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    Café Chorreado

    A traditional Costa Rican dish — Café Chorreado is Costa Rica’s original way to brew coffee, dripping through a cloth ‘sock’ (bolsita) suspended in a wooden stand called a chorreador.

    ⏱ 5 minPrep time
    🔥 5 minCook time
    🍽 4Servings
    🏷 Costa Rican KitchenCategory
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    A traditional Costa Rican dish — Café Chorreado is Costa Rica’s original way to brew coffee, dripping through a cloth ‘sock’ (bolsita) suspended in a wooden stand called a chorreador. The slow drip extracts a clean, sweet cup that showcases the country’s famous highland beans. It is served black with sugar or tapa dulce, alongside tortillas with cheese or pan dulce for the classic morning ritual.

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    Step by stepInstructions

    1. Rinse the chorreador cloth sock (bolsita) with hot water to warm it and remove any residue.
    2. Place the ground coffee in the sock and mount it on the wooden stand over a pot or coffee cup.
    3. Slowly pour the hot water over the grounds in a steady spiral, letting the coffee drip through at its own pace.
    4. Stir the brewed coffee, sweeten with sugar or tapa dulce to taste, and serve hot with pan dulce or tortillas with cheese.
    5. Repeat the pour if you want a stronger pot, using fresh water and letting the drip finish completely.

    💡 Chef tips & storage

    Never use boiling water — water just off the boil keeps the coffee sweet instead of bitter. Grind the beans coarser than for a drip machine, since the cloth sock filters slowly.

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    Recipe details

    Prep5 min
    Cook5 min
    Servings4
    CategoryCosta Rican Kitchen
    PublishedAugust 17, 2026
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