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Have you ever had to try a new food? Did you think it was going to be disgusting but then it was so delicious? Well that happened to me and here is that story. One time when I lived in Utah, we went to eat at a mexico restaurant called Cafe Rio. I loved that place, I always got tortillas and pinto beans. Then one Saturday, we went to Cafe Rio. I was a picky eater because for the first, about 6 years of my life because I was allergic to dairy and eggs. So I could not eat ice cream, cheese, and omelets. That is why I always ate tortillas and pinto beans. My mom told me that black beans tasted just like pinto beans.

So when we went to Cafe Rio, my mom told me to try black beans. I saw them and said,

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