On Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 2:01:25 AM UTC-10, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 28 Mar 2015 18:02:14 +1100, Bruce > wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 27 Mar 2015 22:19:34 -0700, sf > wrote:
> >
> > It gets more confusing:
> >
> > When you say black beans:
> > http://www.fooducate.com/app#page=pr...F-1231380C180E
> >
> > I say black beans:
> > https://internationalgroceries.com.a...product_id=162
>
> What do you call regular black beans if you eliminate the "salted"
> part about your black beans?
>
> --
>
> sf

Frijoles negros are getting pretty popular in the US these days. I'd add that to a pot of chili any day of the week. Most of the time, I just add whatever I got.

If I was talking to a Chinese cook, I'd call it "Mexican black beans", otherwise most likely, we'd be talking about the salted, fermented, black beans, and I'd just say "black bean." If I was talking to a Mexican cook, I'd say "frijoles negros." To Americans, I'd say "can of black beans."