As a Latino, the first time trying sweet beans in a pastry was so alarming. I still don't like them, it's so weird.
Now sweet, fried plantains with a side of refried beans and avocado? Yes please!
An acquaintance of mine bought an ice cream in china thinking it to be grapes or something, but it was bean ice cream, they were pretty shocked. But anyway sweet bean paste in pastry is really good, and seems to be popular in all of the Asia