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DF10 · Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2003 6:17 am Post subject: Refried beans!

I am desperate for refried beans. Anyone know where I can get a can for less than $10 US? Or I can make them myself, if anyone knows where to get dry pinto beans. I have seen every other kind of bean...where are the pintos?

the_beaver · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

You can occasionally get cans of Old El Paso refried beans at the Red Door in Itaewon (from the three-way intersection in front of the Hamilton Hotel, walk down the shaft of the 'T' on the Burger King side. You'll pass by an antique furniture store or two and eventually you'll find a little store with a red doorframe. That's the place.)
You can also buy pinto beans at many of the various open markets. The best price I've found is at the market across from the world cup stadium.

Dazed and Confused · Joined: 10 Jan 2003

I get refried beans from the Mexicale Rose company. They're freeze dried and don't weigh as much as the cans. Have them shipped over here or to someone in the states who can forward them for you.
http://mexicalirose.com/

beans, beans, the musical fruit..................

rachel phillips · Joined: 31 Jan 2003 Location: Seoul

I don't know if they are really pinto beans, but I usually find something that looks and tastes like them in grain-vendor's stalls in the traditional markets, and in bags in larger supermarkets. I've also found kidney beans in those places, and they make fair refried beans. I like turtle beans cooked like that too, even though they never get mushy enough.

angela · Joined: 17 Jan 2003

Costco. There are about 3 here in Seoul that I know of. Ask your school to take you, they might have a card. One of them is near Mokpo, another on the number 7 Green line but I forget the stop, and another out south near the Seoul Art Center. The one out south is the best, two floors with wines, cheese, excelleent US beef, etc etc. Well worth the trip. They even have those massive trays of muffins like they sell in US/Canada. They have TIDE, western cereals like cheerios, clothing but small sizes, some books, sometimes they even have dill pickles. I can give more details as per location tomorrow, sorry I don't have my maps with me right now. The prices are good too. With the price of beef so high right now, I am thinking of checking out Costco this weekend to see what they are charging. Their chicken breast packages are excellent too, but you would need an empty freezer. I found them to be really fresh. They also had organic meat, eggs at one time. Expensive though, esp the meat.