what is 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.he name is a direct calque of Spanish frijoles refritos, refritos meaning well-fried, and not fried again as might be assumed from the use of re-in English.