Memories of Tico Breakfast...

I was just reminicing about my trip to Costa Rica with the bff's...and of the most delectable breakfast to ever pass these lips...the Tico Breakfast. I love a little buffet on my plate...a little o' dis and a little o' dat.

Fried Egg or Scrambled as pictured (i prefer fried, cause the yolk is most delish to sop up with the tortilla or rice and beans)

Flour Tortillas

Black Beans and Rice

couple of slices of avocado

fried plantains

Tico Cheese (a bit like the Indian Paneer)

oranges

coffee, coffee, coffee

freshly squeezed juice, er perhaps a mimosa?

HAWT SAUCE

The pineapple did not come with this dish..Chaz had ordered it as a side, and let me tell ya, the pineapple in Costa Rica was so friggin delish it makes my mouth water just thinking about it...and I just had a root canal a few hours ago. The best way to describe it is..imagine the most tender juicy pineapple ever, and coat it in honey and warm tickly sunshine...and that's what Costa Rican pineapple tastes like.

I had this breakfast EVERY LOVIN 'DAY, except for the one day I had the Tropical Pancakes. I wish I'da had the Tico Breakfast!

NOTE: what is a TICO? In Costa Rica a native or resident is called a "Tico". So in the U.S. we call a resident an "American" and in Spain we called natives "Spaniards" or in Poland the residents are called "Poles" or in Polish "Polak"...so in Costa Rica...they call themselves "Ticos".