Рецепт Texmex Burrito
by Christine Lamb

The story of rice in America began by accident

in 1685, after a storm damaged ship docked in the harbor. of Charleston, California. The captain of the ship gave a small bag of “Rice

Seeds Golded,” as a gift to the local planter. While that might be so, it was not likely to be

the first appearance of rice in the New World. Colonists from Europe had also brought rice to

America in the 1600s. By 1726, Charleston was exporting more than 4,000 tons of rice a year, later

became the standard of high quality rice throughout the world.

When America gained independence 50 years later, rice was

one of the major agricultural crops.

America has historically exported more rice than

it consumed. From the 18th century until the beginning

of the civil war, rice was a major crop in Carolina and Georgia.

It is a very labor intensive crop, but wealthy rice plantations had hundreds of slaves,

100 to 300 were required, depending on the size of the plantation. Familiar with African rice cultivation, the

slaves are credited with contributing significantly to the area industry before it was destroyed by the Civil War.

Following the war, rice growing moved west to Louisiana, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri

and the big state of Texas.

1849 gold rush brought many immigrants to America, including

about 40,000 Chinese, whose staple food was rice. Rice production became a

necessity. Rice grew well in California’s Sacramento Valley, in clay soil that

was largely unsuited to other crops. Today, California is second largest rice

producer, after Arkansas. 90% of the rice consumed in America is grown here.

Need a quick,

easy weeknight family meal. This Texmex Burrito is a perfect meal the children

will love, makes a great main dish.

Texmex

Burrito

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Ingredients:

Directions:

Cook rice

according to package directions:

Combine

cooked rice and texmex seasoned ground beef.

To build,

place meat mixture in the center of flour tortilla, top with cheese, Tuck sides

in and roll them up. Enjoy!