Burritos, to me, are the perfect meal. They're healthy, delicious and they fill you up. The problem with a lot of burrito places is that they give you too many options or try to turn the "burrito" concept into some gourmet, extravagant victual.
People this is what goes in a burrito:
- Rice (Mexican Rice)
- Beans (black or red)
- Chicken or Beef (grilled)
- Salsa
- Sour Cream (if you're so inclined)
Other allowed extras:
- Guacamole
- Cheese (Jack or Cheddar -- no fancy ass blue cheese or brie burritos)
- Pico de Gallo
That's it. And it should all be wrapped in light, but tasty flour tortilla.
A Burrito should NEVER have:
- Jamaican Jerk Chicken
- Fish
- Oysters
- Caviar
- Gravy
- Ham
- Pineapple
- Caesar Salad
- Chocolate (maybe a molé sauce is ok)
- Tomato Sauce
(I think I've made my point)
And burritos don't need fancy names like:
- The Mexinator
- Japanese Samurai Burrito
- The Don Rickles
- The Irish Setter (it's a reuben in a burrito, fun!)
And these flavored tortillas are starting to really piss me off. I went to get a burrito the other day and my choice of tortillas was:
- White Flour
- Wheat
- Spinach
- Roasted Red Pepper
- Spicy Red Pepper
- Garlic
- Sun-Dried Tomato
- Pistachio
- Rocky Road
- Apple Pie
- Bubble Gum
- Tofu
First of all, I don't have time for choices like this on my lunch break. I just want in and out.
Secondly, people, these are burritos. Anything else is a wrap. It's a fucking wrap, ok. Don't get all trendy trying to ethnicize your WRAP by buying into the burrito craze. It's not cool and it makes the real burrito places look bad because they're trying to serve up the actual authentic stuff. All you trendy wrap people should choke on a Churro!
