• Son_of_dad@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      As a Latino, the first time trying sweet beans in a pastry was so alarming. I still don’t like them, it’s so weird. Now sweet, fried plantains with a side of refried beans and avocado? Yes please!

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        11 months ago

        What? Red bean paste filling is one of the most delicious mochi fillings! Don´t be a bean Nazi.

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          11 months ago

          It’s all about the way you were raised. I’m just not used to adding sweet directly into the bean paste.

          It’s like British beans and Mexican beans, both are beans but their taste and prep is like night and day

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      11 months ago

      An acquaintance of mine bought an ice cream in china thinking it to be grapes or something, but it was bean ice cream, they were pretty shocked. But anyway sweet bean paste in pastry is really good, and seems to be popular in all of the Asia