Rancho Gordo Beans, New World foods, on your OC doorstep

[alosha7777]

They will change the way you think about beans. If you love them now, you'll love them ten times more after having RGs.

ranchogordo.com

$8 shipping no matter what you order, so I recommend getting at least a few things. I also love their New Mexican chile powder and Mexican oregano.

[Priscilla]

Have seen the owner of Rancho Gordo on various food discussion sites over the years... have never ordered from him.

I love beans and cook them a lot, but have been so happy with the organic ones I buy at Mother's all these years that I haven't felt the need to develop a new source. I suppose someday I'll try 'em. Good deal on shipping!

[alosha7777]

I really think trying the heirlooms are worth it, at least once!

[Priscilla]

I forgot at the time to post, but I have tried a few varieties of Rancho Gordo beans now. (Used RG cranberry beans in a Mario Batali soup from his new book I wrote about in Taste of Orange County, too.)

They were pretty good... I'm used to good beans, from Mothers and Middle Eastern markets, but I can see how people who've only had supermarket beans would find the RGs a big step up in freshness. I found the RG borlottis especially good, plumping up to near-spheres, perfect for the Italian dish I was making.