[Sarajo]

Originally Posted by Sebekkha [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

What's this difference between a Burrito and a Fajita then ? UK is not clued up on Mexican food except for Olde El Paso Mexican food kits which taste foul

I can't believe you don't like the taste of our 100% ORGANIC(-chemistry derived) American produced Mexican-flavored food substances!


But to answer your question, Burritos are rolled up like... blanket on a burro (mule).
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Historic photograph of the donkey my grandparents rode across the border

So the word really just means "little donkey", probably because it resembles a bed roll or blanket that's rolled up on a donkey but small enough to hold in one hand and/or fit in one's mouth. When I lived in Arizona, 4 miles from the Mexican border, the Mexican restaurant in town still called the dish "Burros".(You can barely see it under the "a la carte" section of the menu on the right)

Fajitas are from faja, meaning like a strip of something, or a sash or belt. That could be strips of beef, pork, chicken, peppers, onions, human flesh, whatever. The reason the two get confused sometimes is because tortillas are often served with fajita platters (the platter itself is just a bunch of stuff cut up into strips and cooked in a 500 something degree cast iron skillet, with a pile of refried beans and lettuce and guacamole and whatever else)