El Charrito El Charrito El Charrito is a brand of Tex-Mex TV dinners. The word is Spanish for "little cowboy". The brand was introduced in 1980 by the Campbell Taggart company, who owned the El Chico restaurant chain. Though its entrees included taquitos, queso, and beef enchiladas, it was also known for the uniquely named Saltillo Dinner, a three-compartment dinner consisting of two enchiladas (one each beef and cheese), Spanish rice and refried beans. In 1995 the parent company became Earthgrains and chose to focus on baked goods, selling the El Charrito brand to Don Miguel Mexican Foods, now a part of
Black turtle bean ("frijoles negros", "zaragoza, judía negra, poroto negro, caraota o habichuela negra" in Spanish, and "feijão preto" in Portuguese), although this can cause confusion with other black beans. The black turtle bean has a dense, meaty texture, which makes it popular in vegetarian dishes, such as "frijoles negros" and the Mexican-American black bean burrito. It is a very popular bean in various regions of Brazil, and is used in the national dish, "feijoada". It is also a main ingredient of "Moros y Cristianos" in Cuba, is a required ingredient in the typical "gallo pinto" of Costa Rica and Nicaragua, is a