Name of Shop: Esperanza Super Market
There is one supermarket in Santa Elena and it is interesting to look around. There is a regular grocery market, an ice cream counter, and a more touristy souvenir shop attached. To go in the grocery market, you have to check your backpack at the ice cream counter.
What To Buy: Good things to buy here are 1. Lizano salsa and tabasco sauce. 2. Coffee to take home 3. Licor de Cafe. 4. Ice cream. I love to bring home foods as gifts, and all of these things are inexpensive too. Unfortunately, the ice cream doesn't travel ... you'll have to enjoy it while you are there!
You will probably have already tried the Lizano salsa as it is found as a condiment in many restaurants. It is not very spicy but it is flavorful. It is good on rice and beans, eggs, and even as a salad dressing. You may not have tried the Lizano tabasco. If you like really spicy sauces, you have to try it! It is excellent and nothing like american tabasco sauce. It is good on eggs, tacos, and anything else you want to spice up.
The coffee, you will already know by this point, is excellent wherever you go in Costa Rica.
Licor de cafe is coffee flavored liqueur. It is nice to sip on .... however, you can also buy that at the Juan Santamaria airport before you leave if you want. If you have a yearning for some other type of beverage you are used to, there is a variety of imported liquors here also.
The local ice cream is wonderfully creamy. Try some!
What To Pay: Salsa: $2 - $4
Tabasco: 50 cents
Coffee: Maybe $5
Licor de cafe: Not sure
Ice cream: Maybe 50 cents for 1 scoop
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on Dec 4, 2004
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