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Black Turtle Bean
The black turtle bean is a small, shiny variety of the common bean (''Phaseolus vulgaris'') especially popular in Latin American cuisine, though it can also be found in the Cajun cuisine, Cajun and Creole cuisine, Creole cuisines of south Louisiana. Like all varieties of the common bean, it is native to the Americas, but has been introduced around the world. It is also used in Indian cuisine, Tamil cuisine, where it is known as ''karuppu kaaramani'' and in Maharashtrian cuisine, where it is known as ''kala ghevada''. It is widely used in Uttrakhand, where it is also known as "bhatt". It is a rich source of iron and protein. The black turtle bean is often simply called the black bean (, , , , , or in Spanish language, Spanish; and in Portuguese language, Portuguese), although this terminology can cause confusion with at least three other types of Black bean (other), black beans. The black turtle bean is the only type of turtle bean. It is called ''turtle'' because of it ...
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Phaseolus Vulgaris
''Phaseolus vulgaris'', the common bean,, is a herbaceous annual plant grown worldwide for its edible dry seeds or green, unripe pods. Its leaf is also occasionally used as a vegetable and the straw as fodder. Its botanical classification, along with other ''Phaseolus'' species, is as a member of the legume family, Fabaceae. Like most members of this family, common beans acquire the nitrogen they require through an association with rhizobia, which are nitrogen-fixing bacteria. The common bean has a long history of cultivation. All wild members of the species have a climbing habit, but many cultivars are classified either as ''bush beans'' or ''climbing beans'', depending on their style of growth. The other major types of commercially grown beans are the runner bean ('' Phaseolus coccineus'') and the broad bean (''Vicia faba''). Beans are grown on every continent except Antarctica. In 2022, 28 million tonnes of dry common beans were produced worldwide, led by India with 2 ...
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Frijoles Negros
''Frijoles negros'' ( in Spanish) is a Latin American dish made with black beans, prepared in Guatemala, Cuba, Venezuela (where it is called ''caraotas negras''), Puerto Rico, Mexico, and other nations in Latin America. The black bean, a legume of the species ''Phaseolus vulgaris'', is usually purchased in either canned or dried form. One cup of dried black beans yields approximately cups of cooked beans. Black bean soup (''sopa de frijoles negros'') is another commonly prepared Cuban favorite. Frijoles negros is typically seasoned with salt, ham hocks, onions and garlic, tomatoes, powdered cumin seeds, oregano and vinegar. Nutrition Black beans are high in folate (256 μg), iron (3.61 mg), magnesium (120 mg), and phosphorus (241 mg); they are also a source of zinc (1.92 mg), niacin (2 mg), and thiamine (0.42 mg)—based on portion size. Black beans are very high in soluble fiber. Glycemic response The glycemic response is not well understood. Black beans have a low ...
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Thai Cuisine
Thai cuisine (, , ) is the national cuisine of Thailand. Thai cooking places emphasis on lightly prepared dishes with aromatics and spicy heat. The Australian chef David Thompson (chef), David Thompson, an expert on Thai food, observes that unlike many other cuisines, Thai cooking is "about the juggling of disparate elements to create a harmonious finish. Like a complex musical chord it's got to have a smooth surface but it doesn't matter what's happening underneath. Simplicity isn't the dictum here, at all." Traditional Thai cuisine loosely falls into four categories: ''tom'' (boiled dishes), ''yam'' (spicy salads), ''tam'' (pounded foods), and ''kaeng'' (curries). Deep-frying, stir-frying and steaming are methods introduced from Chinese cuisine. In 2011, seven Thai dishes appeared on a list of the "World's 50 Best Foods", an online poll of 35,000 people worldwide by ''CNN Travel''. Thailand had more dishes on the list than any other country: tom yum kung (4th), pad thai (5 ...
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Black Beans Sticky Rice
Black beans sticky rice (, ''khao niew tua dum'') is a Thai dessert made of glutinous rice, black beans and coconut milk. It is available throughout the year, unlike seasonal desserts such as mango sticky rice and durian sticky rice. It can have other ingredients added to create variations, such as mixing black and white Thai sticky rice. Black beans sticky rice is served warm. In Thailand, black beans sticky rice is a street food Street food is food sold by a Hawker (trade), hawker or vendor on a street or at another public place, such as a market, fair, or park. It is often sold from a portable food booth, food cart, or food truck and is meant for immediate consumption ... style dessert. Variations Variations include pandan sticky rice, Thai black sticky rice and magenta plant sticky rice. References * Black Beans Sticky Rice. (2015, February 1). Retrieved March 17, 2017, from http://www.cooking-thai-recipes.com/black-beans-sticky-rice.html * G. (2018, February 1 ...
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Dominican Republic Cuisine
Dominican cuisine is made up of Spanish cuisine, Spanish, Indigenous Taíno, Middle Eastern cuisine, Middle Eastern, and Cuisine of Africa, African influences. The most recent influences in Dominican cuisine are from the British West Indies and China. Dishes and their origins The Taíno cultivated many types of tubers such as cassava, yuca, Xanthosoma sagittifolium, yautia, and sweet potato, batata. An important staple of Dominican cuisine adopted from the Taino people is casabe, made from cassava root and was important to the diet of the Taino. Casabe is served with soups and stews in the Dominican Republic. Spices such as vanilla, nutmeg, and pepper most often used by Dominican cooks derive from Spanish cuisine. The Dominican Republic was formerly a Spanish colonization of the Americas, Spanish colony. Many Spanish traits are still present in the island. Many traditional Spanish dishes have found a new home in the Dominican Republic, some with a twist. African and Taíno d ...
