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PINTO BEAN [2 records]

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Record 1 2008-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vegetable Crop Production
DEF

Speckled flat beans, said to be more tender than other types.

CONT

Pinto varieties are grown in irrigated or dry areas ... The Pinto is a semitrailing type with white flowers. The seeds are medium to large, somewhat flattened, buff-colored, and speckled with tan to brown spots and splashes. The Pinto possesses a distinctive flavor not found in other dry beans.

OBS

They are the frijoles of Mexico.

OBS

Pinto; PNT: Term and abbreviation used at the Canadian Grain Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Production légumière
OBS

Cultivé en Ontario, au Manitoba et en Alberta; graine rose pâle tachetée de brun; saveur riche et corsée; texture farineuse; s'utilise dans les mets mexicains, par exemple les haricots frits. Texte tiré de la source «Rubrique alimentation - services de restauration», Agriculture Canada.

OBS

Terme et abréviation en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains.

Key term(s)
  • pinto

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vegetable Crop Production
DEF

A medium sized bean similar in size to the Pinto, but with a pink seed coat.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Production légumière
OBS

Cultivé au Manitoba et en Alberta; haricot rouge-rosâtre; saveur carnée et texture farineuse; s'utilise dans les mets mexicains; sa saveur s'harmonise bien avec celle du chili, de la tomate et de l'oignon. (Texte tiré de la source «Rubrique alimentation - services de restauration» (nov.-déc. 1984), Agriculture Canada).

Spanish

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