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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

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

To these, from a clay sartén, or pan, she added the softest, mashiest frijoles I had ever seen, then diluted the mixture with water.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2021

“The taquera came out of the trailer, grabbed the plate from me and put frijoles de la olla right on top of them. It was so much better,” Ralat says.

From Washington Post • Apr. 19, 2021

I longed for the smell and taste of home cooking, especially flour tortillas, frijoles de la olla, and carne con chile.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez