True espresso must be made entirely from arabica beans, which have half the caffeine of the alternative robusta variety.

ECONOMIST: Espresso coffee

Chris Bentley wanted to take part in this special ritual last year but could only get his hands on a half-eaten tin of baked beans.

BBC: Clive Stuart-Smith column

The stew needs to cook on the stove for about two and half hours, or until the beans are just soft and creamy inside but still hold their shape.

WSJ: The Feijoada From Ipanema

What he has never said, and what I attempted, I thought, to appropriately mock yesterday, was the idea that there are magic solutions, that you can put forward a proposal to cut the price at the pump in half on a piece of paper with a couple of magic beans.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing