# Burritos: Rice and/or beans? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 26, 2015, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burritos-rice-and-or-beans/728902 "2015-08-26T01:31:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2015, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burritos-rice-and-or-beans/728902/101 "2015-08-28T21:42:12Z")
> [@ISiddiqui](#): > > I think that’s actually cheese, not rice. It threw me at first too. Zoom in. It has grains. ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2015, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burritos-rice-and-or-beans/728902/102 "2015-08-28T22:28:02Z")
In honor of this thread, I just got a burrito. Beans and rice and POTATO ( **sven** ) and lettuce and tomato, all in there. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2015, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burritos-rice-and-or-beans/728902/103 "2015-08-28T23:25:31Z")
This thread inspired me to visit El Chico. They have a build your own burrito. You tell them what you want on it. Yes, I did include black beans and rice, refried beans, fajita beef, lettuce, cheddar cheese, monterey jack and sour cream. Best burrito I’ve had in several years. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2015, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burritos-rice-and-or-beans/728902/104 "2015-08-29T00:04:20Z")
Well, I’m not eating wheat (hives) and burritos need flour tortillas, so I made nachos instead. So good. And NO RICE. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2015, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burritos-rice-and-or-beans/728902/105 "2015-08-29T01:52:31Z")
> [@ISiddiqui](#): > > I think that’s actually cheese, not rice. It threw me at first too. Maybe I linked to the wrong El Famous, but [here’s their menu.](http://www.elfamousburrito.net/menu) No rice on burritos. I’ve eaten there dozens of times. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2015, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burritos-rice-and-or-beans/728902/106 "2015-08-29T01:59:55Z")
Rice and black beans and if they are fresh you can skip the filling; I like the combination enough on its own. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2015, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burritos-rice-and-or-beans/728902/107 "2015-08-29T09:19:32Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Huh. Beans do. Rice in my experience does the opposite, which is part of why I don’t like it. > > All the folks talking about Mexican rice, however–I’m wondering if the use of plain white rice around these parts is an anomaly, and if rice in burritos is better in other places, more flavorful. The kind I get is cooked in the red enchilada sauce. Though I’m embarrassed how long it took me to figure that out. Somehow, when I taste it on rice, it tastes different. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2015, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burritos-rice-and-or-beans/728902/108 "2015-08-29T16:58:09Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Maybe I linked to the wrong El Famous, but [here’s their menu.](http://www.elfamousburrito.net/menu) No rice on burritos. I’ve eaten there dozens of times. Actually, no, that original link was correct. I don’t see any rice on that burrito, just cheese. And [here’s the menu](http://www.elfamousburrito.com/el_famous_burrito_002.htm) from the original web page I linked to. No rice. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2015, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burritos-rice-and-or-beans/728902/109 "2015-08-29T17:11:12Z")
Pity. It would be better with rice. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2015, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burritos-rice-and-or-beans/728902/110 "2015-08-29T17:19:42Z")
I’d prefer neither rice nor beans. Just the filling (chicken, pork, steak), salsa, cheese, etc. If we must, seasoned and/or refried beans only, no rice. Back when I was vegetarian, I worked at Coconuts’ Records across the street from a Taco Hell. It was the local go-to place for lunch (quick, easy, & affordable for a college student). Young and broke themselves, they’d charge me for an “upgraded” bean burrito but make a burrito supreme without meat. Saved almost a buck. [/trip down memory lane] ---
**Author:** ![Jamicat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@Jamicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamicat)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burritos-rice-and-or-beans/728902/111 "2015-08-29T20:25:34Z")
Generally no beans no rice. Just meat n cheese n hot. They tend to use too much filler and not enough flavor. Not partial to 7 layer Gooritos. I’ve made em at home with what leftovers I had, like beans and or rice. ---
**Author:** ![1224rattusrattus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/ec9cab/32.png) [@1224rattusrattus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1224rattusrattus)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2015, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burritos-rice-and-or-beans/728902/112 "2015-09-01T17:36:45Z")
If you go veggie it’s the rice that makes the burrito, though the beans help too. White rice has a high profit margin but if it’s mixed with lime & coriander and a good salsa (of your choice) it has a great savoury & citrus taste. Bad burrito places typically don’t bother with the lime & coriander as it’s too labour intensive and they just assume everyone will be having meat which hides the blandness of the rice. I find it amusing to watch all you dopers rage against rice for being inauthentic. For me I can’t imagine anything being less authenticly mexican than grated cheddar cheese & sour cream. Only a pale faced protestant would come up with something so crude. I know Mexico is in the top 5 obese nations in the world, but that’s _now_ that they’ve been exposed to the old world and it’s eating habits. But the burritto as I described at the top, I can just about imagine an Aztec eating. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2015, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burritos-rice-and-or-beans/728902/113 "2015-09-01T19:36:59Z")
> [@Peremensoe](#): > > Zoom in. It has grains. _shrug_ Their menu mentions no rice in the burritos: > [@](#): > > Burritos (Includes Beans, Cheese, Lettuce and Tomato) [http://www.elfamousburrito.com/el\_famous\_burrito\_002.htm](http://www.elfamousburrito.com/el_famous_burrito_002.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2015, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burritos-rice-and-or-beans/728902/114 "2015-09-01T21:02:20Z")
> [@1224rattusrattus](#): > > I find it amusing to watch all you dopers rage against rice for being inauthentic. For me I can’t imagine anything being less authenticly mexican than grated cheddar cheese & sour cream. Only a pale faced protestant would come up with something so crude. I know Mexico is in the top 5 obese nations in the world, but that’s _now_ that they’ve been exposed to the old world and it’s eating habits. But the burritto as I described at the top, I can just about imagine an Aztec eating. FWIW, I’ve tried on several occasions, have graphed my success, have conducted double-blind studies of the phenomenon, and can state with a very high level of confidence that I am unable to give a shit about whether food is authentic. I only care about whether it’s tasty. Thus my love for taking spicy Indian leftovers and eating it on a Bojangles biscuit. Thus my love of burritos with pulled pork, black beans, and Carolina vinegar sauce. Thus my disdain for rice in burritos. ---
**Author:** ![Nema98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d2c977/32.png) [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2015, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burritos-rice-and-or-beans/728902/115 "2015-09-02T00:28:30Z")
I’ll go with rice, but love beans also, especially black beans. Of course both along with other fillings. But if I had to choose than rice. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2015, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burritos-rice-and-or-beans/728902/116 "2015-09-02T01:07:08Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Thus my love of burritos with pulled pork, black beans, and Carolina vinegar sauce. Washed down with an RC cola. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2015, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burritos-rice-and-or-beans/728902/117 "2015-09-02T01:14:00Z")
I brought home a couple of burritos from a taco truck Saturday. They had rice in them. I wish I could have tasted the meat. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2015, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burritos-rice-and-or-beans/728902/118 "2015-09-02T20:19:51Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Thus my love for taking spicy Indian leftovers and eating it on a Bojangles biscuit. Thus my love of burritos with pulled pork, black beans, and Carolina vinegar sauce. Holy crap, that sounds amazing. You are a genius. ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2015, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burritos-rice-and-or-beans/728902/119 "2015-09-02T20:34:04Z")
> [@ISiddiqui](#): > > _shrug_ Their menu mentions no rice in the burritos: > [http://www.elfamousburrito.com/el\_famous\_burrito\_002.htm](http://www.elfamousburrito.com/el_famous_burrito_002.htm) They should photograph one of their own burritos for the site, then. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2015, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burritos-rice-and-or-beans/728902/120 "2015-09-02T21:09:07Z")
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