Re: refried beans [was: Re: Refrigerator]

Bob Cunningham wrote:

>  On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:30:20 -0700, Bob Cunningham
> <exw6sxq@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
> [...]
> 
>>But note that the Spanish dictionary you quote doesn't suggest that
>>the definition of "refrito", "frito de nuevo", applies to refried
>>beans:
>>
>>   refrito
>>   adjective
>>   1. over-fried (demasiado frito); re-fried (frito de nuevo)
>>
>>I take that to suggest that "refrito" can mean "demasiado frito" when
>>applied to refried beans, but can also mean simply "fried again" in
>>other contexts.
> 
> But, come to think of it, I don't think "demasiado" is the right word
> for refried beans.  "Demasiado" means "too many" or "too much".
> Refried beans are cooked greatly, but to say they're cooked too much
> implies that they are cooked beyond a desirable degree.

I think the idea is that they are fried more than would be desirable in
any
other dish.

> That is, "demasiado frito" implies to me that the beans have been
> cooked more than intended rather than intentionally well cooked.

Maybe "overfried"?

It's not much different from saying "underdone" (BrE) for rare-cooked
meat,
which does not mean "cooked less than intended" but "intensionally lightly
cooked".

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