisebenzise. Kungenxa yoko uya kufumana iziyobisi ezixhomekeke kwiziqhamo. Bazibiza ngokuthi i-refrescos ("frescos" efutshane).
Ezi zihlobo zezityalo ze-smoothies eziqhelekileyo zenziwe ngamanzi okanye ngobisi.
Esinye isiphuzo somdabu esithandwa kakhulu sithathwa ngokuba yiAgua Dulce (amanzi amnandi). Ngokwempela amanzi aphethwe ngotyeyi okanye uhlobo lweswidi olwenziwa ngalo.
Uhlobo lwesithathu lwesiselo esingokwemvelo esiyithandwa yiCosta Ricans imihla ngemihla kuthiwa yiHorchata kwaye senziwa ngomxube welayisi kunye nommbila.
Ukunika ukunambitheka kancinci kongezelelweyo badibanisa i-cinnamon yomhlaba kunye neshukela. Yimnandi kwaye yindlela efanelekileyo yokubanda kakhulu.
Enye into eyenze iKosta Rica idume emhlabeni jikelele ngekhofi yayo. Nangona kunjalo, into enye endiyifumanayo ukuba awuyi kufumana izinto ezilungileyo kwiindawo ezininzi zokutyela kunye neefestile. Uninzi lwabantu basekhaya ndandiyazi nje ukuba ndisela kuphela izinto ezinje. Emva kokuphanda, ndafunda ukuba ngenxa yokuba ithandwa kakhulu, phantse yonke ikhofi yekhwalithi ithunyelwa ngaphandle.
Ibhiya kazwelonke yaseCosta Rica ibizwa ngokuba yi-Imperial. Uya kukwazi ukubona ukuba ipapashwa kulo lonke ilizwe, phantse kuwo onke amacandelo. Nangona kunjalo, zikhona ezinye ezimbalwa zeCosta Rican iimveliso ezihamba ngegama likaPilsen (i-pilsner) naseBavaria.
Ukuba ukhangele into enamandla, kodwa kusekuhlaleni kunye nemveli kufuneka uzame i-guaro. Le yiselo yotywala yomshukela omlilo. Ngokuqhelekileyo kusebenza njengebhodi okanye kuhlanjululwa kwi-cocktail.
Baphinde balungiselele iziphuzo ezinxilisayo zeentlobo ezahlukahlukeneyo abazibiza ngokuthi i-Atoles. Ngokuqinisekileyo kufuneka uzame ezimbalwa zezi. Iqela elithandwa kakhulu libizwa ngokuba nguAtol de Maizena, Atol de Piña, Atol de Naranja, Atol de Arroz kunye neAtol de Elote. Zonke ziyancasa kwaye zihle kakhulu.
Qaphela: Nanini na xa uhamba ngeCentral America kufuneka uhlale ukhumbule ukuba awukwazi nje ukusela amanzi okupompo. Abanalo imilinganiselo emihle xa kuziwa kunyango lwamanzi. Kunoko, ufanele uthenge kwakhona ngamanzi amabhodlela okanye uqhube ujikeleze icebo.
Xa ucela iziyobisi ezingafaki ukupholisa izithako okanye ukupheka amanzi, kufuneka ucele umncedisi wakho apho amanzi asetyenziswa khona. Oku kuya kukuvumela ukuba ugweme ukugula ngexesha lakho leeholide nakweli lizwe lesitrosi.
Ngaba uke wazama nayiphi na isiselo esiyithethayo? Ndiyakuthanda ukwazi ukuba ngubani oyithandayo.
Ehlelwe ngu-Marina K. Villatoro