#20 - Burritos | April 2, 2020

10 Facts About Today

April 02, 2020 - 10 Facts About Burritos.

Here are 10 spicy facts about burritos that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know:

1. Burrito means “little donkey”
   1. No one knows why but some common theories:
      1. They look like donkey ears
      2. They were sold out of a donkey cart
      3. They look like the bedrolls that donkeys carry on their backs
2. Burritos Aren’t a Traditional Dish in Southern Mexico
   1. They started in Northern Mexico
   2. Because wheat only grows in the north
3. They’re not called burritos in central mexico
   1. They are called “Tacos de Harina” or flour tacos
   2. Not very popular in mexico
   3. Very Popular with Americans
4. A Chimichanga is a deep fried burrito
   1. Definitely not popular in mexico
   2. You can buy them in some touristy places in mexico
   3. Much more popular in the US
   4. Like burritos you can pretty much fill it with anything
5. “Burrito” is a generic term
   1. There are multiple types of burritos:
      1. Mission Burritos - Chipotle, Moes
      2. “Burrito Suizo” Smothered Burrito, or Wet Burrito - usually in sit-down restaurants, covered in sauce, and usually baked
6. Sushi Burritos are on the rise
   1. Gaining in popularity
   2. Much healthier than the mexican counterpart
   3. It's basically a big sushi roll
7. A group of people pranked the world with a burrito
   1. They got a justin bieber look alike
   2. Sat him on a bench
   3. He ate a burrito sideways, like not from the top
8. The mission style burrito was invented in San Francisco
   1. From the mission district in san francisco
   2. Most popular style of burrito in the US
9. Burritos first came to the US officially in the 1930’s
   1. They were first added to the menu at El Cholo Spanish Café in Los Angeles
10. The record for fastest burrito eaten was 44 seconds
    1. Leah Shutkever
    2. From Birmingham, UK
    3. Set in May of 2019