San Jorge BBQ  mmmmmm! Recently we were invited to our neighbor's home for a good old fashioned pig BBQ - Costa Rican style!!  This is not your sit down dinner as we experience in Canada or the US rather this is an all afternoon event!  Early in the morning the neighbors butcher a nice fat young pig.  They then stoke the wood fires in a 45 gallon drum.  First course is the best of all in my mind - chicharrones!!!  Chicharrones are the skin of the pig deep fried in hot oil.  Similar to piggy puffs but much better.  These fried pieces of pig skin with some meat and fat attached are to die for (literally).  I am sure the cholestrol level goes through the roof but they are very tasty.  Along with the chicharrones comes the traditional Costa Rica dishes of  pico de gallo (tomatoe, onions, culatro, peppers mixed with mandarine juice), plantain and or yuca.  So this somewhat offsets the chicharrone effect :-)  After a little visiting, a few cervezas or a taste or two of Scotch the next course is ready - deep fried pork pieces.  Another tasty delicacy!  More visiting, cerveza, scotch and then the finer pieces of  pork are BBQ over the open wood fire.  Definitely not your vegetarian meal here.  Finally as the evening approaches the best of the best are put on the smokey wood fire - pork ribs!!!  These are the best ribs we have ever tasted - Tony Romas has nothing on these babies!  Slow cooked over an open fire.  Washed down with ice cold cerveza or whatever.  This is definitely a meat lovers afternoon of munching but never miss the chance to attend these little get togethers!  Often these events are held for birthdays, holidays or just as a chance for friends and family to get together - PURA VIDA!