burrito
Mexican dish consisting of a wheat flour tortilla wrapped or folded into a cylindrical shape to completely enclose the filling
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Restaurants serve it
$13–$13
Price range
History
The burrito is a wheat flour tortilla rolled around a filling, native to northern Mexico, where flour tortillas replace corn ones. Its origin is usually attributed to Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, though the word already appears in an 1895 dictionary of Mexicanisms in reference to Guanajuato. In the United States it evolved into much larger, multi-filling versions such as San Francisco’s Mission-style burrito.
Cultural Notes
En el norte de México el burrito es comida de diario y se come de tamaño modesto, con un solo guisado: machaca, chile relleno, deshebrada o frijoles con queso. Las versiones gigantes con arroz, frijoles y varios rellenos son una evolución estadounidense.
Main Ingredients
Variants
Where to try burrito
Mitchell's Breakfast Burritos
West Memphis, AR
CRNE Tacos Fuego
Payson, AZ
Dany Hot Dogs
Tucson, AZ
Tacos Y Burritos El Chiquiado
Pasadena, CA
Fish Bellies Food Truck
Indialantic, FL
JC's Taco Truck
Cincinnati, OH
Koke’s burritos
Santa Fe, TX
Taqueria Fuego Burrito
Springfield, OR
Coronados Southwest Tacos
Detroit, MI
Wichos Exotic Tacos
Olivehurst, CA
Los Pepes Tacos Burritos Y Tortas
Fort Collins, CO
The Spot Tacos and Beer
Yuba City, CA
