Day 1 of vacation and we are in paradise!! We are staying at the Tiskita Jungle Lodge in the southern part of Costa Rica, almost to the Panamanian border. It's a rather remote area, so all meals during this leg of our trip will take place at the lodge.All meals are served family style, which means that everyone eats at the same pre-set time (6:30 pm). Yes, it seems early - but the day starts early here (breakfast at 7:30) and after a day of hiking, horseback riding, and photographing monkeys, one is really quite hungry at 6:30.
Tonight was our first dinner at Tiskita and it was delicious. It started with a bowl of leek soup and then, as you should expect in CR, our main course included rice (but no beans!). The rice was mixed with tiny shrimp, diced veggies, and of course - cilantro. I have always had a distaste for this herb. I used to find it rendered any food it touched totally inedible, I now I can at least get it down. I'm hoping that this taste evolution will continue to the point where I learn to actually like cilantro.
Our side dishes were a fresh salad (chock full of cilantro - yay!) and some fried yucca or bread fruit chips. We're looking forward to seeing what Tiskita cooks up next! No doubt, it'll contain more cilantro!!
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