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A burrito or ''taco de harina'' is a type of food found in the Cuisine of Mexico and the American -style Tex-Mex Cuisine . It consists of a flour Tortilla wrapped or folded around a filling. The flour tortilla is usually lightly grilled or steamed, to soften it and make it more pliable. In Mexico, Refried Beans , Spanish Rice , or Meat are usually the only fillings and the tortilla is smaller in size. In the United States, however, fillings generally include a combination of ingredients such as Spanish Rice , Beans , Lettuce , Tomatoes , Salsa , Meat , Guacamole , Cheese , and Sour Cream , and the result is considerably larger. The word ''burrito'' literally means "little ''. HISTORY See Also: Timeline of the Burrito Mexican popular tradition tells the story of a man named Juan Mendez who used to sell tacos in a street stand, using a real donkey as a transport for himself and the food, during the Mexican Revolution period (1910-1921) in the Bella Vista neighborhood in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. To keep the food warm, Juan had the idea of wrapping the food placed in a large flour tortilla inside individual napkins. He had a lot of success, and consumers came from other places around the Mexican border looking for the "food of the Burrito", the word they eventually adopted as the name for these large tacos. Burritos are a traditional food of Ciudad Juárez , a city in the northern Mexican State of Chihuahua , where people buy them at restaurants and thousands of corner stands. In this border town there are eateries that have established their reputation after decades serving burritos. They are eaten for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Usual ingredients include '' Barbacoa '', '' Mole '', chopped Hot Dog s cooked in a tomato and chile sauce, Refried Beans and Cheese , '' Deshebrada '' (shredded slow-cooked flank steak) and '' Chile Relleno '' ( Stuffed Pepper ). The ''deshebrada'' burrito also has a variation in '' Chile Colorado '' (mild to moderately hot) and ''salsa verde'' (very hot). The typical burrito sold in Juárez is generally smaller than the varieties sold in the USA, and may be a northern variation of the traditional "Taco de Canasta". Although burritos are one of the most popular examples of Mexican cuisine outside of Mexico, in Mexico itself burritos are not common outside of northern Mexico, although they are beginning to appear in some non-traditional venues. Wheat flour tortillas used in burritos are now often seen through much of Mexico, but at one time were peculiar to northwestern Mexico and Southwestern US Pueblo Indian tribes, possibly due to these areas being less than optimal for growing Corn . Burritos are commonly called ''tacos de harina'' (wheat flour tacos) in Central and Southern Mexico and burritas (feminine, with 'a') in northern-style restaurants outside of Northern Mexico proper. A long and thin fried burrito similar to a Chimichanga is prepared in the state of Sonora and vicinity and is called a ''chivichanga''. Bayless, Rick and Deann Groen Bayless. (1987). ''Authentic Mexican: Regional Cooking from the Heart of Mexico''. Morrow Cookbooks. p. 142.ISBN 0-688-04394-1 VARIETIES See Also: Cuisine of the United States The most commonly served style of the burrito in the United States is not as common in Mexico. Typically, American-style burritos are larger, and stuffed with multiple ingredients in addition to the principal meat or vegetable stuffing, such as pinto or black beans, rice (frequently flavored with cilantro and lime or prepared Spanish-style), guacamole, salsas, cheese, and sour cream. One very common enhancement is the Wet Burrito, which is a burrito smothered in a red chile sauce similar to an Enchilada sauce, with shredded cheese added on top so that the cheese melts. When served in a Mexican restaurant in the U.S., a melted cheese covered burrito is typically called a ''burrito suizo'' (''Suizo'' meaning ''Swiss'', an adjective used in Spanish to indicate dishes topped with cheese or Cream ). Some cities have their own variations with one of the most well-known being the San Francisco burrito. San Francisco burrito See Also: San Francisco burrito The origins of the San Francisco burrito can be traced back to Mission District taquerias of the 1960s, however some assert that the original San Francisco burritos began in the fields of Central Valley farmworkers. Other researchers trace the ancestry further back to miners of the 19th century. The San Francisco burrito emerged as a culinary movement during the 1970s and 1980s, and more recently spawned the Wrap . The typical San Francisco burrito is produced on an assembly line, and is characterized by a large stuffed tortilla, wrapped in aluminum foil which can include variations on Spanish rice, beans, a single main filling, and hot or mild salsa. For San Franciscans, the burrito has become an important part of hipster and Chicano culture. The San Francisco-style burrito has become immensely popular throughout the US, popularized by eateries like The Chatham Corner Store of Cape Cod, Moe's Southwest Grill , Chipotle Mexican Grill , Illegal Pete's and Qdoba . Breakfast burrito |
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