How do they make burritos where you live?

[CreekDog]

Each region of the US is dominated by a style of making them.

Here in the Bay Area, burritos tend to be: rice, beans, meat, cheese, salsa, guac., sour cream, sometimes cilantro.

In Tucson, they tended to be meat and spices in a tortilla. I recall one chain down there had a "Califoria Burrito (or was it "Burro" WTF) that had french fries inside. :wtf: :rofl:

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. They don't make burritos where I live.

But I can get them at various restaurants.

[myrna minx]

7. LOL - too true.

:hi:

[Lucian]

2. Taco Bell and Chipotle make the burritos around here.

[Old Troop]

3. In MA burritos are exotic food

We tend to "simmer" everything until it's gray and you can't tell the meat from the green beans.

[jmm]

11. Guess it depends on what part of MA you're in.

I don't like beans or guacamole so I'm not the best person to give burrito advice but there are a number of small Mexican restaurants near where I live run by people from El Salvador that make some great food. I'm not a big meat eater but the ones I've visited have some of the most flavorful meat I've tasted.

[Shell Beau]

4. I never order the burrito so I wouldn't know!

I do notice on the menu that you can get them fried or not. Either way, I think I'd enjoy it with the rice, refried beans, sour cream, guac, cheese, etc. on it!!!! YUMMY!!

[Initech]

5. In LA? The bigger the better!

[kwassa]

10. El Tepayac. No one makes them bigger.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/217877/el_tepeyac_cafe_the_best_mexican_food.html

http://www.yelp.com/biz/el-tepeyac-cafe---manuels-original-los-angeles

[azmouse]

6. Phoenix is much like Tucson.

Meat and seasonings inside, cheese and sauce on top. :9

[struggle4progress]

8. Toss a burro in the washer, then in a hot dryer so it shrinks?

:shrug:

[Symarip]

9. SIR!

The California Burrito was invented at Santana's in Point Loma, California. And it's delicious after standing watch at the Submarine base for 12 hours.

[Kali]

12. I like them 2 ways

simple with just beans and some roasted green chile, maybe a little queso mennonito - these are best on smaller tortillas and you tend to eat several. Good made for pack lunches - the big ones tend to be too messy to eat with hands.

the other way is with a nice hand stretched big tortilla warmed over a flame (but not too much or it will tear), and can have any of several meat fillings - when I make them it is usually ground beef seasoned with cumin, oregano, garlic, salt. Then add some grated cheese, fresh chopped onion and salsa. Roll it up and enjoy.

At the local burrito place I might get carne asada, carnitas, chicken (turkey) or green chili (pork).

No rice, don't really like beans mixed with meat but I can eat it, and NO LETTUCE!!!! And no fucking fruit "desert" burritos.

Most of these can be deep fried into a chimichanga (invented in Tucson, by the way). Then you can even overindulge even more by dumping enchilada sauce on top and having melted cheese and sour cream as well. Too much for me.

[Ptah]

16. I did not know that the chimichanga was invented here.

[Kali]

17. El Charro!

that is how I learned it - wiki says there are some other possibilities

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimichanga

edit for grammar

[begin_within]

21. I lived in California for years, but never had a chimichanga until I lived in Arizona

Now they are available in California too but they weren't for a long, long time.

[TZ]

13. There's a whole thread about it!

:P

[Kali]

14. the potato thing originates in the state of Sonora.

as does the huge flour tortilla

[Tommy_Carcetti]

15. Unless you are Mexican, I doubt any one region can claim ownership of the burrito.

Sure, there may be regional varieties of burritos, but I would think the true authentic burrito would be the Mexican style burrito.

[Kali]

18. hell even Mexico can't really

most cultures have some kind of "stuff wrapped in a flat bread" take-out food

(and wheat came with the Spanish anyway)

[blueamy66]

19. AZ

tortilla and meat

[begin_within]

20. It's so easy to make burritos! Why would anyone need to go without?

Place arge hot tortilla on a plate - put meat or beans on it, off-center. Put shredded cheese and chili sauce on top. Start rolling at the edge nearest the meat or beans. Roll up a little, then fold the sides in, then roll the rest of the way. So easy and the ingredients can be found in almost any grocery store. Why would anyone need to feel deprived?

[Kali]

22. because finding good tortillas can be a real problem!

I cook mostly real Mexican food as our staple diet and I still suck at rolling burritos:rofl: They always leak and tear apart.

edit to add: you know, on thinking further I realized you can hardly even order a burro or burrito in a real non-tourist restaurant in mexico - even street stands are all tortas or tacos. You can get tortillas de harina and roll your own at the table if you get some stew or chili colorado, but burritos are the pb&j of Mexican cuisine - something you make at home or to take for travel food.

[Iggo]

23. South East Los Angeles County.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x9339309#9341658