Gallo pinto

Gallo pinto or gallopinto is a traditional rice and bean dish from Central America. Consisting of rice and beans as a base, gallo pinto is important to both Nicaragua and Costa Rica, both of which consider it a national dish.

The beans in gallo pinto are cooked with garlic, oregano and onion. When the bean juice is in equal parts with the red beans, they are then combined with leftover or previously prepared rice. The rice in the Nicaraguan version is prepared with salt and onions.