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Why is refried beans called refried?

Updated: 10/6/2023
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11y ago

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Called twice cooked beans for a reason. They are pinto beans that have been cooked till soft, mashed up like mashed potatos and then cooked again till they have the consistency that you get in a bean burrito.

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Be assured that the beans are only fried once. It is being translated from the spanish phrase "frijoles refritos" or well fried beans. While in english the prefix "re" is used when something is done again, in spanish it is used for emphasis.

Frijoles are beans and frito means fried. The "re" before frito means the beans are really fried or well fried. It's just a bad translation.

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