Good Morning *National Burrito Day*

Rise and Shine folks Favorite Type of Burrito?

A burrito is a heavy tortilla wrapped around meat, cheese, tomato, rice, beans, vegetables, and sauces. Burritos can be filled with ground beef, shredded chicken, shredded beef or shredded pork. Bean choices often include black, red, whole or refried beans. Vegetables can be grilled or fresh. Cumin, chili powder and oregano are typical spices that are used to give the burritos an authentic Mexican flavor. Chimichangas are burritos that have been deep fried.

The word burrito first appeared in the Dictionary of Mexicanisms in 1895. It is the term used in the Guanajuato region and means little donkey in Spanish. It is possible that it stems from the appearance of the packs and bedrolls donkeys used to carry. In other regions of Mexico, similar types of food are known as flauta.

The burrito was introduced in the United States in the 1930’s at the El Cholo Spanish Café in Los Angeles.

HOW TO OBSERVE

Call some friends and go out for burritos or make some at home

1242 Russian troops repel an invasion by Teutonic knights.

1614 Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe.

1792 George Washington casts the first presidential veto.

1843 Queen Victoria proclaims Hong Kong a British crown colony.

1861 Gideon Welles, the Secretary of the Navy issues official orders for the USS Powhatan to sail to Fort Sumter.

1865 As the Confederate army approaches Appomattox, it skirmishes with Union forces at Amelia Springs and Paine's Cross Road.

1908 The Japanese Army reaches Yalu River as Russians retreat.

1919 Eamon de Valera becomes president of Ireland.

1930 Mahatma Gandhi defies British law by making salt in India instead of buying it from the British.

1941 German commandos secure docks along the Danube River in preparation for Germany's invasion of the Balkans.



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