Pinto Beans, Nottinghamshire, or Derbyshire (dried not canned)

Pinto beans and refried beans are the same thing. The only thing that is added to refried beans is that they are mashed up and there is some stock and garlic or herbs added.

That's like saying that mince and spag bol are the same thing, just that you add some tomato sauce and garlic and onion and spaghetti to the mince...pinto beans are an *ingredient* of refried beans.  You can have pinto beans without having refried beans.

That is your opinion, however refried beans are pinto beans and you can't have refried beans without pinto beans therefore that is what they are.

Just because you make them different does not mean they are not pinto beans.

Just because you  make a hamburger does not mean you are not making mince.

Q "What is a hamburger?"
A "It is a recipie, I can't tell you what you use to make it because it is made totally different from any other kind of 'mince'"

Pinto beans are refried beans that are mashed up.

Mashed potatoes are potatoes that are mashed up.
They still call them potatoes.

That is your opinion, however refried beans are pinto beans and you can't have refried beans without pinto beans therefore that is what they are.

Just because you make them different does not mean they are not pinto beans.

Just because you  make a hamburger does not mean you are not making mince.

Q "What is a hamburger?"
A "It is a recipie, I can't tell you what you use to make it because it is made totally different from any other kind of 'mince'"

Pinto beans are refried beans that are mashed up.

refried bean are pinto beans mashed up, not the other way around. 

but really, is it worth all this?  Just get your beans and eat them. 

Actually, here they're mash. 

I've bought the sainsbury brand pinto beans before, to make refried beans, but I think they put sugar in them, which I don't like. Either way, I've definitely bought beans with sugar in them, which I think is just wrong.

Pinto beans and refried beans are the same thing. The only thing that is added to refried beans is that they are mashed up and there is some stock and garlic or herbs added.

Its not really that hard to make them and it is not really worth wasting money on tins that are that expensive, but thats my opinion.

I am and always will be a cheap girl.

That's like saying apples and applesauce are the same thing. They aren't. Pinto beans is what you make refried beans out of.

That's like saying apples and applesauce are the same thing. They aren't. Pinto beans is what you make refried beans out of.

Thank you.  No, really - thank you.

That is your opinion, however refried beans are pinto beans and you can't have refried beans without pinto beans therefore that is what they are.

But can't you also make refried beans with black beans? This is stated on the Wiki refried beans page (Refried beans are prepared with either black or pinto beans). Therefore you can have refried beans without pinto beans.

Well, they're not called refried PINTO beans, are they? Black beans sound good as refried.

this is almost as much fun as bread packaging...

This might be my favourite thread ever.

It's definitely my favourite in recent memory!!

Tell that to Mexico.

Sorry but when  a Mexican friend of mine tells me that they are Pinto beans I'd tend to lean towards the native rather than the black beans. I've never seen them used, nor have I ever found them as an ingrediant on any tins I've bought.

Perhaps they are used as something to get by, but the fact is that you don't have to freak out about someone wanting to get some pinto beans.

Nor do you have to freak out and whine because someone doesn't like it that you call them this, that or the other.


I won't be making bread today because it contains flour.
I forget how to make it. *rolls*

Question : What exactly are refried beans?
Question Details: What is the main ingredient in refried beans?

How do you make them?

What type of beans to they use to make them?

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Tell that to Mexico.

Sorry but when  a Mexican friend of mine tells me that they are Pinto beans I'd tend to lean towards the native rather than the black beans. I've never seen them used, nor have I ever found them as an ingrediant on any tins I've bought.

Mexico isn't the only country responsible for refried beans - the dish is part of Latin American cuisine in general. Perhaps Mexicans tend to use pinto beans, but they definitely use black beans in Guatemala, Central America - I've been there and I've eaten their refried beans (they were lovely).

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