When Does a Crepe Become a Burrito?

Today for lunch I went to the French Market Located in the Oglive Train Station.  Seeing that I was in a French market, I decided to go with a crepe from Flip Crepes.  The Crepe is a thin wheat flour wrapping that is stuffed with delicious ingredients, rolled over, toasted, and served.  In my case, I had a ham crepe that was stuffed with brie cheese, mushrooms, bacon, and spinach.  I really enjoyed my lunch, but about halfway through I had to ask myself “Is this really any different than a ham burrito?”   Was I simply having a ham burrito with a little French flair as there was brie cheese and a modified tortilla?  Is it possible that what the French and Mexican-American invented are about exactly the same?

A few years ago the Burritophile tried to tell me that he believed egg rolls to be nothing more than Chinese Burritos.  At the time, I thought the idea was absurd and I pooh-poohed it.  Looking back, maybe he was right.  Granted, due to the deep frying of the egg roll, it would be more of a Chinese Chimichanga than a burrito per se, but his point is well taken.   Is it possible that there are other equivalents that exist right now?  Is the sushi roll nothing more than a Japanese burrito?  How about pizza rolls?  The list could go on and on.  Is it even possible that a cigarette is nothing more than a tobacco burrito?

It seems that every culture has its own version of the burrito.  I believe the only question we have to ask ourselves now is “why are things so damn tasty when they are stuffed into a rolled wrapping?”