Pet Peevee ( Burritos )

The Culture Shock

Many years after moving to the United States I faced an unexpected culture shock, the size of burritos in America is monstrous, and not in a good way. The beauty of burritos is the fact that they have few ingredients, but carefully selected to deliver specific mouth watering flavors. In the case of meat fillings the meat is usually cooked in a nice sauce that will be absorbed slightly by the tortilla wrap. So every bite ends up being juicy and full of flavor. 

Burrito Raw Ingredients

Traditionally burritos are very simple, and just the right size. They have very few ingredients, and you can actually fit each bite in your mouth quite nicely. You can hold them in one hand as you read the news on your phone with the other, or you can wrap them in aluminum and put them on your back pocket as you ride your bike to school, or work! The possibilities are endless! 

Flour Tortilla Rising!

Well, okay, perhaps you shouldn't put a burrito in your pocket, any of them, but I feel that it should be small enough for you to do so if you have to. Like in the middle of an earthquake, you shouldn't leave your burrito behind, you must however have your hands free so you can raise them up in the air as you run around screaming.

Breakfast Burrito

Unwrapped Burrito

And like I said ingredients are also quite a few, and for a breakfast burrito practically all you need is flour tortillas, and eggs. That alone makes for a great burrito. However, pico de gallo (chopped tomato, onions, peppers, cilantro, salt and pepper) never goes wrong with this kind of thing. Lately I like to add it on top of the eggs and let the warmth of the eggs and the tortilla gently warm up the vegetables, but adding them to the eggs as you are cooking them works too.

Along with some orange juice, this is one of the breakfast dishes that makes me the happiest.

If you have sausage, ham, or bacon, you can also chop it up, scramble it with the eggs, and use that as your filling. And this is one of the only few times I will say this, but if you grate some cheddar cheese on top, just enough to give it flavor (it's not a quesadilla, it shouldn't be cheesy!), then you end up with an amazing breakfast.

Wrapped Burrito, Ready to Eat!

Mmmm, what a perfect way to start a day!