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Typical Costa Rican casado
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What is casado?
A typical Costa Rican lunch or dinner
Want to dine like a Tico? That’s easy; order a casado in Costa Rica. Literally meaning “married”, this popular Costa Rican dish serves rice and beans beside one another on a plate. If you want to include meat, fish, or vegetables with your meal, you can order casado con pollo (casado with chicken), casado con carne (casado with beef), casado con cerdo (casado with pork), casado con pescado (casado with fish), or casado vegetariano (vegetarian casado).
Casados are always accompanied by a two or three side dishes, which vary from day to day and across establishments. Popular casado side dish options include ensaladas (salads, such as green salad, pasta salad, and Russian salad–more on these below), vegetales mixtas (mixed vegetables), aguacate (avocado), pure de papas (mashed potatoes), platanos fritos (fried plantains), nacho chips, French fries, hard-boiled eggs, and tortillas.
Unlike gallo pinto, which sees rice and beans mixed together and served for breakfast, casados always deliver white rice and ether red or black beans separately on a plate for lunch or dinner.
Where to try casado in Costa Rica
All Costa Rican restaurants that serve Costa Rican cuisine–from authentic soda restaurants to more touristy establishments–offer the option to order casado.
How to pronounce casado
CAH-SAH-DOH
- Casado: 3 syllables / light emphasis on the second syllable
How to pronounce casado con pollo
CAH-SAH-DOH / CAHN / POY-YOH
- Casado: 3 syllables / light emphasis on the second syllable
- Con: 1 syllable
- Pollo: 2 syllables / equal emphasis on both syllables
How to pronounce casado con carne
CAH-SAH-DOH / CAHN / CAHR-NAY
- Casado: 3 syllables / light emphasis on the second syllable
- Con: 1 syllable
- Carne: 2 syllables / equal emphasis on both syllables
How to pronounce casado con cerdo
CAH-SAH-DOH / CAHN / SAIR-DOH
- Casado: 3 syllables / light emphasis on the second syllable
- Con: 1 syllable
- Cerdo: 2 syllables / equal emphasis on both syllables
How to pronounce casado con pescado
CAH-SAH-DOH / CAHN / PAYS-CAH-DOH
- Casado: 3 syllables / light emphasis on the second syllable
- Con: 1 syllable
- Pescado: 3 syllables / light emphasis on the second syllable
How to pronounce casado vegetariano
AH-ROSE / BAY-HAY-TAHR-EE-AH-NOH
- Casado: 3 syllables / light emphasis on the second syllable
- Vegetariano: 6 syllables / equal emphasis on all syllables
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Casado In Costa Rica
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What is casado? We answer your questions about casado in Costa Rica, including where to eat Costa Rican casado and how to pronounce the word.
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Nikki Solano
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