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What Is a Casado? Costa Rica's Everyday Lunch

The plate every Tico knows — and how to order it at Breeze.

What Is a Casado? Costa Rica's Everyday Lunch

The casado is Costa Rica's everyday lunch: one plate, everything on it. The name means "married", and one popular story says it's the kind of complete, home-style meal a married person would be served at home.

What's on the plate

  • White rice and black beans
  • A fresh salad
  • Picadillo — a chopped vegetable side that changes daily
  • Sweet fried plantain (maduro)
  • Your choice of protein

At Breeze

Choose pork chop, steak, fish or chicken. It's ₡4,900 — the best-value plate on the menu, with an ocean view included.

See the menu.

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