Tico Thursdays? Why Not
Food has never been photographed more
I think one of the most interesting cultural movements that we can look back from the past few years is the food movement. Largely in thanks to sites like Pinterest and Instagram, food has shifted to not something we simply eat and enjoy, but now something we photograph and share. It has lead to a boom in recipe sharing, which has lead to more people cooking, to new restaurants, which leads to more photographs and more sharing, and the cycle just keeps going.
I love food, so for me I think this heightened food culture is great. Not only do I enjoy learning new recipes and seeing delicious food all over my Instagram feed, but I also love to share what I cook and eat. I’ve always been passionate about sharing my countries delicious food. I feel that Costa Rican cuisine just doesn’t get the respect that it should and a big part is simply because many people have not experienced anything more but some of our most simple and basic dishes. That was always one of my main objectives in creating my cookbook and in offering my cooking classes. So you can imagine how excited I was when I learned about Tico Thursdays. When it comes to the food culture I was just talking about earlier, it is really about two things, great photos and great hashtags. One of the most popular success stories is #tacotuesdays. For millions of people worldwide Tuesdays has now become synonymous with Tacos. Think about it, now people all over the world often eat Tacos on Tuesdays just because of a clever hashtag. While it might not be quite as popular as Taco Tuesdays I recently stumbled upon some posts where people have started to use #ticothursdays where people have been tagging Costa Rican recipes and dishes. I figure it might take some time to build it up, but why not Tico Thursdays. So are you with me? If you are on social media, help me to start posting/sharing Costa Rican recipes and help people discover our great food.
