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FauxPas

FauxPas

4 hours ago, liuzhou said:

I noticed they were offering a beef, pork and chicken burrito.

 

Is that deep-fried? That would make it closer to a what is called a chimichanga (at least in Arizona) than a regular burrito/burro. I've never seen three (or even two) meats combined. Often the cooking style of the meat is defining - carne seca or carne asada, for example. it's not just meat wrapped in a tortilla - how the meat is prepared, what is added to it before wrapping and what sides/sauces are served alongside are all important elements. 

 

 Edited to add: Here's a video on El Charro Cafe in Tucson where they claim to have invented the chimichanga. 🙂

They make carne seca by drying the beef in the sun.  

 

 

 

 

FauxPas

FauxPas

4 hours ago, liuzhou said:

I noticed they were offering a beef, pork and chicken burrito.

 

Is that deep-fried? That would make it closer to a what is called a chimichanga (at least in Arizona) than a regular burrito/burro. I've never seen three (or even two) meats combined. Often the cooking style of the meat is defining - carne seca or carne asada, for example. it's not just meat wrapped in a tortilla - how the meat is prepared, what is added to it before wrapping and what sides/sauces are served alongside are all important elements. 

 

 Edited to add: Here's a video on El Charro Cafe in Tucson where they claim to have invented the chimichanga. 🙂

 

 

 

 

FauxPas

FauxPas

3 hours ago, liuzhou said:

I noticed they were offering a beef, pork and chicken burrito.

 

Is that deep-fried? That would make it closer to a what is called a chimichanga (at least in Arizona) than a regular burrito/burro. I've never seen three (or even two) meats combined. Often the cooking style of the meat is defining - carne seca or carne asada, for example. it's not just meat wrapped in a tortilla - how the meat is prepared, what is added to it before wrapping and what sides/sauces are served alongside are all important elements. 

 

 

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