the.com/pinto bean
A speckled overachiever that loses its freckles the moment things get hot.
means A medium-sized mottled bean, beige with reddish-brown speckles when dry, that turns a uniform pinkish-brown when cooked and is a staple of Mexican and Southwestern dishes like refried beans and chili.
from From Spanish 'pinto,' meaning 'painted' or 'spotted' — the same word that names a pinto horse with its patchy coat. The Spanish 'pinto' traces back to Latin 'pingere,' 'to paint,' a root that also colors English words like 'pigment' and 'picture.' So a pinto bean is, quite literally, a 'painted bean,' named for the freckled markings it wears in the bag and sheds in the pot.
- name origin
- Pinto means painted in Spanish, for its mottled skin
- color shift
- Cooking turns the spots a uniform pink-brown
- refried roots
- The default bean behind most refried beans
- state honor
- Official state vegetable of New Mexico
- protein punch
- Packs about 15 grams of protein per cup
anasazi bean — a pinto bean variety from the american southwest, 30% smaller than common pintos
bolita bean — traditional pinto bean cultivar grown in new mexico since the 1800s