In November of 2012 I moved to the tropics to manage my friend & # 39; s vacation rental villa by the beach in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica. One of the things I was most excited about before arriving was eating all the delicious, succulent, fresh tropical fruits available. Having lived in Maui and Venezuela before, I knew what to expect and was determined to live a healthy lifestyle that involved making sublime smoothies everyday.
Then it is great to get back to a place and an abundant supply about fresh, inexpensive fruits. Then about three delivery information for fresh fruits and vegetables. They have all the fruits one can need and the lowest prices in town.
I learn some new combinations from them, and they learn new tricks from me. For example, one of my first guests was peeling and freezing the bananas I asked him why, and he said that ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 0 ___ ___ ___ 0 .
Costa Rica is a big producer and exporter of fruit, so most of them are inexpensive. The coastal places and other hot spots that most tourists visit will have every needing you need to make perfect smoothies, and the small agricultural towns where The domestic fruits: pineapple, papaya, banana, mango, limes, passion fruit, watermelon, and guanabana are your best bets.
The best way to make a smoothie, called a batido in Spanish, is to combine two - three fruits, with one more. For instance, pineapple and banana is a very simple and delicious combination. this combo by adding fresh mint leaves, an idea I got while visiting Rio de Janeiro.
People love mango and banana for Boyana should be the foundation of any great smoothie because it is sweet, yet not acidic, and of course now you know that frozen bananas replace ice cubes and make the smoothie creamier. its well balanced simplicity. Papaya is a good addition to this one as well.
Passion fruit. Passion fruit has a yellow pulp, very acidic juice and crunchy black seeds, making for one kind of a kind thin, liquidy plain yogurt in Costa Rica that adds more substance and a nice mellow sourness.
My all time favorite smoothie is banana, papaya, and mandarin lime. This kind of lime looks like an ugly normal lime, and inside it has seeds and an orange fruit that flavor is a cross between a mandarin orange and a lime. Throw two frozen bananas in the blender, cut a papaya in half and clean out the seeds, scoop the fruit into the blender with a spoon, slice the lime in half and squeeze the whole thing into the mix, fill the blender with water, blend, drink, and enjoy.
Now that you know how how to make the perfect smoothies while on vacation in Costa Rica, when will you buy your plane tickets?
