Desayuno Típico

Desayuno Típico is the popular breakfast dish, a simple, healthy meal that can be found in sodas and homes around the countries in Central America. Much like the casado, but the staples of the meal are gallo pinto, fruit, fried plantains, eggs any style, and usually a grain like bread or corn tortilla with a spread like natilla. There are regional variations, and is national dish in some countries. Desayuno típico is Spanish translated means “a typical breakfast”.

Another reason the Desayuno Típico has become a staple of the national diet is its nutritional balance. The breakfast has a balance of essential nutrients; carbohydrates from rice and grains, lean proteins from eggs and beans, complex sugars and vitamins and minerals from fruit, calcium from bread or natilla (a sour cream-like spread), and the burst of caffeine from a cup of coffee.