As we have already mentioned, it is the time of the season and the season for us here in Costa Rica

As we have already mentioned, it is the time of the season and the season for us here in Costa Rica has a typical smell, that of "Tamal" and also of apples and grapes and a drink we call "rompope" which is our version of nutmeg.
On Sunday the Masquerade parade ended with yet another celebration, that of the Tamal and this activity attracted thousands of Ticos to Aserrí to celebrate a Sunday the old-fashioned way with folk activities car rental shannon ireland and celebrations.
But what is a Tamal? The truth is there is no Christmas for us here in Costa Rica without a Tamal on our table. The Tamal is a food item, you will certainly recognize it for it is distinctively wrapped up in the leaves of plantain and inside you will find a very delicious dough made of corn with veggies and pork stuffed inside it. The pork version is the original one, now for millions of reasons you will find those which have chicken stuffing and others are simply stuffed car rental shannon ireland with veggies and maybe a mixture of soy protein made specially for vegetarians.
Now is the Tamal a Costa Rican food item? Not really, in many cultures there area different types of Tamales, including car rental shannon ireland the Filipino and even the Chinese. Their version car rental shannon ireland however tastes very different however there is always car rental shannon ireland a similarity they are always wrapped up with some type of leaf and there is usually a dough made of a different ingredient with stuffing inside.
The Costa Rican Tamal has its charm, and it revolves around one of the most important values car rental shannon ireland of our country, the family. Back in the days wherein Costa Rican families were big and they would be found in the countryside there was a day set apart only for the making of the Tamal. The whole family would sit around a long table and each member of the family would be in charge car rental shannon ireland of one step of the Tamal. It was the type of activity which bonded the family and each member would have a direct effect on the final product, the delicious Tamal.  Car rental Costa Rica
Nowadays this item in the Costa Rican cuisine can be bought at supermarkets, but usually for Christmas there are still families car rental shannon ireland that gather around a kitchen table on a Sunday to make their tamales and to bond as a family.