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Best Breakfast burrito in San Francisco

“Scrambled eggs, potatoes, beans, cheese, and chiles wrapped in a flour tortilla—born in New Mexico, now everywhere.”

Breakfast burrito

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The breakfast burrito (Spanish: Burrito de desayuno), sometimes referred to as a breakfast wrap outside of the American Southwest, is a variety of American breakfast composed of breakfast items wrapped inside a flour tortilla burrito. This style was invented and popularized in several regional American cuisines, most notably originating in New Mexican cuisine, and expanding beyond Southwestern cuisine and neighboring Tex-Mex. Southwestern-style breakfast burritos may include any combination of scrambled eggs, potatoes, beans, cheese, peppers (usually New Mexico chile, jalapeño, or other chili peppers), salsa, onions, chorizo, bacon, or sour cream. In other variations of breakfast burritos, more ingredients such as tomatoes, cheese, ham, and other fresh products can be added. Some fast food restaurants such as Burger King, Dunkin' Donuts, McDonald's, and Taco Bell sell breakfast burritos. The breakfast burrito is also a popular street food, and street-style breakfast burritos are fou

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The breakfast burrito wraps the morning meal into a single, handheld package—scrambled eggs, potatoes, beans, cheese, and chiles all folded inside a flour tortilla. Born in New Mexican cuisine, this Southwestern staple has traveled far beyond its regional roots, showing up on fast food menus and from food trucks across Los Angeles and beyond. Each burrito is a study in combination: the soft tortilla gives way to warm eggs and crispy potatoes, punctuated by the heat of jalapeño or New Mexico chile, bound together with cheese and often chorizo or bacon.

Order it here when it has

  • portable and handheld
  • regionally rooted in New Mexican cuisine
  • widely available from street vendors to fast food chains
  • flexible ingredient combinations

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