Are burritos an American invention?
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2) Sometime in the 20th century, the burrito was invented Some theories place the invention of the burrito around this time. We don't know exactly who first invented the burrito, or why. But we do know the name is a diminutive of burro, or donkey. ... He derogatorily called the kids "burritos," meaning they were dimwitted.