In Central America, beans and rice are a staple at almost every meal, including breakfast.
As soon as the first rooster of the day crows into the sunrise, coffee pots starts perking, beans and rice start cooking, and soon breakfast, or "desayuno," is served.
Also part of any Central American breakfast are tortillas----rounds of cornmeal, best spread with a little butter and warmed----and fried platanos, which are in the banana family.
Recently, to honor a guest visiting from Arizona, we had a Central American "desayuno."
Of course, ice water with orange slices (lemon, if you have one available, or orange and lemon slices), is part of the meal.
For special occasions, we also serve half-and-half for breakfast coffee instead of regular milk. It makes the coffee taste extra delicious.
From all reports, it tasted "delicioso" enough to make one want the next rooster to start crowing.
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