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Pork and beans is a culinary dish that uses pork
Pork

Pork is the culinary name for meat from the domestic pig . The word, pork, is often meant to denote specifically the fresh meat of the pig, but it can be used as an all-inclusive term, to include cured, smoked, or processed meats It is one of the most-commonly consumed meats worldwide, with evidence of pig animal husbandry dating back...
 and bean
Bean

Bean is a common name for large plant seeds of several genus of the Family Fabaceae used for human food or animal feed.The whole young pods of bean plants, if picked before the pods ripen and dry, can be tender enough to eat whole, whether cooked or raw....
s as its main ingredients. Numerous variations exist from Fabada Asturiana
Fabada Asturiana

Fabada Asturiana, often simply known as Fabada, is a rich Spanish cuisine bean stew, originally from and most commonly found in the autonomous communities of Spain of Asturias, but widely available throughout the whole of Spain and in Spanish restaurants worldwide....
 to Olla podrida
Olla podrida

Olla podrida is a Spain stew made from pork and beans and an inconsistent wide variety of other meats and vegetables depending on the recipe used....
 to plain American canned pork and beans.

recipe for typical American canned pork and beans varies considerably, but generally consists of navy beans stewed with pork
Pork

Pork is the culinary name for meat from the domestic pig . The word, pork, is often meant to denote specifically the fresh meat of the pig, but it can be used as an all-inclusive term, to include cured, smoked, or processed meats It is one of the most-commonly consumed meats worldwide, with evidence of pig animal husbandry dating back...
 or rendered pork fat
Fat

Fats consist of a wide group of compounds that are generally soluble in organic solvents and largely insoluble in water. Chemistry, fats are generally ester of glycerol and fatty acids....
. At present, pork and beans is usually also stewed with tomato
Tomato

The Tomato is an herbaceous, usually sprawling plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family, as are its close cousins Nicotiana, potatoes, aubergine , chilli peppers, and the poisonous Atropa belladonna....
es, but this is a 19th century development.






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Pork and beans is a culinary dish that uses pork
Pork

Pork is the culinary name for meat from the domestic pig . The word, pork, is often meant to denote specifically the fresh meat of the pig, but it can be used as an all-inclusive term, to include cured, smoked, or processed meats It is one of the most-commonly consumed meats worldwide, with evidence of pig animal husbandry dating back...
 and bean
Bean

Bean is a common name for large plant seeds of several genus of the Family Fabaceae used for human food or animal feed.The whole young pods of bean plants, if picked before the pods ripen and dry, can be tender enough to eat whole, whether cooked or raw....
s as its main ingredients. Numerous variations exist from Fabada Asturiana
Fabada Asturiana

Fabada Asturiana, often simply known as Fabada, is a rich Spanish cuisine bean stew, originally from and most commonly found in the autonomous communities of Spain of Asturias, but widely available throughout the whole of Spain and in Spanish restaurants worldwide....
 to Olla podrida
Olla podrida

Olla podrida is a Spain stew made from pork and beans and an inconsistent wide variety of other meats and vegetables depending on the recipe used....
 to plain American canned pork and beans.

American canned pork and beans

The recipe for typical American canned pork and beans varies considerably, but generally consists of navy beans stewed with pork
Pork

Pork is the culinary name for meat from the domestic pig . The word, pork, is often meant to denote specifically the fresh meat of the pig, but it can be used as an all-inclusive term, to include cured, smoked, or processed meats It is one of the most-commonly consumed meats worldwide, with evidence of pig animal husbandry dating back...
 or rendered pork fat
Fat

Fats consist of a wide group of compounds that are generally soluble in organic solvents and largely insoluble in water. Chemistry, fats are generally ester of glycerol and fatty acids....
. At present, pork and beans is usually also stewed with tomato
Tomato

The Tomato is an herbaceous, usually sprawling plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family, as are its close cousins Nicotiana, potatoes, aubergine , chilli peppers, and the poisonous Atropa belladonna....
es, but this is a 19th century development. Pork and beans is a dish that is routinely purchased canned
Canning

File:Berthold Weiss Canned Foods.jpgFile:Canned food factory .jpgCanning is a method of food preservation in which the food is processed and sealed in an airtight container....
 and reheated on a stove or in a microwave oven
Microwave oven

A microwave oven, or a microwave, is a kitchen appliance that cookings or heats food by dielectric heating. This is accomplished by using microwave radiation to heat water and other dipole within the food....
.

Although the time and place of the dish's invention is unclear, it was well established in the American diet by the mid-1800s. The 1832 cookbook The American Frugal Housewife lists only three ingredients for this dish: a quart of beans, a pound of pork, and pepper. According to the 1975 Better Homes and Garden Heritage Cookbook, canned pork and beans was the first convenience food
Convenience food

Convenience food, or tertiary processed food, is commercially prepared food designed for ease of consumption. Products designated as convenience foods are often preprepared food stuffs that can be sold as hot, ready-to-eat dishes; as room temperature, shelf-stable products; or as refrigerated or frozen products that require minimal prep...
. According to Conagra Foods
ConAgra Foods

ConAgra Foods, Inc. is one of North America's largest packaged foods companies. ConAgra's products are available in supermarkets, as well as restaurants and food service establishments....
, Frank Van Camp
Van Camp's

Van Camp?s is a brand of canned beans owned by ConAgra. It has for some time been the best selling brand of pork and beans in the United States behind Bush's Baked Beans....
 sold pork and beans with tomato
Tomato

The Tomato is an herbaceous, usually sprawling plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family, as are its close cousins Nicotiana, potatoes, aubergine , chilli peppers, and the poisonous Atropa belladonna....
es to the US Army during the American Civil War
American Civil War

The American Civil War , also known as the War Between the States and several Naming the American Civil War, was a civil war in the United States....
.

American canned pork and beans, "an American canned classic, [is] recognized by [American] consumers generally [as] an article of commerce that contains very little pork."

Entertainment

On October 8th, 2008, competitive eater Micah "Wing Kong" Collins broke the existing world record by consuming 5 lbs 4 ounces (2.4 kg) of Pork and Beans in 58 seconds on The Preston and Steve Radio show (93.3 WMMR) in Philadelphia.

See also

  • Baked beans
    Baked beans

    Baked beans is a dish consisting of beans, baking in a sauce. Most commercial canned baked beans are made from Common bean#White beanss, also known as Navy Beans - a variety of Phaseolus vulgaris - and sold in a sauce....
  • Beans
  • Pork
    Pork

    Pork is the culinary name for meat from the domestic pig . The word, pork, is often meant to denote specifically the fresh meat of the pig, but it can be used as an all-inclusive term, to include cured, smoked, or processed meats It is one of the most-commonly consumed meats worldwide, with evidence of pig animal husbandry dating back...


Further reading

  • - "Commercially canned pork and beans were first sold in the 1880s, but did not become very popular until H.J. Heinz came out with their version in 1895."