poppyshake Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Has to be Heinz after allBeanz Meanz Heinz You really can tell the difference can't you. You're at some B&B having a full English and all you can think of is ... they haven't used Heinz .. cheapskates It's the same with Cornflakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maureen Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Baked beans are so very British aren't they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirleyz Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Baked beans are so very British aren't they? yes - probably that's why they feature in our diet... totally not Mediterranean!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maureen Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 That and serving bread and butter with meals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirinrob Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Baked beans not Mediterranean????? - you haven't eaten sobronnade then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maureen Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 What is 'sobronnade'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirinrob Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Basically a baked bean dish from the SW of France. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maureen Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Made from baked beans, like Heinz for example? With tomato sauce in a tin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirinrob Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Haricot beans, tomatoes, turnip, celeriac, carrot, onoin, garlic, oregano, potatoes, pork, sausage. Rather delish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maureen Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 That's not what I have in mind when I hear the term 'baked beans'. For me baked beans are the ones in a tin in tomato sauce, such as Heinz, that British people like to eat for breakfast. What you are describing is a pork and bean stew (cassoulet). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirinrob Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Ok, but the beans in a tin came from the roots I describe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maureen Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 But they are not baked beans. Baked beans are made from Haricot beans, but not vice versa. I might be wrong, but I don't think anyone eats haricot beans on toast We use beans in soups too - the kind of beans that you have to leave soaking in water before cooking, but I would not describe them as baked beans either. A local favorite snack made of (broad) beans is bigilla. We usually serve it at gatherings, with drinks or at parties, with local 'hard' water biscuits called galletti. Delicious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirleyz Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 But they are not baked beans. Baked beans are made from Haricot beans, but not vice versa. I might be wrong, but I don't think anyone eats haricot beans on toast Have to agree with Mau... while beans (raw or cooked) are used in Mediterranean food, baked beans is definitely British comfort food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirinrob Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 (edited) Sorry, Haricot beans came from America into Europe during the 16 th century. With the colonization of America the various recipes such as cassoulet, sobronnade, and others were taken up by the settlers. Bean pots filled with variations on these recipes were buried in fire pits to cook over night. Eventually they were provided in tinned form, with just the beans and tomato sauce. So historically they came , with modification, from the French and Italian recipes. Heinz is an American company based in Pittsburgh, founded 1869. Edited April 19, 2010 by sirinrob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maureen Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 You are totally missing the point. I never said the British invented beans. But 'baked beans' - tinned and in tomato sauce - are mostly popular in Britain. I have never been offered baked beans for breakfast in France, in Spain or in Italy. You might be offered some over here, because we cater for the British tourists, but our local breakfast is more often toast, bread or local pastizzi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirinrob Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Ok, by a result of the special relationship between UK and America. They are still haricot beans soaked and baked which ever way you look at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maureen Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Next time to go to a store ask for haricot beans and see what you get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirinrob Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Yes, i know I would get the dry beans, i wouldn't buy baked beans. By your reckoning baked beans have absolutely nothing to do with haricot beans oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maureen Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 And how do you come to that conclusion? I believe I said 'Baked beans are made from Haricot beans, but not vice versa'. And when I say 'so British', I'm not including America in the mix - the context was Europe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted April 20, 2010 Author Share Posted April 20, 2010 I don't know about the Haricot issue here but I certainly think of UK when I think of baked beans. Sausages, eggs, and baked beans for breakfast, all the way. And bacon as well, maybe? I love beans with minced meat, I make a sauce out of them and onion and sometimes I add sweet hot chili sauce. Excellent with pasta or potatoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirleyz Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 I don't know about the Haricot issue here but I certainly think of UK when I think of baked beans. Sausages, eggs, and baked beans for breakfast, all the way. And bacon as well, maybe? Yes Frankie - that's exactly what I meant by British comfort food - sometimes on Sunday mornings, my husband cooks English breakfast for brunch, and we have a lazy morning in the garden with the papers and a good book... bliss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted April 20, 2010 Author Share Posted April 20, 2010 Yes Frankie - that's exactly what I meant by British comfort food - sometimes on Sunday mornings, my husband cooks English breakfast for brunch, and we have a lazy morning in the garden with the papers and a good book... bliss I like eggs, I like beans and I like sausages as well. But I could never eat that for breakfast because to me that sounds really greasy and I'm so used to eating carbs for breakfast, not protein. I like bread or porridge for breakfast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maureen Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 http://dictionary.reverso.net/english-cobuild/baked%20beans Dictionary definition of baked beans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 I like eggs, I like beans and I like sausages as well. But I could never eat that for breakfast because to me that sounds really greasy and I'm so used to eating carbs for breakfast, not protein. I like bread or porridge for breakfast British people love a bit of grease for breakfast Perhaps not all the time, we eat cereal, toast and porridge mostly but that's just going through the motions ... when the frying pan comes out, that's when our faces light up, that's 'proper' breakfast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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