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Encyclopedia > Gallo pinto
A Costa Rican Breakfast with gallo pinto.

Gallo pinto (or Gallopinto) is the prototypical traditional dish of Costa Rican and Nicaraguan cuisines. It is considered the national dish of both countries, although the two prepare it in a slightly different manner, and is eaten as a part of any meal. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A national dish is a dish, food or a drink that represents a particular country, nation or region. ...

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Name

The name gallo pinto means "spotted rooster". When the beans and rice are combined, the rice gets colored by the beans, and the mix results in a specked appearance. Nicaraguans traditionally prepare it with small red beans, while Costa Ricans usually use black beans. Beans are slowly cooked until the juice is almost consumed. For other uses, see Rooster (disambiguation). ... Red bean can mean: Azuki bean (Vigna angularis), most common in East Asia Rice bean (Vigna umbellata) Any of various red varieties of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), including the kidney bean, Honduran red bean, and Salvadoran red bean This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with... Black bean can mean: The black turtle bean, a small, black variety of the common bean especially popular in Latin American cuisine Douchi, a kind of fermented soybean especially popular in the cuisine of China The black gram Any black-colored variety of bean; beans which include black-colored varieties...


History

A typical Nicaraguan dish containing gallopinto, tajadas, fried cheese and cabbage.
A typical Nicaraguan dish containing gallopinto, tajadas, fried cheese and cabbage.

There is some controversy about whether the dish originated in Nicaragua or Costa Rica. Regardless of its origin, the dish is an integral part of both Costa Rican and Nicaraguan culture. A Costa Rican legend claims the name gallo pinto was coined around 1930 in San Sebastian, one of the southern neighborhoods of the capital, San José. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 452 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 452 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Species Musa × paradisiaca A big load of plantains in Masaya, Nicaragua The plantain (pronounced [ˈplænteɪn] or [ˈplæntɪn][1]) is a species of the genus Musa and is generally used for cooking, in contrast to the soft, sweet banana (which is sometimes called the dessert banana). ... Nickname: Location of San José Canton between provinces Coordinates: , Country Province Canton San José Canton Founded circa. ...


Nicaraguans hold to this day the world record on the biggest gallo pinto. The event, which has been done four years in a row every September 15th, broke its previous record of 18,400 served dishes. It took place and was organized by Pharaoh's Casino of Nicaragua. The new total of served dishes amounted to 22,200. All money went to El Pajarito Azul Home (charity).[1]


Variations

The dish has several variations including the addition of grated coconut which is primarily prepared on Costa Rica's Limón Province, Nicaragua's Caribbean coast, and surrounding areas. In some parts of Costa Rica many people serve gallo pinto with a fried egg on top. For other uses, see Coconut (disambiguation). ... Limón is a province of Costa Rica. ... “West Indian” redirects here. ... In most birds and reptiles, an egg (Latin ovum) is the zygote, resulting from fertilization of the ovum. ...


There are other variations of this dish. One of them is known as Moros y Cristianos ("Moors and Christians") in Spain, but regarding the true nature of gallo pinto, it is believed that it came to be known through the Afro-Latino immigrants who live on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua. They simply call it "rice and beans" and prepare it with coconut oil and/or shredded coconut. A similar dish is found in Panama, and in El Salvador where it is called casamiento. Other national variations include Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico (a variation with Gandul beans); Colombia (calentado paisa) and even Peru (tacu tacu) For other uses, see moor. ... For other uses, see Christian (disambiguation). ... Most Latinos in the United States are of mixed ancestry. ... Coconut oil, also known as coconut butter, is a tropical oil extracted from copra (the dried inner flesh of coconuts) with many applications. ...


References

  1. ^ Pineda, Edith. "El gallo pinto más grande del mundo", El Nuevo Diario, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-07-20. (Spanish) 

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