![]() ![]() No crying here, but there was a tear or two I had to shove back into my eyeball. I believe it was my initial arrogance that led to the full smattering of peppers and sauce as a “oh, you think you can handle this?” question from the staff. Day-to-day the amount of sauce and jalapeños on the outside seems to change (based on other photos we saw) and today they were layered on thick. If you couldn’t tell, there are also roughly 30 raw jalapeño slices on top. It’s wrapped in a 12″ flour tortilla and slathered in the same Mucho Macho sauce that inhabits the inside. ![]() The inside is filled with rice, refried beans, grilled chicken and their mucho macho sauce. She had a timer prepped and after I took the above picture, I said let’s roll.Īt first glance, the burrito isn’t too crazy. The waitress bringing it out asked if I was ready. A few minutes later, the Mucho Macho Burrito sat before me. ![]() I waited patiently as the lady of the farm’s food came out. This should have been a sign that I should be worried, but I laughed and said “ha, I won’t be needing that” and pushed the pitcher to the side. And then I was given a pitcher of water with a straw. Our waiter came back, gave me some side eye and said in a “you’re going to regret this” tone, “Alright, we’ll get those out to you.” Success. I read through carefully just to be sure I wasn’t missing anything and signed my stomach away. If you attempt the challenge, you are in your chair until you finish. No crying allowed, no sour cream, milk, or bathroom breaks. The habanero sauce I’d heard so much about was actually a Ghost and Habanero sauce, but how spicy could it be? Not just the burrito, you have to finish pretty much everything on the plate, sauce and raw jalapeños included (to the discretion of the staff). The waiver states that you’ll have 20 minutes to finish the entire thing. They only had one waiver (assuming it’s not as popular when the college kids are away), so I signed with another human that I assume survived a month prior, but didn’t ask. Tiger Woods kissing a trophy in the background is also fitting. the Anaconda live on Facebook on Wednesday, you can check out a small “slice” of what the showdown was like in the video below.Cocky Ron Fartley, signing away his face. Naturally, the stomachs at FresYes had a serious case of FOMO, and decided to join the throngs flocking to this small taqueria to tango with the Anaconda. People from around the world started calling and even Jimmy Fallon mentioned the infamous burrito on The Tonight Show. But when the “Anaconda” burrito hit the internet, the shop’s popularity exploded. Fresno Street) has been around for a while, with a loyal following of locals. Anacondas in Fresno, who’d ever heard of such a thing? Turns out, many people. (It currently sits at 17 million views, 235,000 shares, and almost 100,000 reactions on Facebook.)Įventually, it circled back around and caught the attention of the local news media in Fresno, who noticed that the taco shop in which this serpentine burrito was being prepared is in our own backyard. Within 24 hours of posting, the video was being shared like crazy and had millions of views. Shocker! In it, a five-tortillas-long burrito is being prepared by a taco shop employee. Anaconda burritos, that is.Ī couple of weeks ago, a video went viral on the internet. In Fresno, it’s the people who eat anacondas. In the wild, anacondas have been rumored to eat people. ![]()
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