Fresh Tilapia - Sunday Dinner in Costa Rica

Wow - another great Sunday quad ride to Colonia Blanca and our favorite Tico Restaurant at Santa Maria Lodge.  Great ride through the junlge crossing about 9 rivers and creeks.  Cool water splashing us on this warm day in the mountains.  Our friends at the lodge have their own tilapia ponds and serve the freshest best tilapia around.  They grow these delicious water chicken in their own ponds as shown in the picture.  Note this not some gated up stale pond, this is a huge pond with lots of fresh water.  Tilapia will grow in just about any size of pond or depth of pond from 1 foot.  However the bigger the fresh water source the better they taste and these breaded tilapia filets were fantastic.  We look forward to many more trips to our secret little restaurant in the middle of the Guanacaste Mountains  - Pura Vida!

 Tilapia Pond with netting to keep the fish secure - lots of fresh water!

Sunday dinner - patacones (fried plantain) - breaded tilapia - rice and beans - fresh salad and picadillo!