Burrito vs. Wrap I went to starbucks today and found a breakfast wrap... but it was clearly a breakfast burrito. All the workers were also confused when I asked them about it, and said that they were

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Isaac Sechslingloff

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Burrito vs. Wrap

I went to starbucks today and found a breakfast wrap... but it was clearly a breakfast burrito. All the workers were also confused when I asked them about it, and said that they were wondering the same thing.

I looked online and found an answer like "a burrito is just a mexican wrap"

But when I go to McDonald's and look on the menu I see breakfast burrito. And there isn't much specifically Mexican about McDonalds.

I always thought a burrito was just a tortilla and literally anything else (like a sandwhich, but with a tortilla instead of bread).

This seems to be the definition of a "wrap" also.

Moreover while I can't say I studied enough to find this, but it seems "wrap" is a newer term when it comes to this food item. Perhaps there is a generational preference alongside regional preferences..

Making the differences dialectal/sociolectal..

That's what I think anyways..

What do you call this thing ➡️ ( 🌯 )

9 mars 2020 23:54

Commentaires · 3

A wrap is the same thing as a burrito but attempts to avoid the Spanish term. A wrap can have more of a variety of ingredients. For example, a wrap is more like an American sandwich inside a flour tortilla. I have seen wraps on menus with mustard, ham, spinach, etc. But a burrito typically will include items like beans, cheese, meat, eggs, potatoes or rice.

10 mars 2020

@Carlos Luna but what about for example breakfast burritos (when they don't include chorizo). Like just eggs/cheese/sausage/potatoes

10 mars 2020

It gets a bit messy when distinguishing between wraps, burritos, kebabs, shawarma, and the various other variants. I just call them burritos if they use Mexican style ingredients.

10 mars 2020