breakfast burrito

Eggs in tortilla

A breakfast burrito is a flour tortilla wrapped around morning-meal fillings—typically scrambled eggs, cheese, and some combination of bacon, sausage, potatoes, or peppers.

The format originated in the American Southwest and has become a staple of fast-food menus and weekend brunches: I grabbed a breakfast burrito on my way to work.

Opposites
meal timing

breakfast burritoevening meal

Food after sundown

supper · midnight snack · dinner · dessert · lunch

food format/construction

breakfast burritosandwich

Filling between bread slices

salad · soup · sushi roll · rice bowl

meal formality

breakfast burritoeggs Benedict

Poached dish with hollandaise

full English breakfast

Family

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Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G