It’s modeled after mission burritos. You could say it’s San Franciscan. That’s essentially Mexican.
Going from first principles is a different story. Did you know potatoes come from Peru, South America? Shouldn’t they be called Peruvian Fries? Not French? Like half of all food is South American. It’s wild. Same for beans; which make up a part of a Chipotle.
Anyway, when dealing with cultural categories there’s no real facts to rely on. See sandwich vs hot dog.
I’d say it’s Mexican, but not sit-down-Mexican. That’s something different. You usually get wet burritos at sit down Mexican. There’s a million places call like El Rodeo, or La Michoana, or whatever. They aren’t a chain, but you know what you’re gonna get at a sit down Mexican. It’s never a Chipotle style burrito.
This is the most accurate description here. Growing up in central Mexico I always considered burritos American food. If I had been born further up north in Chihuahua Mexico maybe I would have called them Mexican food. At the end of the day, eat them if you like them and don’t worry too much about what it’s called. Like all good food there is a little bit of influence from multiple fronts.
Got any dishes that you feel represent the kind of Mexican food you grew up with? People are always so quick to say “x isn’t Mexican, y, isn’t Mexican, it’s so impossible to find real Mexican food if you don’t live close to the border”. But they never say what “real Mexican” is lol. I’d love to try something authentic but as someone from Florida whos apparently never had any real Mexican food in my life I have no idea where to start
It’s modeled after mission burritos. You could say it’s San Franciscan. That’s essentially Mexican.
Going from first principles is a different story. Did you know potatoes come from Peru, South America? Shouldn’t they be called Peruvian Fries? Not French? Like half of all food is South American. It’s wild. Same for beans; which make up a part of a Chipotle.
Anyway, when dealing with cultural categories there’s no real facts to rely on. See sandwich vs hot dog.
I’d say it’s Mexican, but not sit-down-Mexican. That’s something different. You usually get wet burritos at sit down Mexican. There’s a million places call like El Rodeo, or La Michoana, or whatever. They aren’t a chain, but you know what you’re gonna get at a sit down Mexican. It’s never a Chipotle style burrito.
This is the most accurate description here. Growing up in central Mexico I always considered burritos American food. If I had been born further up north in Chihuahua Mexico maybe I would have called them Mexican food. At the end of the day, eat them if you like them and don’t worry too much about what it’s called. Like all good food there is a little bit of influence from multiple fronts.
Got any dishes that you feel represent the kind of Mexican food you grew up with? People are always so quick to say “x isn’t Mexican, y, isn’t Mexican, it’s so impossible to find real Mexican food if you don’t live close to the border”. But they never say what “real Mexican” is lol. I’d love to try something authentic but as someone from Florida whos apparently never had any real Mexican food in my life I have no idea where to start