Is a burrito a Mexican or American food?!

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It's Mexican -- you might not see it in some parts of Mexico. Just like you won't see some American dishes in every single state. Foods in countries can be regional. You might be seeing burritos in Mexico that resemble a soft taco ...just depends where you are at basically. The US took the burrito and ran with it, so the way we make a burrito is a far cry from it's origins

It IS A MEXICAN FOOD.
(But I can tell you that most mexican restaurants make americanized versions of real mexican food).
They often use HUGE tortillas, and they aren't always made from flour, and they are more of a food cart or street type of food. They aren't sold much in restaurants in mexico, BUT, if you go to Mexico someday, you will see that most food places down there are either street food, or they are little houses or garages where people specialize in ONE type food. It is ultra casual. Like you are sitting in grandma's kitchen...or grandma's garage. Folding card tables, flimsy folding chairs, dirty walls. You sit down and a lady serves you the one thing she sells...... Menudo, birria, barbacoa, gorditas, sopes, tortillas, or, in my husband's case, pozole and tamales.
If you tough it out, and get to know your inner-city hispanic population (and oh yes, they do exist in every town), you will find these. I was lucky enough to find a place in Kansas City KS that serves barbacoa....the loyal customers line up with their cooking pots. The lady just sells barbacoa (stewed lamb) by the pound, and fills up everyone's pots...no "to go" bags here.

If you go to an actual restaurant in Mexico, it'll be a more formal affair. Most food is mom/pop street food.

My husband is from near Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.

A burrito is Mexican. The thing is: the burritos we eat in the States has way too much stuff, compared to most Mexican places. A burrito in Mexico might just have carne asada and you can add cabbage and guacamole at your leisure. In the States, you can get beans, rice, meat, lettuce, tomato...etc.

There are also breakfast burritos that have scrambled eggs and potato with some type of hot sauce.

Lunch burritos are kinda like roast beef with peppers.

You can think of it this way: Tacos are folded and Burritos are wrapped. Add whatever you like. :)

Living the culture

The burrito is a Northern Mexican invention and I get the feeling that what they are filled with varies regionally even in Northern Mexico. When I first came to central Mexico nearly 25 years ago no one here had ever heard of a food called a burrito. Now you can buy them frozen in supermarkets and convenience stores, but I still have never seen them on the menu of restaurants. Our friends from Durango, in the North, make great burritos.

I live and eat in Mexico

In true reality - - what difference does it make -

the cooking of the traditional mexican dishes - are (by generations passed down) - the norm
but please tell me (IDK) - that in the Nation of mexico that a typical burrito style dish is not a dish of common use - ? ?
I hear you complain "(not that i want one)" - ! ! so there is your answer

You can not (?) use the USA to set a standard for other countries

Burritos are a traditional food of Ciudad Juárez, a city in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua, where people buy them at restaurants and roadside stands.

so, they are traditionally from Mexico.

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

They are Mexican food but they are only popular in Northern Mexico (aka places tourists don't really go).

Burrito is a Mexican dish.

It's a Mexican food that is popular in America.

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