Bigilla is a traditional Maltese dish, made of mashed beans.

As she stirred the mashed beans as neatly but vigorously as she could manage, another question occurred to her.

Pepper, crayfish, salt and tomatoes can be added to the mashed beans and coconut mixture.

Those who go to a coffee shop looking for plain hot cakes may even find them served occasionally with a dollop of mashed beans on top.

Made from mashed beans and dried shrimp, these delicious fritters were spread with a sauce of onions, peppers and ginger.

A thin flat bread like a flapjack, only thinner, smeared with a spicy paste that might have contained mashed beans but then might not.

Terry went home for supper and came to the barn at nine o'clock with delicious tortillas and mashed beans.

I smelled mashed beans and chili.

The bean version can be made in the same manner but uses mashed beans instead of corn.

Six-month-old babies were given spoonfuls of mashed beans, and by age 2, children were eating whatever was on the table.