Caribbean Kitchen · Coconut Rice And Beans
Rice and Beans
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Costa Ricans elsewhere in the country call their everyday rice-and-bean dish gallo pinto, but in Limón the near-identical-sounding 'rice and beans' is cooked in coconut milk and considered a completely different dish.
Red beans and rice are simmered together in coconut milk with thyme and a hint of chili until the rice turns a soft, pale coconut color. Comedores throughout Limón serve it as a daily plate alongside fried fish or chicken.
Why it's made this way: The dish reflects the Afro-Caribbean Jamaican heritage of Limón province, brought by workers who arrived to build the railroad and work the banana plantations in the 19th century.
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