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United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The United States asserts sovereignty over five Territories of the United States, major island territories and United States Minor Outlying Islands, various uninhabited islands in Oceania and the Caribbean. It is a megadiverse country, with the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest land area and List of countries and dependencies by population, third-largest population, exceeding 340 million. Its three Metropolitan statistical areas by population, largest metropolitan areas are New York metropolitan area, New York, Greater Los Angeles, Los Angel ...
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Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It comprises an area of , and its population was estimated at 29 million in 2022. The capital and largest urban agglomeration is the city of Caracas. The continental territory is bordered on the north by the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Colombia, Brazil on the south, Trinidad and Tobago to the north-east and on the east by Guyana. Venezuela is a presidential republic consisting of States of Venezuela, 23 states, the Venezuelan Capital District, Capital District and Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, federal dependencies covering Venezuela's offshore islands. Venezuela is among the most urbanized countries in Latin America; the vast majority of Venezuelans live in the cities of the north and in the capital. The territory o ...
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Pabellón Criollo
Pabellón criollo () is a traditional Venezuelan dish that is considered the national dish. It mixes elements from the three different cultures that intermixed during Spanish colonial times: Native Americans, Spanish and Africans. The name is a synonym to flag, since it was one of the main original associations. It is a plate of rice, shredded beef in stew and stewed black beans. Variants Common additions include '' tajadas'' (fried plantain slices) or a fried egg, and both of these variants have acquired slang names. A ''pabellón con barandas'' (''baranda'' is Spanish for guard rail) is served with tajadas because the long plantain slices placed on the sides are humorously considered to be keeping the food from falling off from the plate. A ''pabellón a caballo'' means with a fried egg on top, as though the egg were "riding" the dish (''"a caballo"'' is Spanish for "on horseback"). Besides these two main variants, people also add other things to the dish such as granulated ...
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Nicaragua
Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest Sovereign state, country in Central America, comprising . With a population of 7,142,529 as of 2024, it is the third-most populous country in Central America after Guatemala and Honduras. Nicaragua is bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean and shares maritime borders with El Salvador to the west and Colombia to the east. The country's largest city and national capital is Managua, the List of largest cities in Central America#Largest cities proper, fourth-largest city in Central America, with a population of 1,055,247 as of 2020. Nicaragua is known as "the breadbasket of Central America" due to having the most fertile soil and arable land in all of Central America. Nicaragua's multiethnic population includes people of mestizo, indigenous, European, and African heritage. The country's most spoken language is Spanish language, ...
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Costa Rica
Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime boundary, maritime border with Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island. It has a population of around five million in a land area of nearly . An estimated people live in the capital and largest city, San José, Costa Rica, San José, with around two million people in the surrounding metropolitan area. The sovereign state is a Presidential system, presidential republic. It has a long-standing and stable Constitution of Costa Rica, constitutional democracy and a highly educated workforce. The country spends roughly 6.9% of its budget (2016) on education, compared to a global average of 4.4%. Its economy, once heavily dependent on agriculture, has diversified to include sectors such as finance, corporate services for foreign companies, pharmaceut ...
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Gallo Pinto
or is a traditional rice and bean dish from Central America. Consisting of rice and beans as a base, gallo pinto is important to both Nicaragua and Costa Rica, both of which consider it a national dish. The beans in gallo pinto are cooked with garlic, oregano and onion. When the bean juice is in equal parts with the beans, they are then combined with leftover or previously prepared rice. The rice is prepared with bell peppers, salt and onions. Etymology Gallo pinto means 'spotted rooster' in Spanish. The name is said to originate in the multi-colored or speckled appearance that results from cooking the rice with black or red beans. The term may also be shortened to "pinto" depending on the region. History It is uncertain and disputed which country is the precise origin of the dish. Both Nicaragua and Costa Rica claim it as their own, and its origin is a controversial subject between the two countries. There is general agreement that the dish's origins are Afro-Caribbea ...
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Platillo Moros Y Cristianos
is a traditional Cuban dish served both in homes and in restaurants. It is a form of rice and peas; a dish found throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Etymology means 'Moors and Christians'. refers to the Black turtle bean#Black beans, black beans, and to the white rice. The name of the dish is a reference to the Arab Muslim governance of the Iberian Peninsula from the Muslim conquest of Spain, early 8th century through the (15th century). Preparation Onions, garlic, and bell pepper are commonly used as a . To this sofrito are added the white rice and pre-boiled black beans, as well as the water that the beans were boiled in. Other seasonings such as oregano and bay leaf are often added to the dish to give additional flavor. are different from simple in that the beans and rice are cooked in the same pot instead of separately. is another term for the dish, but is used more commonly to refer to the similar dish with red beans that is traditionally eaten on the east ...
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