Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Chili Dog Burrito: An American Nightmare

The first burritos I ever ate were frozen ones from the supermarket.

Our supermarket’s frozen brand offered three varieties:
  • Red Hot (in a red wrapper)
  • Mild (in a green wrapper), and
  • Chili Dog (in a brown wrapper)

I loved the first two, but Chili Dog was introduced later and I was unfamiliar with it the first (and only) time I tried one. I guessed it would be full of beefy chili dog style chili or something.

I'll never forget my shock the first time I bit into it – The burrito had a whole hot dog in there! It was a hot dog encased in beans, then wrapped in a tortilla and frozen. You would bite into it and pull the whole hot dog out.

It seemed very unnatural and wrong. I was probably 12 or 13 years old and I think I shrieked out loud when I bit in and pulled out a hot dog.  It was fucked up. I'm glad it never caught on.

[Originally posted on I'm Nacho Steppinstone, June 30, 2004]

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