Boston baked beans
Navy beans | |
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Variations | Maine baked beans |
Boston baked beans are a variety of baked beans, sweetened with molasses, and flavored with salt pork or bacon.[1][2][3]
History
Native Americans had made
In colonial
Regional varieties
The region has two main styles of baked beans: Boston baked beans and Maine baked beans. The difference between the two styles is that Boston beans are made with small white navy beans or pea beans with thin skin while Maine beans are made with native bean varieties with thicker skins. The varieties used in Maine are Marafax, soldier, and yellow-eye, with yellow-eye being the most popular variety.[4]
Both varieties are often made with salt pork or bacon. However, there is also a long tradition of vegetarian baked beans made with the same recipe as Boston baked beans or Maine baked beans but made without the addition of salt pork or bacon.[5][6]
Legacy
Boston is often referred to as “Beantown” in reference to the popular dish. From 1883 to 1906 the National League baseball team in Boston was known as the Boston Beaneaters. An annual tournament between the ice hockey teams of four Boston-area universities is named the Beanpot.
This dish is thought to have inspired the common Quebec dish Fèves au lard.[7]
See also
- List of regional dishes of the United States
- Original Boston Baked Beans, a candy by the Ferrara Candy Company
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-85785-078-2.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-313-32753-7.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-964024-9.
- ^ Nash, Elias (2022-07-11). "The Subtle Difference Between Maine And Boston Baked Beans". TastingTable.com. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
- ^ Tucker, Aimee (2020-04-23). "Best Vegetarian Baked Beans Recipe | Vegetarian Baked Beans in a Crock Pot". New England Today. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ^ Schrumpf, Mildred Browne (1951). Maine's Own Baked Bean Recipes. Maine Department of Agriculture.
- ^ "Fèves au lard: la recette | Expérience Canadienne". www.houston-macdougal.com (in French). 1 April 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2023.