Costa Ricans are well acquainted with the traditional way of coffee brewing. Although coffee machines are quite popular throughout the country, many of us are still using the traditional "chorreador de café".
 The Costa Rican method is simple. All you need is a wooden stand with a round hole at the top. There you place a cloth filter to hold the ground coffee (two tablespoons of fine ground coffee per cup). Bring water to a boil and pour it down the filter and into the coffeepot, which has been placed underneath the cloth filter. It is critically important to bring water to a boil; otherwise coffee will loose its aroma and flavor properties. |
Costa Rican Coffee 
