Now THAT is a tin of baked beans!
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382329)
Rockingham, Australia
June 2, 2019 1:59am CST
We’ve recently finished a tour of the Canal Lateral a la Loire in France. Eight of us hired a house-boat for twelve days. We have shared many good times over several decades.
When we stay together, it is usually Vince who cooks breakfast which is usually bacon and eggs. One man, the one on the right in the photo, loves his baked beans. It is a standing joke within the group that Vince hates baked beans and refuses to heat them so, if Kim wants baked beans for breakfast, he has to heat them himself.
We were in a shop along the canal looking for baked beans when we came across this monstrous tin. We didn’t buy it as we didn’t think we could eat that many even in the time we were there. We also wouldn’t have had room to store it in the fridge. Do you have baked beans in your country and, if you do, do you like them?
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@marguicha (230349)
• Chile
3 Jun 19
I have never bought them. Andd I haven´t seen a can that size, EVER!
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@Juliaacv (56342)
• Canada
2 Jun 19
That looks like a can that someone who caters for a living would buy.
Although, I have to confess, that I have bought such a large sized canned for making my homemade baked beans to take to family barbeques in years gone by. I always add some ground beef and some other yummies which everyone loves and I always go home with an empty container.
My husband and I do like baked beans, we don't eat them often maybe every 3 weeks or so. Even a small can is too much for just the 2 of us these days.
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@garymarsh6 (24028)
• United Kingdom
2 Jun 19
Breakfast without baked beans simply is not breakfast. I am not particularly keen on them but one spoonful is enough for me. It is a staple of the British diet almost like comfort food!
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@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
2 Jun 19
I love baked bean, but baked beans do not love me. They give me gas in the worst way, so I generally try to avoid them. But they are very popular with cookouts and barbecues, and you can find them at almost every picnic and holiday celebration.
Thank goodness you did not buy that giant tin of beans. Can you imagine the flatulence that would have permeated the air after eating all them beans?
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@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
3 Jun 19
@JudyEv Haha I love your sense of humor! I can picture in my mind everybody sticking their butts in the water and propelling the boat! 
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@snowy22315 (209044)
• United States
2 Jun 19
You can find tins like that here in the warehouse clubs. Sometimes people cooking large quantities will buy those..or restaurants sometimes shop there.
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@LadyDuck (502656)
• Italy
2 Jun 19
I suppose they use the beans to make "Cassoulet", those beans are not baked, they are white beans cooked in tomato sauce.
Baked beans are not used here, steamed beans yes, the small white called Cannellini, are good served with canned tuna and seasoned with olive oil and black pepper and some sliced onion rings.
Baked beans are not used here, steamed beans yes, the small white called Cannellini, are good served with canned tuna and seasoned with olive oil and black pepper and some sliced onion rings.2 people like this
@RasmaSandra (98026)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
3 Jun 19
I love baked beans, I have them with hot dogs, or bread or with rice. I really enjoy them.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
3 Jun 19
In India we do not have baked beans or any other vegetable. We are more for fried stuff.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
4 Jun 19
@JudyEv then it would be a massive backed bean spill :-)
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@ptrikha_2 (49776)
• India
2 Jun 19
We do not have these much here. I did taste them in England and they tasted quite fine.
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@wolfgirl569 (135881)
• Marion, Ohio
2 Jun 19
Thats a big can. We like them but not enough to buy that
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
2 Jun 19
mercy! that'd sure 'nough be a monster, lol. more 'f a family bar-b-que kinda size. i like baked beans. the hubs'll eat 'em straight outta the can. he'll e'en eat 'em straight outta the fridge cold, lol.
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@xFiacre (14786)
• Ireland
2 Jun 19
@judyev I detest them. When we lived in Paris in the 80s we had the French version which were even worse - no colour or taste and they were hard. So, to satisfy a pregnant wife (my own of course, I don’t take to do with satisfying the pregnant wives of other men as a rule) I used to take a one hour metro ride, crossing Paris to get to Marks & Spencer to buy Heinz Baked Beans.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
3 Jun 19
Yes, I also make and home can my own, but never that big!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
4 Jun 19
Oh Lordy you could have added this to your famous stodge--Just don't light a match after the meal and be sure to get outdoors--hahahaha!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
5 Jun 19
@JudyEv Yep it was a good decision. Enjoy your travels through France.
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