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heidih

heidih

1 hour ago, blue_dolphin said:

I say a taco is folded around the filling using small tortillas that can be eaten out of hand.

A burrito is rolled to completely enclose the filling and usually made with larger tortillas.
Taquitos are rolled, then fried. 
But I’m a gringa so what do I know?

 

 

Yes those are the common usages I have always seen in Southern California in Hispanic places. . Taco = corn tortillas. Usually soft not fried. Burrito  = flour tortilla  There are of course enchilada, tamales etc. I would not call them subsets; rather various ways to combine usually corn masa with fillings.

heidih

heidih

1 hour ago, blue_dolphin said:

I say a taco is folded around the filling using small tortillas that can be eaten out of hand.

A burrito is rolled to completely enclose the filling and usually made with larger tortillas.
Taquitos are rolled, then fried. 
But I’m a gringa so what do I know?

 

 

Those are the common usages I have always seen in  in Southern California. Taco = corn tortillas. Usually soft not fried. Burrito  = flour tortilla  There are of course enchilada, tamales etc. I would not call them subset; rather various ways to combine usually corn masa with fillings.

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