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Isn't lard the traditional way to cook refried beans, hence the differentiation?
Idk if it's traditional, but cooked with lard vs not is the distinction.
Right. I'm just basing it off of the Mexican chefs who claim to be "traditional" seem to consistently insist that cooking refried beans is the "right" way to do it. The alternative to Traditional on cans is Vegetarian, which would make sense if Vegetarian has coconut oil instead of the lard.
Makes sense.
It's kind of funny, a Mexican friend was the one who turned me on the vegetarian refried beans and insisted that we never get the ones made with lard. He wasn't a vegetarian or anything, but it's what his family used and he said it tasted better.
Huh, fascinating. I've tried it both ways (and without), and definitely have a preference. Is there a brand you go for?
Honestly, whatever is cheapest. I don't eat them very often these days because I'm the only person in my household willing to eat beans.