Good morning! I am really excited about today, because today I'm going to be showing you
traditional Costa Rican breakfast.
I've been in Costa Rica almost two weeks now, and I haven't done any food videos yet, which
is actually a crime, because the food here is really good.
So there are these local restaurants I keep seeing, called "Soda's". S - O - D - A. That's
like Costa Rican Food. So I'm going to try and get you guys a traditional Costa Rican
breakfast.
Soda Sanchez. That's what we're looking for!
Rice and Beans with eggs and...ham? Ham, please.
Para Tomar? (to drink)
... Tomato? (I don't understand)
Coffee, or natural juice....
Oh, uh...
Yes, coffee with milk, please.
So I ordered, not the cheapest thing on the menu, actually. I ordered the full Costa Rican
traditional style breakfast.
Muchas Gracias!
Did you see him? Did you see that little guy?
Why would I include a shot in a food video, with an ant on the plate? Well my friends,
there are two reasons.
It's reality! And I don't mean that in any way to be negative against Central America.
But there are insects down here that I haven't even seen before in Canada! There are insects
everywhere. It's a hot, humid, temperate climate. And with that, comes a lot of guys that are
crawling around the table. But my goal with this channel, has always been to show you
the reality of the places I go to, not necessarily, what looks best on Instagram. Does that make
sense?
I mean it was a beautiful shot of that plate, wasn't it? Did you see that camera work? I'm
not going to give that up because of one little ant. I don't care about that ant. Okay, back
to the program!
I've had a lot of rice in my day. I used to live in Asia, remember. But I have never had
rice... quite so fluffy, and... I don't know how to describe it, it's just... it is exactly
what you want in your body to start the day.
I think it's time to try that roasted plantain.
So soft!
Is that ever sweet!
Wow!
There's something very special about just sitting in a new city and drinking a cup of
coffee and watching the streets go by.
You know, I said the same thing over a year ago when I was in Vietnam and I first arrived
in Hanoi. It's one of my favourite things
to do.
1000.....2000.....3000
Gracias.
100 colones.
So —
2900 colones, is about five US dollars. As you can probably see, nothing in Costa Rica
is going to blow you away with its value in the way that a country like Vietnam would.
Or even some other places in Latin America, are much much cheaper.
But despite the higher cost of Costa Rica — heh, Cost, Costa RIca... anyway — despite
the higher cost of Costa Rica, there are value deals to be found. And for me, that was a
great breakfast with a coffee for $5, so I really can't complain about that.
So that's it! That's how most Costa Ricans start their day. They're not all going to
the shops to eat it, a lot of them are having rice and eggs and beans at home. But these
soda restaurants are still a quintessential of life in Costa Rica. Especially in the smaller
towns and cities. The capital, San Jose, is a pretty international place, as most capitals
are these days. So you have tons of fast food. But Quepos, the city I'm living in, there's
no McDonalds, there's no Burger King. There's just Soda.
And Soda Sanchez is where we went today. And I think it's a great introduction to Costa
Rican breakfast.