Beans by any other name tastes as sweet! My 2 cents worth..you are all right! Having lived in several areas of the US..I can say with some authority that.....Pintos beans are not the same beans everywhere you go..for example..habichuelos rosadas (red beans) are also called pintos in some area of the Southwest....being from SW Virginia the pintos here are speckled two shades of brown..turn brownish red when cooked....Eddie..please tell me you are not serious about your remarks regarding CA food...I'd rather think you are open minded enough to realize that he "melting pot" of this country contains yes....all kinds of beans! I'm hoping you are just using your good sense of humor to "stir" the pot a little? Or is it true what they say about us hicks being narrow minded? Deborah Shelton Wood soon to be ex-ed from the list? oops! did I spill the beans?