TKO
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I grew up on pinto beans, cornbread, collards, and turnip greens. So, I know beans fairly well. My family might have beans 2-3 times a week. Always had a rich creamy taste, with the kind of reddish brown "gravy" that renders when you cook them down. However, over the past few years, pinto beans haven't tasted the same to me. I thought, "Are my tastes changing as I get older?" Then, I talked to my mom one day and she mentioned the same thing. I tried different brands, even Whole Foods organic beans. Nope. None I tried were that good. All have some kind of weird texture now. Like mealy or something...not creamy soft. Also, more of a iodiney taste, too. I found that odd. I tried one more bag of beans. Not even near the dried beans in the store aisle(Walmart). These were at the hispanic section. La Preferada dried pinto beans. I have tried them numerous times now and love beans again! These taste like the beans I had growing up. I told my mom about them after I found it not to be a fluke. She bought some and likes beans again. My own family won't touch beans. They hate the smell of them, they hate the taste, and might only go for black beans on a burrito bowl or something. I find them cheap, nutritious, filling, and a comfort food.