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Plural: burritos
Language: Spanish
Description: A taco, tortilla or flatbread made from wheat flour rather than corn, folded to enclose a filling which might include any of refried beans, meat, chorizo, chicken, machaca or grated cheese. Found in northern Mexico it may be served with chilli sauce or guacamole and salad with soured cream (US: cultured sour cream).
Pronounced: BOOR-ree-tohs
Ethnicity: Mexican, Spanish
Most frequent country: Widespread
Most frequent region: Northern Mexico
Also known as: burro
See places: Spanish food and cuisine, Mexican food and cuisine
See foods and dishes: chimichanga, chorizo, guacamole, machaca
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