Learn to wrap your burritos you suckface food noob.
100%. I’ve never had this happen to me. It’s not even really that hard to get the hang of wrapping a burrito.
This is only a problem if you can’t roll a burrito…
and for the gluttons who overstuff their burritos so they’re difficult to keep closed.
Guilty. It’s not about the amount I want to eat, it’s about reaching my ideal burrito/stuffing ratio.
roll them in al foil, it keeps them warm while you roll others, and steams the bread slightly making a stretchyer texture.
It’s more a problem of the quality of the tortilla in my experience. With a halfway decent tortilla, I have no problems. Some grocery store tortillas are too stiff and don’t stick to themselves in the slightest. You can masterfully roll them, but the moment your grip loosens, it all turns to chaos.
Tell that to every Mexican joint nearby that stuffs their burritos so full the moment you fork into it they explode in a overly soapy mess from all the cilantro.
Well, if you were eating it with a fork anyway the I don’t see the problem… A lot of Mexican places (as opposed to Tex Mex) will also pou salsa or queso or something over the burrito, which then obviously requires a fork, but it’s also different from the burrito pictured.
And you know you can just ask them not to put any cilantro on? It’s a garnish that typically isn’t added until the very end and a lot of people can’t stand the stuff, they probably won’t mind leaving it off
Neither? The whole point of a burrito, at least one of these style of burrito that isn’t swimming in some kind of sauce, is that it holds together well enough that you can eat it while holding it in your hand without making a mess. If it’s poorly wrapped then yeah it’ll come apart and you might want a plate and flatware to finish the job.
When someone says their burritos won’t stay shut I immediately know that they don’t know what they’re doing.
I bought a master lock for my burrito, it can be opened with another burrito.
Is this a common problem? I’ve almost never had a burrito fall apart on me unless it outright rips–I once made the mistake of ordering a burrito in Scotland, and that was pretty formless, but it was also less a burrito and more an embarrassment hiding under an ill-fitting tortilla.
My general rule of thumb is that I don’t eat Mexican food in places where there aren’t many Mexican people.
That’s easy for you to say, but some of us like burritos and live in Europe!
And yes, you CAN get good Mexican food here. Nowhere near as good as in the US near the border, of course, but MUCH better than in the worst US places for it like idunno, North Carolina or Alaska or some such 🤷
Utah used to be partly in Mexico territory before the recent unpleasantness and it has many good Mexican restaurants.
For me, I tend to overstuff my burrito innards. As a result, I’m not able to fold in the ends over the heaping pile of innards so this tape would actually help me get that coveted wrap action without making me address my lack of self control.
Pan-sear your burritos shut.
If you are still having a hard time, a thin layer of cheese to form a crust seal never fails
Depends on the type of burrito and ingredients. For breakfast burritos I put cream cheese in them, and then smear a bit on the inside seam and it works well to glue it shut. For a texmex style burrito you could use a bit of refried beans, or sour cream. If you’re wearing your burrito you can just sprinkle a bit of shredded cheese of any kind in the seam and when the cheese melts it’ll hold it closed.
