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[VAN DELL JORDAN <vdjor AT yahoo.com>]

Thanx for that information.  It makes a lot more
sense.
Thinking about Chiles Rellenos.  I can only recall one
restaurant that actually filled the chile.  Gene, do
you remember Bill Johnson's El Diablo?
All the others that I've encountered just batter the
outside of the chile.
Van Dell

--- Clansgian AT wmconnect.com wrote:

> 
> 
> > As far as I've seen refried beans are not refried
> at
> > all.  The cooked beans are put in a skillet and
> fried
> > but the first cooking was normal boiling (or would
> you
> > say simmering?)
> > 
> 
> 'Re' as a prefix in Spanish or English doesn't
> necessarily mean 'do it 
> again'.  It often means 'do it completely' such as
> 'relax' doesn't mean 'lax for a 
> second time' but rather 'lax completely'.
> 
> So 'refrito' doesn't mean 'fry again' but more like
> 'fry up'.   Compare 
> another Mexican food, 'chilis rellenos'  (refilled
> chilis).  It doesn't mean the 
> chilis were filled a second time, but rather filled
> up.   </HTML>
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