Twelve Bean Burritos For Today

Twelve Bean Burritos. Photographed for today, National Burrito Day!

First introduced in the 1960s, the Taco Bell Bean Burrito helped define the early fast food model—simple, cheap, and built for mass production. Refried beans, cheddar cheese, diced onions, and red sauce in a flour tortilla.

Today, it’s still on the menu—now customizable like everything else—but the basic version hasn’t changed much. It’s one of the few original items to survive decades of rotating trends, rebrands, and limited-time hype. A quiet icon in the story of how fast food reshaped what we eat.

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April 3, 2025 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 1960s menu, American fast food, bean burrito, burrito history, fast food, food culture, Food Photography, from bag to background, Glen Bell, mass production, National Burrito Day, processed food, refried beans, secondfocus, Taco Bell | Leave a comment