Enchilada vs. Burrito — What's the Difference?

An enchilada (, Spanish: [entʃiˈlaða]) is a corn tortilla rolled around a filling and covered with a savory sauce. Originally from Mexican cuisine, enchiladas can be filled with various ingredients, including meats, cheese, beans, potatoes, vegetables, or combinations.

A burrito (English: , Spanish: [buˈrito] (listen)) is a dish in Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine that took form in California cuisine, consisting of a flour tortilla wrapped into a sealed cylindrical shape around various ingredients. The tortilla is sometimes lightly grilled or steamed to soften it, make it more pliable, and allow it to adhere to itself when wrapped.

A tortilla rolled and stuffed usually with a mixture containing meat or cheese and served with a sauce spiced with chili.

A flour tortilla wrapped around a filling, as of beef, beans, or cheese.

A Mexican dish made by wrapping a filling in a tortilla, then baking in a sauce.

A Mexican dish consisting of a flour tortilla wrapped around a filling of meat and/or beans, cheese etc.

Tortilla with meat filling baked in chili-seasoned tomato sauce

(slang) To wrap someone or something up like a burrito.

A flour tortilla folded around a filling.

A flour tortilla folded around a filling