Try Lizano Sauce for Zing at its Best

Want to add pizzazz to almost any meal? Try Lizano Sauce, popular in Costa Rica. A favorite Tastybeat restaurant and featured gem, Irazu, serves this zippy condiment at every table. This all-natural sauce is packed with onions, carrots, cucumber, chili pepper, cauliflower, molasses, salt, and spices. Tastybeat suggests using Lizano Sauce to enhance your summer-grilled chicken, pork, and beef, or on tamales with rice and beans.

This slightly sweet and tangy sauce gets its name from Prospero Lizano who created this sauce in Costa Rica in 1920. Lizano's salsa took the country by storm and soon became a national staple. In fact, this zippy condiment is now as ubiquitous on the Costa Rican table as the salt and peppershakers we North Americans are so accustomed to.

You can purchase Lizano Sauce at Irazu, La Unica market on Devon, or any well-stocked Latin market. A 700ml bottle will run you about $5.50, so grab two bottles while you're at it....you'll soon be addicted to the kick.

La Unica
1515 W. Devon (map)
773-274-7788
Hours
Monday - Saturday 8:00am-9:00pm
Sunday 8:00am-5:00pm

Irazú
1865 N. Milwaukee Avenue (map)
773-252-5687
Hours
Monday-Saturday 11:30am-9:30pm
Closed Sundays