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
Migas In some areas, it may have been traditionally eaten during Lent. Another common variation is to add chorizo to the standard ingredients. Migas Migas () ("crumbs" in English) is an ancient dish in Spanish and Portuguese cuisines. The same name is used for a different dish in Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisines. Migas is a traditional dish in Spanish cuisine. Originally a breakfast dish that made use of leftover bread or tortas, today migas is a fashionable first course served for lunch and dinner in restaurants in Spain. The ingredients of migas vary across the provinces of Spain. In Extremadura, this