ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – While breakfast burritos remain a breakfast staple in New Mexico, do you know where it originated? According to Visit Albuquerque, the breakfast burrito has roots in the Duke City.
The very first breakfast burrito is said to have originated at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in the 1970s. The tourism website said the next time you order the new Mexican favorite, remember where it came from.