What's the difference between a burrito and an enchilada?
Question #76918. Asked by cagalli.
Last updated Aug 21 2016.
toughynutter
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"A Mexican food item.
Whenever I've tried them, enchiladas appear to be very similar to burritos but with different contents and flavour.
However, according to one source the difference is that a burrito has the tortilla folded so as to make an envelope which completely encloses its contents, whereas an enchilada has the tortilla wrapped around the contents so as to make a cylinder with much the same shape as cannelloni.
Another source claims that the difference is that a burrito is made with a flour tortilla whereas an enchilada is made with a corn tortilla. The same source says that enchiladas are sometimes rolled, sometimes served flat and stacked upon one another, that traditionally they are layered/packed with cheese and onions though meat is often available, and finally that enchiladas are often served with a fried egg or two. "