Nicaragua, a dish of nations

Hola,

Nicaragua is a Central American country and their national dish Gallo Pinto, is also the national dish of Costa Rica and a fierce rivalry exists between the two nations over its origin.

The dish involves kidney beans and rice with chilli and spices, essentially exactly the same as we cooked for Costa Rica although with the Costa Rican Gallo Pinto we had meat with it. This dish needed some meat, according to one source it is typically eaten with scrambled egg.

The Costa Rican Gallo Pinto I rated a 7/10, for this one though it is probably closer to a 5/10 due to lack of meat and the like, perhaps it is a bad way to judge but never mind.

Adios

Sam’s rating: 5/10