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Buy fresh pinquito beans with a long shelf-life, dry beans cook up scrumptious, tender and protein-rich, Santa Maria's nutritious little pink bean 

"Beans: Protein-Rich Superfoods" WebMD

Grown and packaged in the USA 

"Pinquito beans are an essential component of the traditional Santa Maria Style Barbecue menu. Pinquito beans are a cross between a pink bean and a small white bean. How they came to be grown in the Santa Maria Valley remains a mystery. Some say the beans were given as a gift by a Mexican vaquero to one of the early Swiss-Italian settlers. Others contend that a lady brought several plants with her when she migrated to the area from Europe. Pinquito Beans grow well in the fertile soil and mild climate of the Santa Maria Valley, which is the only place where Pinquito beans are grown commercially.”

And to define the Santa Maria BBQ, “Santa Maria Style Barbecue originated in the mid 1800s when local ranchers would host Spanish-style feasts each spring for their vaquero. They barbecued meat over earthen pits filled with hot coals of local red oak. The meal would be served with pinquitos, small pink beans that are considered indigenous to the Santa Maria Valley." Boise Foodie Guild

See our entire selection Culinary Dry Beans in store, at 524 Metz Rd. King City 831-385-4841, and 8525 N. Prunedale Rd. Prunedale 831-663-1572

Special Orders Welcome 

Don't forget to soak them before you cook them