| The popular notion is that the burrito is as staple | | | | resemblance with the animal's ears. |
| in Mexico as burgers and hot dogs are in the | | | | Burritos are not a staple and are not commonly |
| United States. And if you've never been to | | | | served outside northern Mexico. But the |
| Mexico, you'd imagine that if you head there and | | | | Americanized burrito is definitely popular in |
| were sitting in a typical Mexican restaurant, you'd | | | | Mexican diners and restaurants in California. What |
| have in front of you a large plate of tortilla | | | | is now called the San Francisco-style burrito is |
| wrapped around Mexican-style rice, meat, | | | | that stuffed and sloppy counterpart that was |
| guacamole, beans, salsa, cheese and sour cream. | | | | earlier described. Another sort that's also been |
| But if and when you actually get there and get | | | | concocted is the wet burrito, a burrito smothered |
| yourself worked up for what you know is the | | | | in enchilada sauce and cheese. Then there's the |
| real burrito that was originally concocted in this | | | | breakfast burrito which has wrapped in tortilla a |
| culinary wonderland of Mexico, you'll most likely | | | | typical American breakfast. San Diego has the |
| get a plate of disappointment and would want to | | | | California burrito which is popularly known to be |
| head back to where you first got your taste of | | | | stuffed with shoestring fries in addition to the |
| that apparently not-so-Mexican burrito. That's | | | | ingredients of the San Francisco burrito. From |
| because the real Mexican burrito is thin, has only | | | | Arizona comes the chimichanga, which is basically |
| two ingredients wrapped in tortilla, and isn't as | | | | a San Francisco burrito that's deep-fried. These |
| packed and as sloppy as its Americanized | | | | are the popular burrito variants you'll find in |
| counterpart. Yes, America did that to the real | | | | restaurants and even fast-food joints outside |
| Mexican burrito, and aren't you thankful. | | | | Mexico that offer food from the Mexican and |
| Legend has it that the first burrito was sold in a | | | | Tex-Mex cuisines. |
| street stand, but it wasn't known as that then. | | | | So, if and when you do plan to head to Mexico, |
| They were sold as tacos that were wrapped in | | | | find something else to crave for and ask around |
| homemade flour tortilla so that they were sold | | | | to make sure the real deal is exactly what you |
| warm. Burrito literally means "little donkeys," and | | | | thought it to be, or even better. |
| the name is disputably derived from its vague | | | | |