Ashley- We had a flavorful day today I don't think I've ever tried so many different foods in one day! Not only did we zip line over 600 feet in the air over the rainforest overlooking the Arenal Volcano and a beautiful lake, but we also visited a local farm. While there we viewed and tasted many different foods and plants.
Everything on the farm was organic produce. Some plants were even medicinal. We were told the name of them one by one and then we tasted or smelled the leaves to see if we could tell what it was. Many repellent plants like citronella and lemon grass are grown to keep pests away from the produce those plants we were able to identify by smell. Everything varies in taste from bitter, sour, sweet, and or very hot! We even had a couple games to keep things interesting. We used anato seed to dye our faces and had a dancing competition. This is the same dye used to make cheddar cheese orange colored. Since the number one export in Costa Rica is pineapple not coffee (which is number 3 right behind bananas) we ate a freshly picked pineapple, among other fruits and fresh sugar cane juice! We also tasted black peppercorn and several new fruits. The meal we were provided at the end of the night was grown right there at the farm including the tilapia they raise. We had an energetic and knowledgeable host to teach us all about tropical agriculture and certain plants and crops they grow and techniques to grow them organically and sustainably. To end the day we swam in the thermal hot springs just down the road.
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