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About National Burrito Day

National Burrito Day arrives on the first Thursday of April and celebrates the mighty burrito, the flour-tortilla package that turns rice, beans, meat, salsa, cheese, and guacamole into a complete meal you can hold in one hand. Few foods balance engineering and comfort so well, which is why the burrito has become a fixture of American fast-casual dining.

The holiday is a food-marketing favorite: burrito chains run giveaways and loyalty rewards, taquerias roll out specials, and fans debate eternal questions such as whether a burrito bowl still counts. Home cooks join in by wrapping their own versions, from breakfast burritos stuffed with eggs to oversized Mission-style constructions that require two hands and a strategy.

The day is also a nod to Mexican and Mexican-American food culture, and many people use it as an excuse to skip the chains and support a neighborhood taqueria instead.

History of National Burrito Day

The word burrito means little donkey in Spanish, and the dish's exact birthplace is disputed. Northern Mexico is the likeliest home: regions such as Ciudad Juárez and the state of Sonora have wrapped fillings in flour tortillas for generations, and flour tortillas themselves are a northern Mexican staple. One popular legend credits a street vendor named Juan Méndez who sold food from a donkey-drawn cart during the Mexican Revolution, wrapping meals to keep them warm. In the United States, the burrito evolved into the oversized Mission-style version in 1960s San Francisco, where taquerias loaded tortillas with rice, beans, and everything else. National Burrito Day grew out of American restaurant promotions and has become one of the spring's most reliable food holidays, complete with free-burrito giveaways.

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