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The Anasazi bean (aka Aztec bean, Cave bean,
New Mexico Appaloosa) is a bean native to
the North American Southwest.
Recipe:
Anasazi Bean Filling
Black beans
The small, shiny black turtle bean is
especially popular in Latin American
cuisine, though it can also be found in
Cajun and Creole cuisines of South
Louisiana. It is often called simply the
black bean (frijol negro in Spanish, feijăo
preto in Portuguese), although this can
cause confusion with other black beans.
The black turtle bean has a dense, meaty
texture and flavor reminiscent of mushrooms,
which makes it popular in vegetarian dishes
such as the Mexican-American black bean
burrito. It is a very popular bean in
various regions of Brazil, and is used in
the national dish, feijoada. It is also a
principal ingredient of Platillo Moros y
Cristianos in Cuba, is a must-have in the
typical gallo pinto of Costa Rica and
Nicaragua, is a fundamental part of Pabellón
Criollo in Venezuela, and is served in
almost all of Latin America as well as many
Hispanic enclaves in the United States. The
black turtle bean is also very popular for
making into soups, which are often eaten
with Cuban crackers.
Black turtle beans have recently been
reported to be an extremely good source of
nutritional antioxidants.
Black turtle bean varieties include:
* Black Magic
* Blackhawk
* Domino
* Nighthawk
* Valentine |
