The "point," if one even feels comfortable using such a term, of this project is to catalog and share my culinary passion: the burrito. I can't recall when my pallet first happened upon the joys of hand-wrapped bliss, but I know that I've never been the same since. From the establishment of Burrito Day at UHM to the tireless search for the perfect bite, the burrito has become nothing short of a way of life for me. At the behest of some burrito brothers in arms, I've decided to share my eating exploits (and I hope you will too). Of course there are much more serious things to consider and ponder over in this world, but there is something special about the burrito. If you don't get it...well, you don't get it. For those of you who do, enjoy and feel free to send me the chronicles of your burrito-ing. To my knowledge there is no "National Burrito Day." I would like to correct this injustice and I hope to be able to begin to build a dialogue across party lines so that one day our children and our childrens' children can hold their burritos with pride knowing that their government shares their love for the delicacy known as the "little donkey."Bueno Burrito - Kea'au and Hilo, HI - May 19, 2010
http://www.mibuenoburrito.com
To call this place a hole in the wall would be a great disservice to other holes in many walls across this (at times) great nation and beyond! Bueno Burrito should be your first stop for all things burrito on the Hilo side of the Big Island. While the downtown location serves as the anchor, we (Justin Stein, my burrito brother in arms) actually found the gregariously spry George actively soliciting at the Kea'au Farmers' Market. Although we caught him packing up for the day, George shared some of his spicy fish
ceviche and prodded us to return the next morning when he would "cook us up something good." Indeed, he did! Serving up some serious roll-your-own mahi mahi breakfast burritos, George won our hearts and our stomachs so much so that we decided to catch another bite before our flight back from Hilo.Later that evening, I ordered the Braddah Burrito, which was served with Coconut Cilantro Rice (Yes, it's as good as it sounds), Kalua pork, shredded beef, and shredded chicken. Additionally, a medley of salsas and some stan
dard fixings made this baby really sing, and once unwrapped, it was clear that this sizable burrito was not going to make it out of the store alive. While we were a bit saddened at the charmingly misspelled "no mas guacomole" sign, we forged ahead knowing that some of his locally-produced avo guacamole would make our next Bueno Burrito our best burrito!
yours in all things wrapped,
juan solo
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