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Blessed with good genetics and running on frijoles, tortillas and nopales, 55-year-old Olmos Sr. is still doing farmwork.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 13, 2022

Try these frijoles de la olla — pinto beans blasted in an electric pressure cooker, then topped with cilantro, jalapeños and avocado — and serve them with warm tortillas.

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2022

As described by Pati Jinich in her "Treasures of the Mexican Table," frijoles puercos are a popular appetizer in Jalisco that you can easily recreate at home and "make as piggy as you desire."

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2022

Mexican cooks infuse frijoles negros de olla with chiles for a touch of heat.

From Washington Post • Jan. 13, 2022

Foods like frijoles and papas, clothing, plows, tools, nails, machetes, ropes, leather goods, baskets, comales for the toasting of tortillas and such, cleaning rags, buckets, and jeans jeans jeans, which have taken over.

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads