"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 2/26/2016 1:41 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
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>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>>> On 2/25/2016 7:56 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
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>>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>>>>> On 2/24/2016 8:44 AM, Osmium wrote:
>>>>>> "jmcquown" wrote:
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>>>>>>> IMHO, refried beans are any sort of over-cooked mashed beans that
>>>>>>> don't have any taste. Bland, boring, paste. Ever tried beans that
>>>>>>> aren't smashed into some sort of wall-paper paste? What a novel
>>>>>>> concept. YW.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> No way, they can be delicious. I don't remember the recipe but the
>>>>>> key
>>>>>> ingredient is bacon fat. .
>>>>>
>>>>> I guess I've just never had good refried beans. I don't buy canned
>>>>> refried beans. <shudder> I don't tend to eat at Tex-Mex restaurants
>>>>> either. You may very well be correct. I'll just skip the refried
>>>>> beans.
>>>>
>>>> Why would you shudder at canned refried beans? Some of them are quite
>>>> good. I actually have never had any that were bad tasting but some were
>>>> more runny than I'd prefer. I usually buy Rosarita or Taco Bell brand.
>>>
>>> That speaks volumes! Sorry, but canned refried beans are just gloppy
>>> tasteless bean paste. I know because yes, I have tried them.
>>> Especially the "vegetarian" version. Those are the ones that use oil
>>> rather than animal fat.
>>>
>>> Feel free to eat them if you like. I avoid restaurants where they
>>> dump refried beans and so-called "Mexican rice" on my plate. The
>>> Mexicans I know don't eat that stuff.
>>
>> Oh yes Jill. I am just sure you know soooo many Mexicans.
>
> The woman who owns the tire shop (the place where I just got a W-2) is
> Mexican. So are most of her employees. Betcha I know more Mexicans than
> you do.

Probably not.
>
>> And of
>> course the rest of the country is *just* like where you live. And we
>> here in Bothell are weird. Should I go tell my Mexican neighbor that he
>> has been eating the wrong stuff?
>>
> If he's eating at Tex-Mex restaurants then yes.

He's eating at home.
>
>> If you think refried beans are tasteless, I'd say your taste buds are
>> messed up.
>
> Naturally your taste in food is wonderful. How long is that list of foods
> you don't like, won't eat, can't eat?
>
> Before you bring up my avoiding nuts and seeds, that was a medical
> misdiagnosis. I can and do eat anything I want to now, no problems.

Whatever. But you still don't eat cold foods.

I like Pupusas too. Not Mexican but Salvadorian and they contain refried
beans.