Boboss: Ah, but those have pork SAUSAGE in them. That's not the same thing at all!
Let me let the folks at conagra foods explain the wonders of Van Camps pork 'n' beans. Note the picture--the beans are a red bean, not a white bean. And note that they also urge us: "Don't forget Van Camp's Beanee Weenees are portable and ready-to-eat; they're an ideal snack!"
As this site explains, the meat in real, cowboy-quality pork n beans is notoriously difficult to find, and is not without controversy:
"The pork used in commercially manufactured pork and beans is pork fat. During the cooking process it is virtually all rendered (melted). Manufacturers state that the pork fat is there for flavor, not for the meat content. Some pork producers have tried to get companies to use only lean pork or stop using the term "pork." Some have even lobbied the FDA to require the change. Manufacturers say that consumers like the products as they are, so they have no intention of changing them." |
