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Enfrijoladas Short Story

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A delicious smell wafted from the kitchen of the little house on Dauphin Island as I stepped inside the door. My friends Sarah and Selena Sweeney were already crowding their mom against the stove, plates pushed out in front of them like a medal they were showing off. “Enfrijoladas!” they exclaimed, fighting for the first of several of the strange-looking blobs folded onto their outstretched plates. I timidly tasted a bite of the blobs, and I soon was devouring my fourth plate of the Enfrijoladas right next to them. Enfrijoladas are a Mexican comfort food similar to a Black Bean Burger. However, there are many qualities that distinguish the
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