Refried beans are most commonly made from pinto beans. They are served as a side dish with most Tex-Mex restaurant meals. They also have become very popular as a dip for corn tortilla chips. Refried beans are also a primary ingredient in many tostada, chimichanga, and pupusa recipes. Additionally, they are a typical ingredient in layered dips, such as seven-layer dip or in nachos. 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
Spanish rice being cooked with tomato sauce or tomato paste. This "red rice" comes from the name in Mexico, . Although it is also called "Spanish rice", this dish is unknown in Spain. The term "Spanish rice" is not used by Mexicans or Mexican food enthusiasts; the dish is usually simply referred to as ("rice") or ("red rice") in Mexico. In English, a classic rice dish from Spain, paella, may be known as "yellow rice" or "Spanish yellow rice", as it uses saffron, which gives the dish a distinct yellow hue. Spanish rice Mexican rice, red rice or arroz rojo is a