Beans with sweet

We just returned from a week in the DR with our new friends from Ohio State. Pictures will most likely follow with Holly giving you a much better blog entry than I could. But the lasting image in my mind (and taste on my tongue) was the traditional Holy Week snack/meal called "Habichuelas con dulce," or "beans with sweet," or just simply, sweet beans.

Sweet beans are a stewed mixture of beans, sauce, sugar, potatoes and more sugar. I can see why they love them. But every time I think about them I get a little nauseous. Yes. Even now. Gotta go.