How Rancho Gordo Helped Catapult An Heirloom Bean Revolution | Gastro Obscura
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- How much do you like beans? Odds are, you don’t like them as much as the folks who are subscribed to Rancho Gordo’s Bean Club (which has so many members, there are twenty-six thousand people waiting to join!). But the love for beans isn’t just a niche interest that popped up during the pandemic. It’s a passion that spans cultures and histories-and is something that has brought disparate communities together. Bean there, done that.
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My husband and I went to Hawaii for our 26th wedding anniversary. We were in Honolulu having dinner - the staff brought out a dessert with sparkly candles and sang to us. The woman in the table next to us asked us where we were from. We told her we lived in Napa Valley, and expected her to say something about wine. To our surprise she said that we we’re probably gonna think she was crazy but when someone mentions Napa Valley, she thinks of Rancho Gordo Beans! She offered that she’s a member of a special club and is thrilled. We looked at each other and started laughing, which puzzled her at first… But we went on to explain that Julia Newberry is our daughter-in-law, and we knew all about Rancho Gordo! So, when they talk about cult, following… It is so true!
Wonderful story! Thanks for sharing.
Seeing the farmers and hearing about the importance of heirloom beans to their culture is so moving. 💜
Steve of RG really helped a lot of people.
Im a huge bean lover from Mexico, really appreciate this work. We need to take care of the land and the people who work the land.
I love Rancho Gordo beans. I’ve been a bean club member for a few years and every box is like a Christmas present. I love that I am offered different kinds of beans to try. Delicious.
I love Rancho Gordo beans! I grew up eating beans and, when I became vegetarian over 40 years ago, beans became a beloved staple in my diet. Recently a reader comment in the New York Times Cooking recommended Rancho Gordo beans. I was skeptical - beans are beans, right? - but decided to try some anyway. Wow! Yes, Rancho Gordo beans definitely *are* much better than regular grocery-store dry beans, in flavor and in texture. More expensive, too, and since I eat beans daily and need to stay within my limited budget, I try to balance my intake of Rancho Gordo beans with less expensive beans. Rancho Gordo's Buckeye beans are my favorite, but they are all wonderful.
Yep, I bought Rancho Gordos looking for pandemic cooking excitement, but I stayed for the bean flavor. There is a big difference between Rancho Gordos and beans that have been sitting in a warehouse a couple of years. I have an unsophisticated palette, and even I can tell the bean difference. Ayocote negros rock!
After several years waiting- I am now in The Bean Club❤❤❤❤❤ i have at any one time about 45# in glass jars labeled with variety and dates. I even Designed my own BEAN BINDER to put Bean recipes into!
Would someday love to meet Steve Sando he is one of three Mentors who have influenced me! The three that I would love to meet- Steve Sando - Creek Stewart and Chef Jamie Oliver😎👍 #SteveSando #CreekStewart #JamieOliver
America's Test Kitchen is a BIG fan of Rancho Gordo beans! Their Cook's Illustrated magazine is where I first heard of them.
I purchased a whole bunch of bean from Rancho Gordo. All, excellent varieties that I really enjoyed. I highly recommend them
This guy Steve did a really good thing. He has helped so many people, not just us home cooks. (I am keeping my favorite bean a secret.)
Love Rancho Gordo and am lucky enough to be a bean club member for years now. I have learned so much and enjoy every new-to-me varieties and the history of each.
As a long-time “person of the bean”, this video brings me joy! ❤️
Down here in Brazil, beans are also part of our standard everyday meal... but it goes with rice.
It's mostly only two varieties of beans, in regular grocery stores I mean, plus around half a dozen variations depending on what region you live, and what you use beans for. Pinto beans and black beans are the most common for everyday meals, white beans also used in salads, and then you have a bunch of different beans that are used in different parts of the country.
Oh, but in street markets and stores that sell grains in bulk you can find a whole ton more varieties.
Never tried many different varieties, this piece makes me wanna try! xD
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Beans are definitely pretty important here in New Mexico too. With corn and squash you have the “3 sisters”, and let’s not forget chile 🌶️ which is put in almost everything here. I still have yet to get a micaceous bean pot which is suppose to the best way to cook beans. They are supposed to be best at bringing out the natural sweetness of beans, plus they’re beautiful to look at.
I adore this man and all that he does. Off to purchase more beans! ❤
I adore Rancho Gordo for introducing me to a staple food grown with love, thought, and respect for the cultures the beans came from. Happy to be on the wait list for the Club.
I so love this video/story! And, yes, I would like to be the 26,001 person on the wait list... Food is life and to see so many passionate people about the bean is delicious!
Heirloom Bean Revolution is the name of my shoegaze album
We love Steve and the fact he introduced us to such amazing beans. But the magic is in the beans as much as I would like to gift Steve with the magic. Every different bean brings surprise and delight. To think I used to hate dried beans.
RG Beans are so easy to cook too! No overnight soaking and they are so fresh they don't even need any sort of presoaking - I just boil them and they are always ready in a couple of hours. On the days I work remote at home, I can get them cooking in the afternoon and have a great dinner that night.
Because of a local grower, I've been introduced to 'better than store bought' beans so ordering from RG was a no brainer. I would like to see the beans lined up next to each other for size comparison.
Friends turned me on to Rancho Gordo. FABulous beans. I'll be putting in another order soon. Maybe addicted?
Kewl Beans ‼️‼️‼️
I love beans especially baked in the oven for a long time, but the recipes are so limited. Everyone has super sweet baked beans. There are so many other possibilities.
THANKS
I’m from the east coast and I heard about Rancho Gordo beans on CBS Morning Show. Theses heirloom beans are like heirloom tomatoes vs hot house tomatoes. After tasting Rancho Gordo beans, what should I do with my supermarket beans 😮
Does anyone know who the lady is at 6:19? I would like to take a look at her channel.
Where all my BEAN BOYZ AT!!
Does anyone know if the beans you buy from this guy can be planted?
Yes, definitely. Just look up whether it’s a pole or bush plant before. Now is a great time to plant.
How Rancho Gordo Helped Catapult An Heirloom Bean Revolution | Gastro Obscura 2029pm 18.4.23 black peas - yes!! generic baked beans - yes!!! beans beans glorious beans....... it's the gang of wind. if these guys dont talk it they fart it. after a heady beans sesh we, too, which you were little more distant..