Nicaraguan food

I found the seafood to be fabulous and the rest ok at best, but a lot depends on where you eat. Some of my best meals were in ridiculously remote places while the worst were in cities.
You can't go wrong eating lobster and fish on the coasts, or giant prawns on the river.
I personally think the gallo pinto is WAY better in Costa Rica.
Also, Nicas prefer their food with little spice but most places accomodate the tourists with Chilis which is a red sauce that I loved loved loved loved. mmmmmmmmmmm

I agree with Jezykah. There is an over-abundance of fried foods, but that seems to be the case in most CA countries. However, if you like coffee, you are in for a treat (as long as it's not Nescafe).

Jezykah, where were you served chickpeas????

Coffee is almost always "Cafe Presto," the nica version of Nescafe. You have to look around to get good local coffee (unless you go to a coffee shop, but these are not that common). I suppose in Granada and other touristy places they may serve drip coffee more often, I´m not sure, but it is definitely not the norm in Nicaragua.