Not Salsa Brava - Lizano Salsa.
Anyone who has been to Costa Rica and reached for the Lizano bottle knows what I’m talking about. Yum! The secret is this: you can “fix” just about any meal with this stuff, if you order something that you can’t identify, just spill a few drops of this magic mix on there and presto! It’s now delicious, or at least it tastes like Lizano Salsa and not whatever it was before.
When I used to travel to Costa Rica from Nova Scotia, before moving to LA, I used to stock up. Now I get my bottle at the market here whenever I want, and I have to say that maybe it’s lost the novelty a bit. But wait— that’s not why I’m writing this post!
Lizano Salsa is the shit. You will find it on just about every table in the country. They put it out like its ketchup. Locals and tourists alike eat it up like it’s liquid gold. Actually that’s not a bad way to think about this stuff. Calling it salsa might be a bit misleading if you’re thinking tomato sauce with chopped up onions and chiles. Nope. Lizano Salsa is brown in color, and I will leave it at that. I’ve never been able to accurately describe the taste, and that’s not my intent here. I just want to make sure you know to try it when you get there. Tip the bottle onto any dish - chicken, seafood…especially seafood, beef or salad… or just put some on your finger and lick it off. Hell, just eat your damn finger. Heres what you’re looking for:
