Apparently it is common in Mexico itself. I had to look it up because I was also incredulous at using a bay leaf in a burrito.

Birria? Rice? Caldos?

WTF do you mean who uses leaves in Mexican food?

Every good pot of Mexican beans has bay leaves in it.

There's literally a species of laurel native to Mexico that indigenous Americans used in their food for thousands of years.

Bay leaves come from various plants and are used for their distinctive flavour and fragrance. The most common source is the bay laurel (Laurus nobilis). Other types include California bay laurel, Indian bay leaf, West Indian bay laurel, and Mexican bay laurel.

I was curious, here is what I found: "We use bay leaves to add a subtle depth of flavor to dishes like our beans, rice, Barbacoa, and Carnitas." - this was off a reddit post, so who knows.

People who know how to cook? 😆

Mexicans.

Mexicans, for one. Bay leaves are common in lots of cuisine.

Use it in with rice all the time. Its a very subtle flavor but it definitely adds to it so it goes in.

Mexicans. At least some of them.

"Mexican food"...

I use it in Chili Colorado.

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