On Apr 30, 4:17*pm, "cshenk" > wrote:
> "Ophelia" wrote
>
> >>> I am new to bean cookery. *I was just asking...
> >>> What is the difference between pinto beans and others?
> >> Other than size, shape, color and taste, they are about the same as any
> >> other bean. *
> > lol how different do they taste?
>
> About like the difference between beef and pork! *(grin).
>
> Seriously, for a bean afficianado there's a big difference but for basic
> consumption they come in sets of comon flavor relations.
>
> Pinto/dark red kidney shaped beans
> Red/pink beans
> white beans (many names and types, navy beans is a common one)
> Black eyed peas
> Black beans
> Aduki sweet beans
>
Different beans can taste DRASTICALLY different. I find great
northerns completely repulsive. I used to spend the night at a
friend's house when my mother made her ham & beans because the stench
was so bad.

--Bryan