Pinto

Pinto Beans are the most popular bean in the United States and northwestern Mexico, and are most often eaten whole in broth or mashed and called refried. Either whole or mashed, it is a common filling for burritos. The young pods may also be harvested and cooked as green pinto beans.

In Spanish, they are called frijol pinto, literally "speckled bean", and in South America are known as the poroto frutilla, literally "strawberry bean". It is named for its mottled skin (compare pinto horse), hence it is a type of mottled bean.