Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Rutherford]

I'm new here, living in Busan for about two weeks now. I love Korean food, but the one thing I'm truly missing is latin style black beans. I know back home they're also called turtle beans. Does anyone know if/where they might be able in Busan or what they're called in Korean so I can ask around? I think there's a Mexica place in Seomyeon, so my next plan is to check it out and see if they have any and can tell me the name.

[The_Eyeball_Kid]

[reactionary]

i got black beans from hannam market a couple of months ago. refried, too.

[wo buxihuan hanguoren]

[Masta_Don]

[reactionary]

you haven't had it served right, i'd guess. though, to be sure, the canned stuff ain't the real deal.

anyway, i'd retort, but i have no idea what south africans eat.

[Ya-ta Boy]

Any large supermarket will have (dry) black beans. I don't know how they compare to Mexican black beans, though. The problem is, there are two kinds of black beans here. One kind has a black hull, but is white inside.

[reactionary]

i'd guess the OP wants the canned, mexican style...in which case the only place i've seen it is hannam, and for around 6,000 won a can. stock up a bit when you come to seoul i guess.

[kat2]

Costco in Daegu has them sometimes. You can get kidney beans at places like Homeplus or Megamart. It's not the same, but you got to learn to sustitute or go without in Korea since there isn'ta wide variety of products available outside of Seoul

[Rutherford]

Thanks for all the replies. I'm looking for the latin variety, canned or dried. I'm fine substituting, but black beans and rice got me through college and I'm really having withdrawals. Pintos are good, but just not the same. I know finding some Lizano sauce would be a stretch... Actually I came to Pusan expecting to go without, and I've been really impressed with what's available. I keep saying "I wish I could find..." and my korean friends look at me funny and say it's at E-mart.

[I-am-me]

I make black beans and red beans and rice every week.! Just look around or find a friend in the military. Other option is to just have family send you a box with several bags.

[Capo]

I too was looking for red kidney beans and was dissappointed to find e-marts tinned veg selection suprision small they must have a whole isle of spam and a meter of shelf space dedicated to tinned veg. if you want anything other than sweeetcorn ur probably gonna be out of luck me thinks

[Scotticus]

[kermo]

[Qinella]

I used to buy canned black beans from the Costco in Yangpyeong. I've been to Sambong and Yangjae Costcos recently and did not see black beans. I'm wondering if they've been discontinued.