Refried beans Refried beans Refried beans (Spanish: "frijoles refritos") is a dish of cooked and mashed beans and is a traditional staple of Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine, although each cuisine has a different approach when making the dish. Refried beans are also popular in many other Latin American countries. The name is a direct calque of Spanish "frijoles refritos", "refritos" meaning "rehashed" or "reheated" in English. In this dish, after being boiled and then mashed into a paste, the beans are sometimes then fried or baked, though usually neither, thus making the term "refried" even more misleading. In northern Mexico and in
Queso flameado for individual servings. "Queso flameado" is said to originate in the borderlands of northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, as a campfire dish. In Tex-Mex restaurants, this dish is sometimes confused or conflated with chili con queso, a cheese sauce served with tortilla chips for dipping. The term "queso fundido" also refers to processed cheese and is defined as such in the Spanish version of Codex Alimentarius. Both the cheese and the meat sauce are prepared just before serving, and are served hot. Oaxaca cheese ("asadero") and Chihuahua cheese are popular, but other melting cheeses (cheeses such as whole