Every once in a while I get a craving for the old British beans on toast. There’s two stores that stock Heinz beans locally. The price here in Northern California is crazy.
Beans on toast
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Used to have that as a kid. I forgot all about it.
We always have a few tins of beans in the cupboard. Gotta love beans on toast 
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EclipseRedRing
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I love beans on toast and have it often. Three slices of lightly toasted and buttered bread, tin of beans on top, grated mature cheddar cheese on top of the beans, and a good sprinkle of Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce to finish. Fantastic! Only thing is I am not keen on Heinz baked beans, I find the sauce too sweet and the beans too large. I prefer a supermarket own brand beans, preferably the 'sugar free' version.
The backbone of the perfect high tea.
EclipseRedRing
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Are those beans $5.49 for a single 390g tin? If so then that is astonishing. Heinz beans at my local UK supermarket are £1.39 for a single 410g tin, or £5 for four tins. This is despite recent large increases in food prices. Arguably food here is too cheap, in the 1970s the average UK household spent 30% to 40% of income on food. In recent years it has been as low as 5% but has probably increased a little recently. Of course some other things, most notably houses, are much more expensive now than they have ever been but that is another conversation.
I make my own slow cooked baked beans and I just can’t go back to the canned stuff. It will work in a pinch, but I can really control the flavour profile when I make them from scratch. I agree though, canned or not, on toast is a fine breakfast meal.
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I also like to make a crockpot of pinto beans. I like a smoked ham hock in them . Or I’ll make them more plain and make half into refried beans. Cans are just convenient. I ended up getting a couple cans of ranch style beans. I like the flavor and it’s an easy meal.
Grew up eating these in Texas, although never on toast. Ground beef with a can of Ranch Style Beans on a tortilla with salsa makes a pretty good “poor man’s” meal. There was only one store I could find them in when I was living in Michigan. They’re a little more common here in Indy, but not like they were in Texas. I also like the variety that had Jalapeños in them.
Try spiking your pinto beans with a bit of Knorr caldo de tomate con sabor de pollo. That and the pork product and pepper of your choice (I like serranos)...mmmmm.
I grew up eating Heinz beans on toast, and still have it sometimes if I need a really quick and easy lunch.
I can't print here what my father, an old army guy, used to call it.
I can't print here what my father, an old army guy, used to call it.
I love beans on toast. Heinz vegetarian beans aren't bad. I haven't yet found a reasonably priced American can of beans that isn't full of sugar.
I told my kids it was crap on a crispy...sos was all little too much.
I told my kids it was crap on a crispy...sos was all little too much.
Chipped beef on toast was my favorite meal growing up, and as much as I love B&M Baked beans, I have never had them on toast! I always keep a few cans in the cupboard.Let me guess! SOS
Same as we call chipped beef on toast.
~doug~
Yes, those beans from Heinz are the UK ones. That’s why they are so expensive in the US. I have to go a local gourmet imports grocery store to get those. I do like them better than the US Heinz variety, but because of the high price I get them only as a rare treat.
Chipped beef is still a staple at our house on occasion. Quick and easy. Healthy? Well....that's another story.
My toast on beans.
Can't say I've ever had beans on toast.
Can't say I've ever had beans on toast.
That’s the one.Let me guess! SOS
Same as we call chipped beef on toast.
Lunch today, in honor of this thread.
A can of Hormel chili with a small bag of Fritos crunched up and thrown in...oh yeah! Beans and toast...another classic. And staying on the beans, you could cut up a hot dog or two and throw em in the pot...squirt some mustard in. Now...none of this will make the Cooking Channel, but the Cooking Channel is overrated.
And for all of these, I recommend Pinot Noir. Nah...Jack Daniels Lynchburg Lemonade.
And for all of these, I recommend Pinot Noir. Nah...Jack Daniels Lynchburg Lemonade.
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