That honor goes to a 12,785-plus pound behemoth created by 3,000 volunteers in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico in Nov. Though impressive, the Anaconda is child’s play compared to the world record holder for the largest burrito. The burrito normally costs diners $23 but Edwin Espinoza, who created the Anaconda, treated Martinez to this record-breaking meal. The restaurant’s Facebook video has garnered over 17 million views. It includes refried beans, meat, cheese, rice, and sauce all rolled into five tortillas. In November, Taqueria Yarelis posted a video to Facebook showing how the colossal delicacy comes together. “I definitely won’t be the last, mark my words. He called the burrito one of the best he’s ever eaten and though he’s proud of his feat as the first to finish the Anaconda, he knows others will soon attempt the challenge. The masterminds at Taqueria Yarelis have gained an even bigger following on Facebook thanks to this video of their 'Anaconda' burrito. “I wish I could have been a bit faster, I got a little slow towards the end.” “That was a lot heavier than I thought,” Martinez says after finishing the burrito. Ybarra says that normally the “burrito is sliced and served to a family of four.”Īfter finishing three-quarters of the burrito, Martinez appears to slow down but the small crowd gathered outside the restaurant cheers him on. In the video, the competitive eater says burritos are his specialty and doesn’t seem phased as he dives in to the monstrous meal. Joey Ybarra, Martinez’s friend, documented the experience at the Fresno. Pablo Martinez, who is ranked 20th in the world by Major League Eating, finished Taqueria Yareli’s famous Anaconda burrito in 13 minutes and 8 seconds. And we finally did.A nationally ranked competitive eater has become the first person to finish a 3-foot-long, 5-and-a-half pound burrito. “We wanted to have something that would catch everyone’s attention. We wanted to do it different,” Espinosa told BuzzFeed. “Everybody here in Fresno, they always had the same … tacos, burritos.

And the taqueria is preparing to open a second location near Herndon and Willow avenues. The success brought on by the monster burrito made it possible for Espinosa to buy a house, he said. In an interview with BuzzFeed, the taqueria’s Edwin Espinosa says the place makes 50 to 70 Anacondas a day.

Lim, while sipping a beer at Tioga-Sequoia in the video, decrees the Anaconda “worth it.” The $32 Anaconda was up against a $4.50 “chivichanga” from Sonoratown restaurant in Los Angeles and an $11, cheese-encrusted breakfast burrito from Low Key Burritos in downtown L.A. Spoiler alert: Lim and Ilnyckyj are genial dudes and usually generous with their praise. The video shows hosts Steven Lim and Andrew Ilnyckyj at a table at the North Fresno Street taqueria, measuring the monstrous meal and enjoying a few bites. The question at the end of each episode: Which of the three was worth the cost? Is a $32 Burrito ‘Worth It’? The BuzzFeed team’s trip to Fresno, which included a stop at Forestiere Underground Gardens and Tioga-Sequoia Brewing, kicked off the sixth season of “Worth It.” The show travels the world and compares items - food, more often than not - at three price points. Then, last week, the taqueria got a signal boost from BuzzFeed’s “Worth It” video series. A Facebook post that debuted the ultra-big burrito in November 2016 now has more than 36 million views. Choice of Meat, rice, beans, pico de gallo, sour cream, cheese, guacamole, lettuce, salsa. Three years ago, Taqueria Yarelis put itself on the viral-video map with the Anaconda Burrito, a 3-foot-long beast of a meal. Burritos ANACONDA Supreme Burrito (feeds 4-6). A small but growing taco joint in Fresno has gotten a lot of mileage out of its humongous signature entree.