National Burrito Day Timeline

1975

The Rise of Breakfast Burritos

Breakfast burritos are introduced in Santa Fe, New Mexico by Tia Sophia’s.

1934

Burrito Recipes

Recipes for the home cook are introduced in Erna Fergusson’s “Mexican Cookbook.”

1930s

Featured in Restaurants

Burritos are added to restaurant menus in California, starting at the El Cholo Spanish Café in Los Angeles.

1895

Book of Burritos

Burritos are mentioned in the “Dictionary of Mexicanisms” and became popular in Guanajuato and Guerrero, Mexico.