Sauces/Dips

Sauces are liquid mixtures of ingredients that complement  dishes and are prepared through a slow and careful cooking process in order to concentrate  flavors and aromas as much as possible.

Unlike sauces, dips almost always have a fat- base (cream cheese, lard, cream, mayonnaise or oil). They are not poured into the dishes but the food is soaked in the dip to add juiciness. .

Brands: Mission, Rumba, and Delicados.

Presence: Costa Rica, United States, Europe.

Palmito

The palmito is a plant in the internal part, or the heart, of a palm. It is an excellent source of fiber, vitamins and iron.  It is a food with a pleasant, fresh flavor with high humidity content  and can be used in salads or eaten in its natural state.

Brand: La Cima

Presence: Mexico, Costa Rica, Ecuador, France, Spain, Belgium, Germany, United States , Italy, Japan, Canada, Morocco, Chile, and Lebanon.

Snacks

Snacks are sweet or salted products that may be eaten at any time of the day and are used as light meals. They provide small amounts of energy and help to satiate the hunger.

Brands:  Tosty, Rumba.

Presence: Latin America (Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama).

Marinades

Marinades highlight the flavor of  food and provide aromas for  food, with different and even exotic flavors.

Brand: La Comadre.

Presence: Venezuela.

Pasta

Pasta belongs to  to the  cereals  food group. It may be found in different shapes and varieties and provides a great amount of carbohydrates.  In general,  pasta is prepared as dough whose basic ingredient is flour mixed with water and to which salt, eggs or other ingredients can be added resulting in  a product that is generally cooked in boiling water.

Brand: Robin Hood.

Presence: Venezuela.