# Ersatz Burritos **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [December 8, 2025, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ersatz-burritos/1025512 "2025-12-08T03:03:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2025, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ersatz-burritos/1025512/1 "2025-12-08T03:03:12Z")
I’ve been seeing an ad for Spam tacos. Then my daughter made King Ranch cassrole tonight. I like it because leftovers can be rolled in a tortilla. Yeah, my _Ersatz Burrito._ You? (Only one problem, there was none leftover 😑 ) ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2025, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ersatz-burritos/1025512/2 "2025-12-08T03:41:11Z")
Around here “King Ranch” is a Ford pickup model. But, yeah. Tortilla is the main convaince of food to my mouth. Kinda like an edible napkin. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2025, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ersatz-burritos/1025512/3 "2025-12-08T03:44:00Z")
Oh, Repo Man says “Hi”. ---
**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:** [December 8, 2025, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ersatz-burritos/1025512/4 "2025-12-08T03:44:10Z")
Is ‘ersatz burrito’ like an ‘ersatz sandwich’? ---
**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:** [December 8, 2025, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ersatz-burritos/1025512/5 "2025-12-08T03:46:13Z")
Follow John Scalzi’s account on Bluesky and you’ll see all kinds of burrito abominations. The man is definitely twisted. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2025, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ersatz-burritos/1025512/6 "2025-12-08T03:46:42Z")
I’ve heard of Bogus Pignuts. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2025, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ersatz-burritos/1025512/7 "2025-12-08T03:57:36Z")
Not even gonna ask. 😳 ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2025, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ersatz-burritos/1025512/8 "2025-12-08T04:12:00Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > _Ersatz Burrito_ Band name! ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2025, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ersatz-burritos/1025512/9 "2025-12-08T04:12:56Z")
_“Santa filled our stockings with Irredeemable Chits and Bogus Pignuts!”_ ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2025, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ersatz-burritos/1025512/10 "2025-12-08T04:45:07Z")
Tribute band name! ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2025, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ersatz-burritos/1025512/11 "2025-12-08T04:46:20Z")
Flying Burrito Brothers tribute band! ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2025, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ersatz-burritos/1025512/12 "2025-12-08T04:51:16Z")
It’s all Tex-mex to me. 😆 Another good thing to roll in a tortilla is Walking Taco salad. Don’t even have to heat it. Just warm the tortilla a little. Add sour cream. Yum yum. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2025, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ersatz-burritos/1025512/13 "2025-12-08T12:33:01Z")
I’m almost, but not quite, afraid to ask what “King Ranch cassrole” (sic) is. ---
**Author:** ![fedman1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e495f1/32.png) [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2025, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ersatz-burritos/1025512/14 "2025-12-08T16:10:14Z")
from Google search : King Ranch Casserole is a Tex-Mex layered dish featuring **shredded chicken, corn tortillas, creamy soups (cream of chicken/mushroom), diced tomatoes with green chiles (Rotel), onions, bell peppers, and cheese (Monterey Jack/Cheddar), seasoned with cumin, chili powder,** garlic ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2025, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ersatz-burritos/1025512/15 "2025-12-08T16:24:16Z")
It’s a dump casserole. You dump stuff in and cook it. It’s the cheese. The cheese makes it edible. Sorta. (Daughter uses ground beef, not chicken) ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2025, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ersatz-burritos/1025512/16 "2025-12-08T16:28:51Z")
I like to use a tortilla for any rice-based dish. So I often have Biryani or Masala-style wraps. With enough rice to soak up the juice, I sometimes have beef stew wraps. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2025, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ersatz-burritos/1025512/17 "2025-12-08T16:29:21Z")
Ham, turkey, cheese, sliced pickle, and mustard. I call it a Cuban burrito. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2025, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ersatz-burritos/1025512/18 "2025-12-08T16:30:27Z")
I know a person who put bacon on a tortilla and made bacon tacos. Is that not genuine? BLT + T ---
**Author:** ![MacDoc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/macdoc/32/18696_2.png) [@MacDoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacDoc)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2025, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ersatz-burritos/1025512/19 "2025-12-08T16:34:07Z")
**BirdsEye** fake meat mince. Had it for supper in soft torilla with all the rest of tthe fixins. Fits **ersatz** best ☕ ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2025, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ersatz-burritos/1025512/20 "2025-12-08T16:38:34Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Is ‘ersatz burrito’ like an ‘ersatz sandwich’? Is an ersatz hotdog an ersatz sandwich? Let the debates flame on! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ersatz-burritos/1025512.md?page=2)