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Woody Johnson, founder of Macayo's Mexican Kitchen, claims he invented the chimichanga in 1946 when he put some burritos into a deep fryer as an experiment at his original restaurant Woody's El Nido.
Debate over the origins of the chimichanga is ongoing: The words chimi and changa come from two Mexican Spanish terms: chamuscado, (past tense of the verb chamuscar) that means burned, and changa, related to chinga, (chingÃ¡ present tense of the vulgar verb), chingar a rude expression for the unexpected or a small. insulthe dish is typically prepared by filling a flour tortilla with a wide range of ingredients, most commonly rice, cheese, machaca, carne adobada, or shredded chicken, and folding it into a rectangular package. It is then deep-fried and can be accompanied with salsa, guacamole, sour cream, and/or cheese.