What is the difference between wrap and burrito?

[david]

[girlpower452]

The main difference between a wrap and a burrito mostly comes down to the filling and the cultural origin. Burritos are Mexican, and they're typically filled with ingredients like rice, beans, meat, cheese, and vegetables. They're usually wrapped in a flour tortilla and often grilled or steamed to seal them up tight, making them easy to handle.

Wraps are more general and can be influenced by a variety of cuisines. They're made with a soft flatbread or tortilla and can be filled with pretty much anything you like, from chicken Caesar salad to Mediterranean veggies with hummus. Wraps aren't usually heated after being assembled, unlike many burritos, and the tortilla can be anything from a standard flour tortilla to more exotic types like spinach or tomato basil.

So, in a nutshell, if you're after something warm with hearty, often spicy fillings, go for a burrito. If you want something potentially lighter and with more variety in the type of bread and fillings, a wrap is the way to go.

[PBandJ_Nerd]

Wrap is more like substituting bread for tortilla or pita for something like sandwiches. So like deli meats, lettuce, tomatoes, chicken, turkey, eggs, etc. (sometimes it's like having a salad in a wrap). Burrito is more Mexican. It can have taco meat (beef), chicken, or beans, lettuce, tomato, shredded cheese, and sauces. Or at least for your basic burrito that is.

[purplepoppy]

It's folded differently. Mexican food is just the same thing folded a dozen different ways.

[Craftsman]

In my experience, a wrap can be rolled up in lettuce, are usually vegetable based, and usually served cold. Burritos are wrapped in flour tortillas, usually contain a meat, though sometimes only beans and rice, and are normally served warm or hot.
Wraps are lighter and daintier than are burritos, which are heavier, bulkier, and often deliciously spicier, and are almost always part of Latin American cuisine.

[JustinTheGreat]

I think by definition a burrito usually has rice and beans. And its usually Mexican flavors and ingredients

while a wrap can be anything

[AviatorTom]

A wrap usually has the ends left open while a burrito has the ends closed. A burrito is almost always some combination of meat, beans and cheese while a wrap can contain any combination of foods.

[loveslongnails]

There are things I'd put in a wrap that wouldn't put in a burrito. LOL Also, I think there's a difference in the thickness and size of them, plus burritos don't come in all the different flavors or herb/spice ingredients that wraps do.

[bobalife]

Wraps are lighter and healthier choice. Burritos are yummy, bigger side, and Mexican cuisine.

[Staximus]

A wrap is usually made with a tortilla but sometimes pita or flatbread. It's not folded like a burrito, but it's basically a burrito filled with ingredients that no self-respecting Mexican would ever put in a burrito.

[Wise4myage]

Even though burritos are also made with tortillas, these tortillas are larger and thicker than those used for wraps. Traditional burritos use wheat flour tortillas, which are heartier and can hold more substantial fillings without tearing.

[TommyMountainFigure]

I think the only difference is Burritos are bigger than wraps.

[Anonymous]

Wraps are usually reasonably healthy. Burritos are like something that comes out of your ass in the morning.

[RingOfFire]

If it's a burrito, you get explosive diarrhea.

[JayBones2469]

Burritos are loaded with fats and salts. Think 20 year old Mexican woman. Fat and shaped lime a lunch box. Skinny white women eat wraps.

[ChefPapiChulo]

Everyone here is horribly wrong. The difference is the shell.

[Kingofkings1992]

The way it’s folded and what they’re filled with. At their core, they’re pretty similar

[Anonymous]

Wrap is a salad put into a tortilla. Burrito is beans and meat in a tortilla and cooked.

[patois]

If it tastes like crap, then it's a wrap.

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

The way the tortilla is folded

[ReesesThins2]

A burrito is better.

[sheikalana]

A different name for the same thing to me.

[LiamS95]

The biggest difference is the filling.

[noohair]

You can charge more for a wrap.