Hi All "English" beans are white Haricot beans which are almost always of the tinned (Canned) variety in tomato sauce. As by Heinz, and others in UK. Watties in NZ Very popular in England NZ and OZ. Lots of recopies around for dried Haricot beans Tony Flynn Grandad. Retired at the beach. Bay of Plenty. New Zealand > Trying to figure out what the English like for beans on toast?