Baked beans

Baked beans is a recipe consisting of beans baked (or stewed) in a sauce.

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Traditional cuisines of many regions claim such recipes as typical specialities, for example:

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• Boston baked beans
• Jersey bean crock
• Guernsey bean jar
• Cassoulet
• Feijoada
• Baked beans (fèves au lard) in Quebec - see Cuisine of Quebec
• British cuisine claims beans on toast as a teatime favourite, and baked beans may form part of a Full English breakfast
• Baked beans are also part of an Irish breakfast

Most commercial canned beans sold today are haricot beans (a variety of Phaseolus vulgaris) in tomato sauce. Their popularity may be due to the fact they are cheap to make and buy. In the United Kingdom, for example, supermarkets may sell baked beans for around 7 pence a can, but some are as expensive as 2 pounds sterling.

Related Topics:
Haricot bean - Tomato - United Kingdom - Pence - Pounds sterling

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Baked beans have also recently started appearing in other foods, such as inside sausages, with bacon, or on pizza.

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