Sauces, pastes & condiments · Table sauces
Salsa Lizano
Costa Rica's thin, tangy-sweet brown vegetable sauce; splashed into gallo pinto, rice and eggs.
Also called: lizano, lizano sauce, salsa inglesa lizano, costa rican sauce
Around the world: salsa Lizano (es)
What it is
A bottled sauce made since 1920 from vegetables, sugar, salt, vinegar and spices including cumin and turmeric. It is thinner and sweeter than Worcestershire, with a gentle curry-like note, and sits on almost every Costa Rican table.
How it’s used
- Stirred into gallo pinto
- Cooking arroz con pollo and tamales
- A table sauce for eggs, beans and meat
Characteristics
- Taste
- Tangy, lightly sweet and savoury with mild spice.
- Sold as
- liquid
- Cooking uses
- Commonly cooked, Mainly a seasoning
- Common in
- Costa Rican, Central American
Storage
Pantry-stable. Keep in a cool cupboard; refrigerate after opening.
Diet, allergens and safety
No major allergens in typical versions. May contain Mustard — check the label.
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Dairy-free
- Egg-free
- Gluten-free
- Nut-free
- Soy-free
- Caffeine-free
Nutrition per 100 g
- Energy
- 77 kcal
- Protein
- 0 g
- Carbohydrate
- 19.17 g
- Fat
- 0 g
- Fibre
- 0 g
- Sugars
- 10.03 g
USDA FoodData Central: Sauce, worcestershire (a close stand-in).
Substitutes
Optional — what works if you don’t have it, and how it changes the dish.
- Worcestershire sauce — Use the same amount with a pinch of sugar and cumin.
Related ingredients
Recipes with salsa lizano
Costa Rican arroz con pollo
Costa Rican · 1 h 15 min · 535 kcal
Gallo pinto
Central American · 45 min · 347 kcal · Vegetarian