Salsa Lizano protein, sodium benzoate. Many Costa Rican dishes are prepared with Salsa Lizano, and it is ubiquitous on restaurant tables in its country of origin. It is commonly used with gallo pinto and tamales, and is also considered particularly complementary with eggs, rice, beans, fish, cheese, curries, and as a marinade for meat. Salsa Lizano is increasingly available commercially throughout North America through online retailers. The first USA importer was Costa Rican Store in 2003. Lizano and Costa Rican Store worked together to bring containers of Lizano to the USA. Salsa Lizano Salsa Lizano, ("salsa" means "sauce" in Spanish), is a
Puerto Rican oriole Puerto Rican oriole The Puerto Rican oriole ("Icterus portoricensis") is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, and genus "Icterus" or New World blackbirds. This species is a part of a subgroup of orioles (Clade A) that includes the North American orchard oriole, "Icterus spurius", and the hooded oriole, "Icterus cucullatus". The Puerto Rican oriole was previously grouped with Cuban oriole ("Icterus melanopsis"), Hispaniolan oriole ("Icterus dominicensis"), and Bahama oriole ("Icterus northropi") as a single species, ("Icterus dominicensis"). In 2010, all four species became recognized as full species by the American Ornithologists' Union. The oriole is endemic to Puerto