dsi1 wrote:
> 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."

I used to get a dish with black bean sauce at this chinese restaurant in
Chicago that burned down (Hong Min). It was delicious. I bought some jarred
stuff a few years ago in an attempt to simulate the experience and was
sadly disappointed.