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Ep. 429: Wrastling Gators

The MeatEater Podcast

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The Problem With Refried Beans in Spanish

The word in Mexican Spanish is frijoles refritos or in Chilean Spanish, perotos refritos. The issue is the, the issue is the suffix re in English. It would be taken to be fried again refried, but in Spanish, this suffix can mean very fried. Yani: When I hear refried beans, I hear very fried beans.

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