For breakfast, Costa Ricans eat bread, sandwiches, cereal, fruits, pancakes, etc. It is also common for Costa Ricans to eat "Gallo pinto". This is a traditional dish here, but there are many variants and names for the same dish in Caribbean countries. Some people think that "Gallo pinto" and "Rice and beans" are the same dish, but they are different dishes for us! "Gallo pinto" is a breakfast and "Rice and beans" is a lunch. The main difference between them is that Rice and beans includes coconut milk and "panameño" pepper and Gallo pinto does not. The first image is Gallo pinto and the second one is Rice and beans:

For breakfast, Costa Ricans eat bread, sandwiches, cereal, fruits, pancakes, etc. It is also common that Costa Ricans eat "Gallo pinto". This is a traditional dish here, but there are many variants and names of the same dish in Caribbean countries. Some people think that "Gallo pinto" and "Rice and beans" are the same dish, but they are different dishes for us! "Gallo pinto" is a breakfast and "Rice and beans" is a lunch. The main difference between them is that Rice and beans includes coconut milk and "panameño" pepper and Gallo pinto does not. The first image is Gallo pinto and the second one is Rice and beans: